Over 40 homes in Ennis have been evacuated this evening by the emergency services due to rising floodwaters.

THE man who fell into the River Suir in Cahir on Saturday night had been married for less than a year, it emerged last night.

Gardaí in Co Clare have called off a search for a man who reportedly entered the river Fergus in Ennis early this morning.

A search is underway in Co Clare for a man who is believed to have fallen into the River Fergus in Ennis.