A kayaker spent almost two hours trapped in a raging river in a 35ft deep gorge in Co Clare this afternoon while five others managed to escape to safety.
The tail-end of Storm Ciara continued to cause damage and wreak havoc on the roads yesterday as much of the country remained under wind, snow and ice alerts.
Gardaà in Clare are warning motorists to ‘drive to the conditions’ and ‘heed weather warnings’ following an incident on the M18 motorway this morning.
A man is due to appear in court later today charged with a number of offences alleged to have occurred in several counties after he attempted to evade a Garda checkpoint in Co Clare last night.
A man was rescued from the Shannon Estuary this afternoon after his jet-ski broke down leaving him drifting dangerously close to a busy shipping channel.