A man has been taken to hospital after getting out of a taxi on a bridge in Limerick and entering the River Shannon.

They rowed every length, they heaved, they hunched over on their seats, and gritted their teeth...they even unleashed the famous Munster roar.

Search and rescue crews have been alerted after what is believed to be the body a man was seen floating on the River Shannon in Limerick.

The funeral of the 25-year-old man who was murdered in Limerick last Thursday is taking place in the city today.