Contracts for the construction of a €7.1m flood defence system for the town of Ennis were signed yesterday — more than three years after the devastating floods of Nov 2009.

Motorists face months of disruption in West Cork’s gateway town as works begin tomorrow on a multimillion-euro drainage scheme.

A paramedic has been assaulted and chased by a patient in Derry.

The 22-year-old man who was arrested in relation to a serious assault on another man in Limerick city yesterday, has been released without charge.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in Limerick overnight which has left a man fighting for his life in hospital.

A man has been found seriously injured in Limerick.

Gardaí are questioning three people in connection with an assault in Co Clare that has left a man fighting for his life in hospital.

LIMERICK city centre has received another boost with confirmation yesterday that work on the massive Opera Centre development is to get underway in the new year.

A Cork couple this afternoon collected their cheque for the biggest lotto jackpot this year, worth over €4m.

LIMERICK is set to play host to a €200 million shopping centre that will be one of the biggest city-centre complexes in the country.

MUCH has been said about the Green Party’s rejection of a pre-election pact with Fine Gael and Labour, and the alleged instability of such a wide variety of political interests.

OVER the past 20 years, in conjunction with FÁS, Mallow Heritage Centre has been establishing a database for the family records available in the 46 parishes of the Diocese of Cloyne.

A fire crew in Northern Ireland was attacked with fireworks last night as they attended a Halloween call near the border.