Paramedics have told a Limerick murder trial that the victim was found in a pool of blood with puncture wounds “everywhere”.

A prisoner under psychiatric care found hanging in his cell at Limerick prison, was not on suicide watch, an inquest has heard.

A teenage boy had to be airlifted to hospital after he suffered a head injury while diving close to one of the country’s busiest resorts.

An expert has warned that a dolphin, “tormented” by some swimmers, may kill someone or the mammal may have to be removed or destroyed.

The body of a woman was recovered from a quarry yesterday after she was reported missing by her family.

A highly respected Garda detective collapsed and died yesterday at a local sports facility in Co Clare.

A driver had a lucky escape after he was left trapped and seriously injured in his car, surrounded by live power cables.

A seriously-ill patient had to be placed in the back of an ambulance for life-saving treatment when there was no room for him at the emergency department of the Mid-Western Regional Hospital yesterday.

One of the country’s leading psychiatrists said the Mater Hospital has a “zero tolerance” approach when it comes to illicit drug use at its psychiatric wing — staff immediately kick the offender out.

Staff at an acute psychiatric unit in Ennis have confirmed that drug use among patients has been a problem but said no such unit was likely to be “immune” from the issue.

There are 347 patients on trolleys nationwide this lunchtime.

A man has died in a road traffic accident in Limerick city today.

A blanket ban on visitors is in place at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, in a bid to stop the spread of the winter vomiting bug.

The number of people waiting for a first-time appointment to see a hospital consultant in an outpatient department is headed towards 400,000, including more than 12,000 people who are waiting more than four years.

Seven people have been taken to hospital after a chemical spill in Co Clare.

A man has died after a crash in Co Limerick overnight.

A man in his 50s has died on a farm in Co. Clare.

Gardaí in Limerick are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault of one of their members.

Two men in their twenties remain in Garda custody this morning, in connection with the murder of Robert Sheehan in Co. Clare.

Gardaí are continuing to question two men after a weekend gun attack in Co. Clare.

Gardaí investigating the shooting of a man in Co Clare have arrested two men for questioning.

Gardaí are continuing to search for two men who shot a man a number of times in Co Clare overnight, as their victim fights for his life in hospital.

A post mortem is expected to be carried out later on the body of a man in his forties, which was recovered yesterday evening during a search on Lough Derg.

A body has been recovered from Lough Derg after a speedboat was discovered upturned last night.

A man in his twenties, who was questioned in connection with a knife attack in Limerick city, has been released without charge.

An elderly farmer has died trying to save his son, who was being attacked by a cow.

The number of people forced to be treated on hospital trolleys has fallen by 17% in a year — but is still a massive 33% higher than when the crisis was first labelled a “national emergency”.

Seriously ill patients could be set to face even deeper cuts to their care after it emerged that the HSE is already €89m over budget for this year.

The HSE has been forced to cancel a number of elective operations as well as surgical and medical day procedures at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick today, due to overcrowding in the emergency department.

A father-of-four has died after a car on which he had been working collapsed on top of him at his home in Co Clare.

Gardaí in Limerick are looking for witnesses to a collision involving a Garda 4x4 and a car last Saturday.

Gardaí have launched an investigation after the death of a man in Limerick overnight.

A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Limerick city this morning.

A man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Limerick.

Gardaí are investigating after a pedestrian was killed in County Limerick yesterday.

FOUR people died in a series of tragic incidents at the weekend.

A man is believed to be in a serious condition hospital after he fell overboard from a dinghy near Kilkee in Co Clare this afternoon.

Two men have been seriously hurt in a crash in Limerick this morning.

Nurses in Limerick have decided to suspend their industrial action for four weeks following 12 hours of talks yesterday at the Labour Relations Commission.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has accused the HSE of trying to divert public attention from overcrowding issues at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick.

A Garda sergeant has settled a claim against the HSE that he was left blind because of a delay in diagnosing an eye infection linked to wearing contact lenses.

The Health Minister James Reilly has said it does not make sense for nurses in Limerick to continue their industrial action.

A report on the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick has today recommended that a bed management system is put in place to avoid the placing of extra beds on wards.

Health Minister James O'Reilly is being warned that patients lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages in hospitals around the country.