Let’s have a bit of craic, for the season that’s in it, and forget again for a restful while about all the pressures being imposed on all of us by this chaotic Brexit business, and the likely consequences.

A Co Clare man who defiled a 15-year-old girl while the girl was on a sleepover in a tent in the back garden of a friend's house today walked free from court.

A group of surfers repeatedly attempted to refloat a live stranded dolphin on Lahinch beach in Co Clare this morning however the mammal was later found dead in a nearby river.

A Co Clare teen defiled a 15-year-old girl while the girl was on a sleepover in a tent in the back garden of a friend's house.

Over the last 23 years, around eight or nine bodies have never been recovered from the seas around the Cliffs of Moher, a garda told an inquest.

Garda Andrew Monahan was speaking at the inquest into the death of German national, Max Tienert (31) who is believed to have entered the waters at the Cliffs of Moher more than four years ago.

An investigation has been launched into the cause of a paramotor crash in Co Clare in which one man was injured.

Gardaí in Co Clare are investigating the discovery of a man’s body on a beach early today.

Green leader Eamon Ryan has called for a series of rainbow alliances with other parties following his party’s historic election wins.

Two Limerick brothers today appeared in court charged with the double rape of a young teenage girl in north Clare two years ago.

A long-serving coastguard member has outlined the benefits of setting up a new national representative body for more than 900 volunteers countrywide.

The rock was discovered on the shore of Lickeen Lake in the north of the county.

A 30% surge in asylum seeker applications here last year has resulted in the State moving to open “as a matter of urgency” a new direct provision centre in Lisdoonvarna in north Clare.

Two fishermen feared missing in Galway Bay overnight have been found safe and well.

A judge has banned a 42-year-old mother of 10 from every pub in the north Clare town of Ennistymon for 12 months.

Cork driver Keith Cronin in the M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5 faces a difficult task in winning a fourth British Rally Championship crown that will be decided over the two-leg 138.com Rally Isle of Man that began last night.

Arlene Harris talks to three people who were prepared to move overseas in order to ensure they spent their lives together.

A search will resume on tomorrow morning for a man reported missing in north Clare this afternoon.

A thatched cottage in north Clare that was destroyed by fire on Thursday night was declared unsafe due to “failing fire safety standards” two years ago.

Four people were hospitalised yesterday following a two-car collision which involved a group of American tourists who had arrived in Ireland a short time earlier.

A single man who ended up “empty-handed” at Lisdoonvarna match-making festival has been told “to go out there with more serious intent” next year.

Gardaí have confirmed that remains found in Galway Bay last week are those of a missing Limerick woman.

Pat Flynn hears how the death of Caitríona Lucas has shocked her Coast Guard colleagues and friends.

Despite one of the worst summers on record, the sun could be the new cash-cow for farmers in rural parts of the country.

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) will host its annual All Island Whale Watch at 20 headlands around the Irish coast today.

Thirteen Irish food companies are among just 143 businesses internationally to score top-rated three-star recognition at the renowned annual Great Taste Awards in Britain.

A chef who slashed a colleague across the wrist with a large knife in a “flaming row” over burnt steaks has walked free from court.

A wild salmon caught in Cork Harbour last week ended up netting a tasty chunk of cash for charity.

Payments under the 2015 Burren Farming for Conservation Programme have begun issuing to farmers.

A Co Clare pensioner has been convicted of assault in a row with his neighbour over the pensioner piling horse manure on a wall that divides the two men’s properties.

A man was airlifted to hospital after a consignment of timber fell on him while he was making a delivery in Co Galway yesterday. 

Clare County Council has engaged in a little spray-paint diplomacy – graffiti, as such – in an effort to improve local communications.

HOLLYWOOD actor Jeremy Irons is to unveil a memorial today in Waterville, Co Kerry, to those who took their own lives. Located in the town’s community gardens, its purpose is to raise awareness of the extent of suicide in Ireland and in rural areas, in particular. 

A Minke whale, washed ashore in north Clare 13 days ago, will be allowed to decompose naturally rather than being removed by the authorities.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

A comedy video featuring a foul-mouthed Co Clare version of Postman Pat has been removed from YouTube, despite being viewed almost 100,000 times in just three days.

A suicide prevention charity, which provides free counselling services to vulnerable young people, has been forced to cut its allocation of counselling hours in half due to a lack of funds.

Ireland was described as “a hero” for agreeing to take more than 1,000 migrants from war-torn regions; Joan Burton has said it is far too early to talk about an election pact between the coalition partners; Team Ireland fly out from Dublin today for the Special Olympics World Summer Games; Donald Trump has finally gone too far for some fellow candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round-up.