Taoiseach Enda Kenny has led tributes to the young garda and a woman who lost their lives during the flash floods that wreaked havoc across the east of Ireland.

A FILIPINO woman died when her basement flat was submerged in up to 3m of water.

Investigations are underway after two people lost their lives in overnight flooding that caused chaos in the east of the country.

Gardaí in the Dublin area this morning advised motorists to avoid all unnecessary travel due to severe flooding last night but also said flood waters had started to recede.

A GUN attack victim escaped being killed by struggling with his attacker after being shot.

A MAN in his late 20s, who walked free from court earlier this year after being acquitted of murdering another prison inmate, was shot repeatedly in Dublin last night.

GARDAÍ hope to bring charges of dangerous driving causing death against a youth who fatally injured a 21-year-old pedestrian he knew in a joyriding crash last Friday.

A 21-year-old man has died after a crash in Dublin yesterday morning.

A YOUNG man died just over 12 hours after he was the victim of a hit-and-run on the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin.

Gardaí in Dublin are appealing for witnesses to a serious road crash on Parnell Road in the city this morning.

A man has been taken to hospital after he was knocked down in Dublin.

The jury in the trial of a former Mountjoy prisoner accused of murdering another inmate at the jail four years ago, has been sent home for the night after failing to reach a verdict.

A 30-year-old former Mountjoy inmate has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of a fellow inmate at the jail over three years ago.

A murder trial has heard that the victim, who died while an inmate in Mountjoy Prison, had a poor disciplinary record at a number of prisons throughout the state.

The jury in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has been shown CCTV footage of the fight that led to the death.

The trial of a 29-year-old Dublin man accused of murdering another man in Mountjoy Prison has been adjourned until Monday because the accused is unwell.

GARDAÍ were last night searching for four young siblings who went missing from the Dublin area four days ago.

A chronic heroin addict who was caught three times with drugs totaling over €28,000 has been jailed for 12 years by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A date has been set for the trial of a 27-year-old Dublin man charged with the murder of a fellow inmate in Mountjoy Prison earlier this year.

GARDAÍ in Dublin are fearful of further attacks involving lethal explosives, following an incident in Crumlin shortly after 11pm last night in which a live grenade was thrown at a house.

Gardaí were tonight searching for a stolen ESB lorry with an attached crane which they believe may have been stolen for use in criminal activity.

Gardai are appealing for information about two cars seen in the vicinity of last night's gangland-style shooting in Dublin.