Efforts are underway to sandbag parts of Skibbereen in west Cork, amid fears of flooding this afternoon.

Gardaí are investigating today after a woman in her 20s was raped twice over several hours after she left bar in Tralee, Co Kerry.

THE mother of a young man who died following a litany of medical failures and errors said the family pursued a negligence action not for money but because of the “grave injustice” suffered by her son.