An exhausted Limerick grandmother whose home flooded five times in 72 hours, said she was on the verge of a “nervous breakdown” unless something was done to alleviate flooding near her home.

A number of homes in Limerick flooded this morning after the River Shannon burst its banks during a eight-meter high tide.

Some of Ireland’s rivers could lose in excess of 30% of their existing water levels during dry weather from the middle of the century, environmental researchers have warned.

The allegedly deliberate flooding of part of a housing estate which was already under threat of being flooded, was an act of ”mindless thuggery”, according to a couple living in Shannon Banks, Co Clare.

A status red wind warning is now in place for Clare and Galway as Storm Jorge hits Ireland.

For the residents of Springfield, Clonlara, Co Clare, the nightmare of flooding has returned.

Maura Moore died aged 86 with her husband Paddy, 85, passing away just 72 hours later. Their daughter Mary said: "It was like he didn't want to go on without her".

The RIC's major role in exposing the Black and Tans has always been grossly underestimated.

The global community needs to come together to tackle climate change in 2020, according to the President of Ireland.

The financial crash of 2008 could never be called a good thing, but one positive that resulted was a number of young Irish people creating their own food and drink businesses.

More than 300 staff jobs are to be created at University of Limerick (UL) as part of an ambitious five-year investment worth hundreds of millions of euro.

Garda Nicholas Keogh is giving evidence at the Disclosures Tribunal, where counsel for An Garda Síochána are cross-examining him.

A charity rower had to be rescued from the River Shannon in Co Clare this afternoon after he got into difficulty in the strong currents.

Plans for a €35m 'floating' data centre in Limerick's docklands area are set to proceed after opponents withdrew objections to planning approval for the project.

Families whose homes were destroyed in a flood have demanded answers as to what led to the “disaster”.

An in-depth study of our coasts and waterways shows just 16% are clean.

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

An impasse between the ESB and the Environmental Protection Agency that has led to the suspension of operations at a power plant in Longford could lead to industrial action by Bord na Móna employees, unions are warning.

Bord Na Móna are due to lay off 150 employees from their Lough Ree Power plant in Longford.

Operations at a power plant in the midlands have been suspended after a hot water discharge into the River Shannon.

Trish Dromey visits a Georgian home for the modern world in Parteen, Co Clare, on the banks of the Shannon.

Searches are being conducted along the Abbey River in Limerick city for a man who got into difficulty after going for a swim today.

2019’s hurling was always vulnerable to Cecil B DeMille’s law: “The way to make a film is to begin with an earthquake and work up to a climax.”

A mother who witnessed a boating tragedy unfold last February, which left Limerick girl Amy Mulcahy fighting for her life, has organised a ‘Pelt a Politician’ fundraiser, bucket collection, and table quiz to support the girl’s “long road to recovery”.

The sister of tragic Coast Guard helicopter pilot Dara Fitzpatrick - who died on board an Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopter that crashed in 2017 - has blasted an alleged laser attack on a Coast Guard helicopter crew in Limerick last Thursday night.

LIMERICK city’s flagship urban renewal project, Gardens International, is 50% tenanted on its official launch this week, anchored by Nordic Aviation Capital, with the remainder of its c 10,000 sq m under active negotiation.

A 12-year-old girl is in critical condition in hospital after she was found trapped under a capsized rowing boat submerged in the River Shannon today.

Two recent fires at The Shannon Key West Hotel have caused significant upset to parishioners on both sides of the River Shannon in Rooskey.

A windfarm proposed for north Kerry, near the Shannon estuary, has been refused planning permission, on grounds of its potential adverse impact on the environment.

A revolutionary €35m floating data centre is set to be moored on the banks of the River Shannon, in a move which could create 124 jobs.

"It was only as an adult that I learned how to deal with it," said Leona. "It came back to haunt me when I was about 28 and I was very stressed and had panic attacks.”

‘Consequences of Wild Atlantic Way success must be managed’

Fears at rapidly depleting water supplies with no rain forecast.

He spent €25,000 each year on the hobby at its peak.

The heatwave is not over yet, with temperatures expected to hit 30C again later this week.

The RNLI will launch a renewed drowning prevention campaign today after the third inland water drowning tragedy in a week.

A man who bought two cruiser berths on a River Shannon marina - which turned out to be "useless" - has been awarded more than €59,000 by the High Court for breach of contract.

Connacht 47 Leinster 10: On a day when Connacht bade farewell to their talisman from Portumna, along comes another farmer’s son from a few miles away on the other side of the River Shannon to lay down a marker and offer hope for the future with hooker Shane Delahunt producing a remarkable display on a day of celebration in Galway.