Thousands of households around the country are without water today as crews battle to repair leaks, restore supplies and replenish reservoir levels.

An 18-year-old man accused of murdering a Ukrainian teenager in Limerick two years ago pleaded guilty to manslaughter today.

A 21-year-old Limerick man who was jailed for life for the murder of a Ukrainian teenager was sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting a 15 year-old youth in the same attack at the Central Criminal Court today.