A 43-year-old father-of-two from County Roscommon is nearing the completion of an epic swim the length of the mighty River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland and British Isles.
The Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter undertook a long-range medevac (medical evacuation) mission of the southwest coast on yesterday afternoon.
The HSE, An Garda Síochána, and The Department of Health advise people to be aware of 'smishing' scams that feature text messages falsely claiming to be from the HSE.