A seriously ill crew member has been airlifted from a Spanish fishing vessel off the south west coast of Ireland.

A woman has been rescued from the sea in Co Clare after getting into difficulty while swimming this morning.

BlueWise Marine and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) have formed a strategic partnership to collaborate on projects that support the development of innovative scientific solutions for the marine and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) sectors, utilising national infrastructures and capabilities to support innovation and the commercialisation of novel products and services. 

A small boat with two people on board has been towed to safety after getting into difficulty off Co Clare this afternoon.

Traffic was brought to a standstill on a busy motorway in Co Clare this evening after an elderly man drove the wrong way into oncoming traffic.

The undercarriage of a commercial jet carrying US military personnel caught fire on the ground at Shannon Airport after the crew had earlier carried out a rejected take-off at high speed.

A transatlantic jet diverted to Shannon Airport last night after the crew declared a medical emergency.

A motorist escaped injury last night following a single-vehicle collision at a controversial junction on the M18.