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Several collisions in poor weather on M18

The tail-end of Storm Ciara continued to cause damage and wreak havoc on the roads yesterday as much of the country remained under wind, snow and ice alerts.

Coast Guard units could be back on the water...

Five of the twenty-three Irish Coast Guard units who have been barred from launching their rescue boats in recent weeks could resume water-based operations as early as next weekend.

RNLI recovers body from base of cliff in Clare

A body has been recovered from the base of a cliff in Co Clare this afternoon.

Coast Guard boat operations suspended nationally

The Irish Coast Guard has suspended all search and rescue boat operations with immediate effect because of concerns over the safety of volunteer’s lifejackets.

325m-year-old amphibian bones discovered in Clare

A recently discovered single limb bone and a possible ilium of a tetrapod discovered in Co Clare is the oldest stratigraphically well-constrained tetrapod skeletal fossil material described from Ireland.

Lucky escape for kayaker – Busy day for Coast...

A kayaker had a lucky escape this afternoon when he became pinned against a pontoon in strong currents on the River Shannon in Killaloe.

Two adults and child in dinghy rescued off Doolin

Two adults and a child were rescued this afternoon after they got into difficulty in a rubber dinghy off the Clare coast.

Elderly fisherman airlifted to hospital following fall

An elderly man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a fall while taking part in a fishing competition in Co Clare this afternoon.

Woman rescued from ledge 600ft over sea

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after she was rescued from a narrow ledge 600ft (182m) above the sea in Co Clare this afternoon.
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