A woman has died after a collision in Co Clare last night.

A motorist has been arrested on suspicion of drunk-driving after his car became airborne and careered over a crash barrier at a busy motorway interchange in Co Clare.

A young man managed to evacuate three young children from a house in Co Clare last night (Monday) after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

A major search was launched after the alarm was raised at around 5.15pm when Gardaí and the Irish Coast Guard received a report of a person in the River Fergus in the Cloughleigh area of Ennis.

One person has been airlifted to hospital following a road traffic collision in Co Clare this afternoon.

A major search and rescue operation was mounted this afternoon after a young man was reported to be stuck in mud amid rising water in the Shannon Estuary.

Three young children had a narrow escape after a car accidentally reversed through two electricity pillar boxes, two front gardens before smashing into a house in Co Clare.

A man has died following a swimming incident in Co. Clare this morning.

A multi-agency rescue operation was mounted at around 9.35am after the Irish Coast Guard received a call from the occupants of a 26ft yacht who reported they had a fire on board.

A young man was due to undergo surgery this morning to remove a piece of metal from his hand after he became impaled on the railings of an historic abbey in Ennis.

Fire crews are dealing with a significant gorse fire in Clare this evening where a Condition Orange fire risk warning is in place until Friday.

A man has been found safe and well after gardaí and fire crews were called to a derelict building in Clare that had been damaged during Storm Hannah.

Two good Samaritans came to the rescue of a cat trapped on top of a 60-ft-high derelict building in Co Clare for more than 24 hours.

Fire brigade first responders successfully resuscitated an unresponsive patient as there was no HSE ambulance available in the area at the time.

Firefighters from two stations continue to deal with an incident at the ESB's power generating station at Moneypoint in West Clare.

A major multi-agency emergency exercise was held yesterday afternoon at Shannon Airport involving up to 150 personnel.

HUNDREDS of homes across Co Clare are to get free 10-year smoke alarms over the next few weeks, in a scheme launched by Clare County Council.

There has been a 460% increase in the number of forest fire call-outs in Co. Clare so far this year.