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THREAT OF FLOODS AS BRIAN PREPARES TO BATTER IRELAND
A yellow rain warning covers counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford... READ MORE›
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HOW TO ERADICATE GREY SQUIRRELS WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT
And pine martens love grey squirrels in the strictly carnal sense... READ MORE›
'MY SON DIDN'T WANT TO DIE'
Each time Derek was admitted to hospital I always made an appointment to meet his team and to discuss his treatment, she said... READ MORE›
GINGER'S LIFE ON THE STREET
Spice - synthetic cannabis - is the narcotic of choice among Camden's rough sleepers now... READ MORE›
1 000 REWARD TO CATCH THUGS WHO TORTURED PET DOGS
The attack came after the gruesome torture of Marvin, a pet Jack Russell, in the Mayfield area of Cork city last month... READ MORE›
ARMY LAY DOWN 10,000 SANDBAGS ALONG SHANNON WEAK POINTS
The Army were out in force in Limerick yesterday, securing vulnerable homes from the dark and rising waters of the River Shannon... READ MORE›
'EU RED TAPE STOPS PEOPLE FROM PROTECTING PROPERTIES'
With families forced out of their homes along the River Shannon, TD Michael Fitzmaurice said EU laws were stopping people from taking action... READ MORE›
EUR100,000 DEFENCE PLAN COULD HAVE SAVED ATHLONE, SAYS EXPERT
He claims that if the same system was in place in Athlone, the current flood battle could have been avoided... READ MORE›
STORM-WEARY HOUSEHOLDERS FACE TORRENTIAL RAIN OVER NEXT 24 HOURS
Met Eireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford... READ MORE›
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER WHO HIT THREE PENSIONERS WAS ON BAIL AT THE TIME
Retired pensioner Eric Ryan 79 lost his leg following the horrific incident and remains in a critical condition at University Hospital Limerick... READ MORE›
'WHO IS GOING TO MIND MY HOME TOMORROW WHEN I GO BACK TO WORK?'
Exhausted Geraldine Quinlivan, who fears for her sandbagged home in Springfield, Clonlara, south-east Clare, told the Minister that Springfield residents need action now... READ MORE›
TWO WORKERS DROWN IN CHILLING TRAGEDY AS CRANE CAGE COLLAPSES INTO SHANNON
A spokesperson for Limerick City Council said the remedial works on Thomond Bridge would be postponed for the foreseeable future... READ MORE›
BUNNY RESCUED FROM ROOF AS SNOW AND ICE WARNING ISSUED
Donegal, Sligo and Galway took the brunt of the storm force winds overnight... READ MORE›
TRIBUTES PAID TO CAOLAN (15) WHO DIED AFTER SHANNON SWIM TURNED TO TRAGEDY
Caolan, who only turned 15 last week, disappeared under the water not far from the Athlone Sub Aqua clubhouse and his panicked friends raised the alarm... READ MORE›
BATTLE TO PROTECT HOMES AS WASTE FLOWS IN THE STREETS
Raw sewage flowed through the streets of Athlone yesterday as water levels continued to rise... READ MORE›
'VOLUNTEERS ARE FIGHTING BATTLES EVERY DAY TO KEEP WATER AT BAY'
The aftermath of Storm Frank has left communities around the country without power, with many submerged in flood water and braced for worse to come... READ MORE›
COALITION CAN EXPECT TO BE ASKED AWKWARD QUESTIONS AS UTILITY SHEDS 1,200 WORKERS
Irish water demands first fix indemnities irish water crisis... READ MORE›
'WE'RE UP ALL NIGHT TRYING TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTIES'
Meanwhile in Athlone, residents living along The Strand are working night and day to fight off the rising levels of the River Shannon... READ MORE›
FLOODING FEARS RISE IN THE MIDLANDS
Roscommon, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Sligo and other flood risk areas... READ MORE›
50 YEARS OF DATA TAKEN TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE OF IRELAND'S WEATHER
Hong Qing Qu 33 called Li Liu 27 before he left his work at the Red Rice restaurant in Kimmage in the early hours of Tuesday... READ MORE›
'RIVER BANKS NOT REINFORCED DUE TO RED TAPE'
Areas hit hardest by the discharge of excess water from the Parteen Weir include Springfield, Montpelier, Castleconnell, Mountshannon, Annacotty and the University of Limerick... READ MORE›
SHANNON'S AWESOME POWER LIKE AN ANIMAL UNLEASHED
The hinterlands of Carrick-on-Shannon, Athlone and Limerick have turned into a vast inland sea, parts of it abandoned before the rising waters... READ MORE›
COMMUNITY IN SHOCK AFTER MOTHER AND SON (14) KILLED IN CAR COLLISION
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sligo Garda Station 071-9157000... READ MORE›
'I FEEL THAT MY HOUSE AND MY LIFE IS IN THE ESB'S HANDS'
Geraldine Mason, from Clonlara in South East Clare, lives in a house that she and her husband built in 1995... READ MORE›
DRAMATIC AERIAL PHOTOS BRING THE DAMAGE INTO SHARP FOCUS
Dramatic aerial shots by photographer Peter Barrow put into sharp perspective the devastating scale of floods in the Athlone area in the wake of Storm Desmond... READ MORE›
'WE'RE UP ALL NIGHT TRYING TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTIES'
For Athlone man Harry Waterstone it has been a long and lonely vigil... READ MORE›
'WE'RE UP ALL NIGHT TRYING TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTIES'
Farmers in Clare and Limerick are evacuating their farms today as they expect the weather to get worse overnight tonight... READ MORE›
'IT'S LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM'
An riverside restaurant owner fears his business could soon be in the River Shannon as water levels rise to dangerous levels... READ MORE›
50 FAMILIES FORCED OUT OF HOMES BY FLOODS
Homes have now been flooded in Shannon Harbour, Athlone, Corbally, Carrick-on-Shannon and parts of Cork... READ MORE›
RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT OWNER IN ATHLONE SAYS THEY COULD BE IN THE RIVER SOON
For four days, the farmer and his wife Gertie have been marooned in their house in Carrickobrien, outside Athlone, Co Westmeath... READ MORE›
WIDOW DRIVEN OUT BY FLOOD SLAMS COUNCIL'S EFFORTS
Breda, who was unable to get house insurance, is adamant she could have limited the thousands of euro worth of damage if she had a pump... READ MORE›