Two people were airlifted to hospital while three others were evacuated by lifeboat after a road traffic collision on one of the Aran Islands in the early hours of the morning.

The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard was called out last evening to lend assistance to two people after their boat broke down on Lough Derg.

The Department of Public Health Mid-West is urging people in Limerick, Clare, and North Tipperary to avoid unnecessary social mixing to protect Leaving Certificate students as they prepare for examinations in the coming weeks.

Clare County Council, on the advice of the HSE, has placed a prohibition on swimming in Kilkee due to a malfunction of Irish Water sewage infrastructure.

Tour de Munster, the 600km annual charity cycle which is set to take place this summer from August 5th to 8th has announced its official charity partnership with the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI).

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a fall at his home in West Clare.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., has welcomed the return of buyers to the rings of livestock marts all over the country and in particular in Co Clare while adhering to public health guidelines. Online trading will continue to be facilitated, alongside the return of in-ring buying.

John O'Connell of CW Applied Technology in Shannon has been named All-Star Clare Businessperson of the Year 2021 by the All Ireland Business Foundation.