A boat club said yesterday it had not given permission for the use of a 16ft launch in which a man died and three others were rescued during an early morning incident on the Shannon in Co Limerick.

The troubled mother of a Limerick gang killer drowned when she accidentally fell into a city canal when very drunk, a coroner’s court has heard.

The body of a man, who entered the River Shannon in Limerick City two days ago, sparking a major search, was found this evening.

The body of a student missing since March 6 has been recovered from the River Shannon.

A hoax call that led to a search and rescue mission on the River Shannon has been roundly criticised by Limerick Marine Search and Rescue.

The PRO of Limerick Marine Search and Rescue has slammed the actions of a person who allegedly phoned in a bogus alert that, a woman had jumped into the River Shannon earlier tonight.

Mary Hogan dropped her six-year-old grandchild from an upstairs window into the arms of a waiting fireman after the Shannon burst through her home.

The mother of a Chloe Kinsella, the 15-year-old Limerick girl whose body was recovered from the Shannon river earlier this month, has spoken of her devastating loss and urged other teenagers to seek help if they are feeling down.

The uncle of Limerick teenager Chloe Kinsella, whose body was recovered from the River Shannon yesterday, made an emotional appeal after the discovery.

There was growing concern last night for a missing Limerick schoolgirl who has not been seen since last Saturday night.

The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a reservoir in Co Clare.

Search and rescue crews have been alerted after what is believed to be the body a man was seen floating on the River Shannon in Limerick.

After surviving an overdose seven years ago, one man set out to save others, writes David Raleigh

A GROUP of volunteers has begun patrolling the banks of the River Shannon in Limerick City.

The body of a man has been recovered from the River Shannon in Limerick.

AN emergency mobile phone call saved a woman from disaster in Cork harbour yesterday when she became trapped in mud on a rising tide.

The body of a man aged in his 20s has been recovered from the River Shannon in Limerick.

MUD, mud glorious mud, there’s nothing quite like it for cooling the blood, but two people who got bogged down in separate incidents at the weekend might disagree.

The body of a young woman has been recovered from the River Shannon on the outskirts of Limerick city.

THE ability of two teenagers to remain calm and cling to rocks after being swept downstream in strong currents while swimming in a river in Limerick over the weekend saved their lives.

EFFORTS were made yesterday to block a damning statement on the Newcastle West floods being read out at a special meeting of Limerick County Council.

Gardaí in Limerick have launched a nationwide appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of a Co Limerick woman who has been missing for over three weeks.

A man's body has been recovered from the River Shannon.