NORTH Tipperary County Council is being called upon to take safety action following signs that a number of historic castles in the Nenagh area are crumbling.

The family of an Irishman shot dead by Bolivian police tonight said they were shocked and devastated by the killing.

Irish officials were tonight liaising with Bolivian authorities in a bid to establish if an Irish national was among three men shot dead by police.

Stephen Rogers and Juno McEnroe profile Michael Dwyer, the Irishman shot dead by security forces for his alleged involvement in a plot to kill a president.