Geraldine Quinlivan broke down in tears as her dogs Lucky and Sandy were brought to her car on dry land, and away from their home surrounded by floodwater.

The flooding of 14 houses in Limerick last Saturday night when a canal burst its banks has sparked a war of words between Limerick City and County Council and Waterways Ireland.

A judge has jailed a man for a “bizarre, criminal, appalling and dangerous” driving rampage through the streets of Ennis.

Clare County Council recently voted through the incorporation of the Northern Distributor Road and the re-zoning of lands in south east Clare into the Clare County Development Plan.

Two male elderly pedestrians have been knocked down and seriously injured by a stolen car which was being pursued by Gardaí in Parteen, Co Clare.

Clare County Council is reporting that all river systems throughout the county are “very elevated” following continued heavy rainfall in recent weeks.

A LACK of investors has put paid to plans for a multi- million euro incinerator on the outskirts of Limerick city, it has emerged.

A “GENTLEMAN robber” armed with a gun told a startled postmistress “I’m sorry” twice during the course of a daylight robbery before making off with over €3,000.

A “GENTLEMAN robber” armed with a gun told a startled postmistress “I’m sorry” twice during the course of a daylight robbery before making off with over €3,000.

THE body of a woman, for whom a massive search was launched on Thursday, was discovered in a wooded area in south east Clare early yesterday.

A BLACK swan native to Australia and spotted on the River Shannon in recent weeks was believed to have escaped from captivity in Lispole, Co Kerry, some years ago.

Flood response efforts continue across County Clare with local authority staff, Clare County Fire and Rescue, the Army and Gardaí providing 24-hour cover to the flooding crisis.