Three popular beaches have been forced to lower their coveted Blue Flag.

The Army bomb disposal unit has removed a World War One Bomb from Kilrush, Co. Clare, this afternoon.

ONE step at a time: the first half of a pair of similar contemporary big semi-detached houses built at the end of a cul de sac at Cappa, Kilrush in Co Clare is a new market arrival, carrying a round €500,000 asking price.