An elderly man has been airlifted to hospital after he was rescued from the sea in Co Clare this afternoon.

A toddler died after he was knocked down by a tractor on a farm in Co Cork and Aaron O’Flaherty, the 9-year-old boy who was rescued from the sea in Co Clare late last Sunday, has lost his fight for life.

A HOT air balloon flight is often top of many people’s wish list and although it is pricier than a pair of socks or a soap on a rope, there are different options available and might be a good idea as a group present for that all-important family member.

A COASTGUARD unit in Clare yesterday responded, within an hour, to three incidents which left two men and a woman in hospital.

A 36-year-old man died today after becoming trapped in a cave in the North.