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

Dublin Airport battled to keep flights operating today as commuter traffic across Ireland was crippled by the big freeze for a fifth day.

Work began today on extending the Luas from Tallaght to Citywest and Saggart in West Dublin.

AN EXTRA six million passengers travelled on the Luas light rail system over the past year — that’s an increase of 17% on the previous year.

A Luas train has come off the tracks in Dublin city centre this afternoon.

ISRAEL will reroute its West Bank barrier closer to the boundary of the occupied territory under a court order that Palestinians must not be cut off from their lands, the project's administrator said yesterday.