THE mother of a crash victim said yesterday she was glad a woman had been cleared on a charge of dangerous driving causing his death.

A WOMAN has denied dangerous driving causing the death of former inter-county footballer Declan Hayes.

Thousands of households around the country are without water today as crews battle to repair leaks, restore supplies and replenish reservoir levels.

A COUNCILLOR forced to use a dinghy to access his flooded home has lodged plans for five detached houses close to his Ennis residence.

A motorcyclist has died in an early morning crash in Co Clare.

A HEALTH and safety official said yesterday that a workplace accident where a Clare County Council employee suffered fatal injuries “could have been easily avoided” if the proper safety measures were in place.

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.

A woman has died and a man is seriously injured following a two-car collision on the N18 near Ennis in Co Clare last night.

A 38-year-old man has died following a collision between a car and a motorbike in Co Laois yesterday morning.

A WOMAN and her three children were taken to hospital in Cork last night after the car in which they were travelling was struck by a lorry.

SEVEN businesses, including two supermarkets, were shut down last month for poor hygiene that posed a threat to public health, it emerged yesterday.

Two people have been killed on the country's roads.

THE kitchen fitting of the moment - cream, hand-painted units - are part and parcel of some high quality extras that come with this house in Ennis, Co Clare.