One teenager has been airlifted while another was transported by road to hospital following a collision between two dirt bikes in North Clare this afternoon.

Serving and retired members of An Garda Síochána joined colleagues from across the country and observed a minute’s silence on the stroke of midday for murdered colleague Detective Garda Colm Horkan.

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat assisted two people after their 21-foot motor boat ran onto rocks after suffering engine failure on the lake on Saturday evening.

Civil Defence units across the country, including Clare, have been allocated new four-wheel drive vehicles to assist them respond to severe weather events and other incidents.

Killaloe Coast Guard Unit responded to two vessels in difficulty on Lough Derg today.

A lone fisherman was brought to safety this evening after the engine on his dinghy failed in the Shannon Estuary.

A new book providing a collection of first-hand accounts of some of the most dramatic rescues carried out by RNLI lifesavers around Ireland and the UK over the past 20 years, features an incredible feat of bravery by a Cork lifeboat crew.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after she was pulled from the Shannon Estuary in north Kerry this afternoon.