GARDAÍ in Co Laois are still appealing for witnesses to Saturday evening’s tragedy in which a mother drowned after falling into the Grand Canal.

Gardaí are continuing their investigation into how a woman in her 30s fell into a canal and drowned in Co Laois on Saturday night.

A Garda investigation is continuing into how a woman drowned in the Grand Canal in Co Laois over the weekend.

Gardaí in Co Laois are today investigating the circumstances of a car accident that has claimed the life of an elderly man near Portlaoise.

An elderly man died after the car he was driving crashed into the Grand Canal, gardai said tonight.