A former mayor of Limerick has warned the city could be on the “slippery slope” back into feud gang violence following an attack on Limerick firefighters called to an arson attack on street security CCTV cameras.

A young man has been rescued from the flooded River Shannon in Castleconnell, Co Limerick.

A man has been rushed to hospital after falling off a ladder while painting a building in Limerick City.

A man has been saved from drowning by firefighters in a dramatic four-minute river rescue.

The mother of one of the men on trial accused of the murder of businessman Roy Collins has been found dead in a canal this morning.

A fireman who jumped from a bridge to rescue a woman from drowning in a river is to be nominated for a bravery award.

A hero fireman who jumped from a bridge into the River Shannon to save a woman from drowning has praised others involved in the dramatic rescue.

A hero fireman who jumped from a bridge into the River Shannon to save a woman from drowning has praised others involved in the dramatic river rescue.

A fireman has jumped from a bridge into a raging river to perform a dramatic rescue of a woman in Limerick this evening.

A woman has been taken to hospital after she was rescued from a burning building in Limerick City.

Fire officers have expressed fears about overcrowding at one of the country’s busiest hospital emergency departments.