The chief executive of Irish Water Safety (IWS), John Leech, says drowning tragedies are avoidable.

We scan a selection of trading up homes around the country

GARDAÍ in Limerick are following a definite line of inquiry in the hunt for the killers of a 39-year-old Clareman on New Year’s Eve.

GARDAÍ have launched separate investigations after two men were killed in a bloody start to the new year.