The body of a man was recovered from the sea in Co Clare this afternoon while a report of a second body in the water proved to be a false alarm.

On Thursday, (22 June) a regional information session will be hosted by Enterprise Ireland for those interested in obtaining further information, and those who may be interested in submitting applications under the new Regional Enterprise Development Fund.

Everest conqueror John Burke took on a considerably less stress full and milder challenge when he his wife and actor Aoibhín led out almost 2,000 runners and walkers at the annual Bank of Ireland Night Run at Shannon Airport.

The AIB Start-up Academy Bootcamp will visit The Radisson Hotel, Ennis Road, Limerick on Wednesday, June 28th as part of a nationwide programme of free business training events for aspiring entrepreneurs

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O’Donovan has unveiled the route for the Shannon Estuary Drive - the first in what is hoped to be a series of drives which will be developed by Fáilte Ireland in collaboration with local stakeholders to encourage visitors to discover the variety of inland visitor experiences as they travel along the Wild Atlantic Way.

Clare County Council has received confirmation from the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs of its decision to allocate €323,000 in funding for 9 local Road Safety and Play Area schemes under the CLÁR Programme as part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development.

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was called to assist 3 people on Friday evening after their 33ft cruiser ran aground north of the entrance to Scarriff River, on the western shore of Lough Derg.

An elderly man was airlifted to hospital on Friday afternoon after falling ill while visiting the Cliffs of Moher.