Republic of Ireland 0 England 0: The good news: 20 years on from the Lansdowne riot, this meeting of Ireland and England in Dublin passed off without major incident.

YOU might, quite understandably, think the litter situation is bad here. But, just consider how much worse it would be only for the genuine efforts of the large and widely dispersed army of volunteers that picks up other people’s rubbish.

There are reports of localised flooding on Dublin's northside.

A group of Dublin residents badly hit by flooding last year are calling on authorities to build flood protection barriers as soon as possible.

Met Éireann is warning that flooding may occur in some parts of the country as heavy thunderstorms are forecast for tonight.

COFFINS are sticking out the side of a well-known Dublin graveyard after the weather conditions hitting the capital led to the property’s main wall collapsing.

The major emergency plan for Dublin has swung into action as heavy rain and flooding has the capital in its grip this evening.

Salmon have returned to the once heavily polluted Tolka River in Dublin for the first time in 100 years.

WHEN the sun shines, the buddleia bush in the garden is a dazzling kaleidoscope of colour with half a dozen varieties of butterflies coming and going to the purple flowers.

THE country’s largest and most detailed flood defence project was launched yesterday with major projects dependent on government funding.

HE MIGHT have been one of the most feted English footballers of all time but, in an era when many top players couldn’t afford to give up the day job, Tom Finney wasn’t called the ‘Preston Plumber’ for nothing: the great winger once even turned up to fit a new sink for Football League boss Alan Harwicker.

DESPITE being one of Ireland’s smallest counties and overrun by people, Dublin is remarkably well endowed when it comes to wildlife.

UK consultants have been hired to work on a new bridge in the shadow of the planned U2 Tower in Dublin’s Docklands.

THE fate of parts of England, besieged by rain and floodwater over the past couple of weeks, has been almost akin to biblical times, with homes, businesses, animals and transport swept away in the deluge.

An information campaign for people living in flood-prone areas should be launched before the weekend’s high tides, it was claimed tonight.

THE drainage system in the capital must be cleared immediately to avoid floods as the highest tides in two decades approach, a senator warned yesterday.

The drainage system in Dublin must be cleared immediately to avoid floods as the highest tides in two decades approach, a senator warned today.

INSURANCE companies have been accused of refusing reasonable cover for some homeowners affected by flooding a number of years ago despite the erection of a protective wall above the river.

A new national park should be built in the Dublin Mountains to ensure a better quality of life for citizens of the capital, the Green Party said today.

Residents from flood-affected areas of Ringsend and Irishtown in Dublin held a rush-hour protest this morning.

Around 150 Travellers from throughout Ireland are picketing the offices of Ennis town council today in protest at new legislation allowing the Gardai to impound caravans parked illegally on public or private property.

The Labour Party has accused the Government of negligence in the recently flooded Dublin suburb of Ringsend, by delaying funding ear marked to repair the banks of the Dodder.

The driving conditions in most parts of the country remain hazardous this afternoon after heavy snowfalls in the west, north and southwest overnight while rain and storm force winds are persisting throughout the country.