Hotelier Michael B Lynch admitted yesterday it has been a difficult few years after his hotel business crashed in 2011.

A Co Clare millionaire is to transform his spectacular 72-acre property into a wildlife sanctuary and has told poachers to keep out or risk having their weapons taken.

A FARMER who came to prominence after a multi-million euro land deal has failed in a bid to stop a couple building a family home on a neighbouring site.

Fianna Fáil's Niall Collins tops the poll with 9,361 votes in Limerick but has not reached the quota of 11,261 to be elected.

In the Mid-West constituencies of Limerick and Clare, the country-wide trend of a swing to Fine Gael is being duplicated.