Three men were forced to abandon their lake boat and jump into the River Shannon after they collided with a bridge.

Members of the public who are planning to travel to Anthony Foley’s funeral should allow plenty of time for the journey as huge crowds are expected to flock to the church to pay their final respects to the rugby legend.

A leading surgeon, with half the letters of the alphabet after his name, went into his operating theatre this very morning to go to work.

THREE men were rescued on Lough Derg in Co Tipperary on Tuesday night after the engine on their motor cruiser failed in rough weather.

Twelve people have been rescued from a sinking boat in Clare.