A man drowned but his former partner survived when their car plunged off a harbour in to sub-zero temperature waters.

A man drowned and his former partner escaped injury when their car plunged off a harbour in to sub-zero temperature waters.

The car which plunged into the water at Arklow pier in Co. Wicklow this morning has now been recovered.

The funeral takes place in Arklow this morning of James Sheehan, whose body was found in the Avoca River last week.

Gardaí said today that they are treating the death of James Sheehan as a tragic accident.

Gardaí have confirmed that the body recovered from the Avoca River yesterday evening has been identified as the missing James Sheehan.

The identity of a body, which was found in Co. Wicklow yesterday, has yet to be confirmed.

A body has been discovered by search teams looking for missing teenager James Sheehan.

A body has been discovered by search teams looking for missing teenager James Sheehan.

Gardaí searching for the missing person 18 year-old James Sheehan have recovered a body from the Avoca River, Arklow this evening.

The Garda Water Unit is now involved in the search for an 18-year-old man who has been missing in Co Wicklow since the early hours of Sunday morning.

Fears for the safety of a missing Co Wicklow teenager have intensified after the third day of a major search operation failed to obtain any fresh trace of his whereabouts.

A woman clung desperately to save her drowning father before he was torn from her grasp by a swollen river.

WATER pressure reductions and cuts in supply are likely to continue this week as local authorities across the country continue to repair existing and emerging leaks.

Heavy rain is continuing to cause travel disruptions in the south-east of the country this morning.

GARDAÍ continued their search for the body of a young foreign man yesterday after a dare at a Wicklow river went horribly wrong.

The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey, announced today that consultants CDM have been appointed to carry out a major study for the management and remediation of the Avoca mining area.

SOME 750 jobs are to be created when a massive €130 million waterfront shopping and leisure centre opens next year in Arklow, Co Wicklow, it was revealed yesterday.