An elderly man has been seriously injured in a single-vehicle collision in Co Clare.

Following Met Éireann's Status Orange Weather Advisory fClare County Council is warning members of the public in County Clare to avoid exposed coastal locations from Thursday evening through to Friday afternoon due to forecast stormy conditions.

A motorist had a lucky escape when a 100-year-old oak tree fell on a roadway in Clare just seconds after he had passed by.

Over 200 passengers whose transatlantic flight was diverted twice overnight have completed their journey by road.

Rail services were affected for a time this afternoon after a vehicle collided with a railway bridge in Co Clare.

A cyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after he collided with a parked vehicle on a dual-carriageway in Co Clare this afternoon.

This August Bank Holiday period, An Garda Síochána is appealing to all road users to take extra care when using the roads.

Fire crews and a specialist contractor had to be called out to clear flooding on an essential artery in and out of Ennis Co Clare following heavy rain this afternoon.