Gardaí investigating the violent death of elderly farmer Paddy Lyons were searching a house in Clonmel today as part of the murder inquiry, writes Conor Kane of the Irish Examiner.

Thousands of workers will have to suffer gridlock for at least another year, or two, before major traffic congestion into one of the country’s top industrial estates can be resolved.

Gardaí have dealt with a crash on the N25 Cork to Waterford Road this morning.

A man has died after being hit by a car in Co. Tipperary last night.

A section of the N24 Limerick to Waterford Road remains closed this morning following a serious road traffic collision last night.

More than 130 jobs are at risk following the appointment by the High Court of a provisional liquidator to a Co Tipperary-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

A man whose home was marooned by flood waters for more than a week has pleaded with engineers to hold off on major road works amid fears it could make the problem worse.

The N25 Cork to Waterford Road between Killeagh and Castlemartyr is currently impassable due to flooding. Efforts are being made to open the road and will continue.

A man and a woman have been killed in a two car crash in Co Tipperary.

The government has signed a €282m contract to upgrade parts of the N7 and N11.

The N25 Cork to Waterford Road eastbound at Carrigtwohill has re-opened after it was closed for a time this morning because of a road crash.

The N25 Cork to Waterford Road remains closed eastbound at Carrigtwohill after a pedestrian was struck by a car.

Gardaí said today that they are not treating as suspicious the discovery a man's body in Kilkenny overnight.

Gardaí have issued specific flood warnings for several areas of Dublin today.

Motorists around the country have been warned to take extra care after heavy rainfall left roads flooded.

The Ballybricken Green Road in Waterford city is currently closed from the Glen to the Garda Station following a serious multi vehicle collision.

The Fire Service is continuing to battle a major blaze at an oil depot in Co Kilkenny this evening.

In Kilkenny, a major fire has broken out at an oil depot, causing some roads to close and train services to be suspended.

A three-car collision on the N25 Cork to Waterford road has been cleared.

Emergency services are at the scene of a three-car crash on the Cork to Waterford road this morning.

The rectory in Portlaw, designed in 1849, has all the modern comforts. Trish Dromey reports

TRIBUTES were yesterday paid to a renowned musician in Waterford who died in a road accident early on Bank Holiday Monday.

A man has been killed in a car crash in Co Waterford.

The N25 Wexford to Waterford Road has been closed following a collision this morning.

A 48-year-old man remains in a critical condition this morning after being hit by a car in Cork yesterday evening.

CLOSE to the Blackwater bridge on the edge of Youghal, but with a Kinsalebeg, Waterford address, is this three-bedroomed semi-detached cottage, with water views.

FOUR people died and three others were injured in a series of road accidents in one eight-hour period over the weekend.

Three young men died today in separate car crashes around the country, it has emerged.

THE first signs of a possible resolution in the dispute between electrical contractors and electricians appeared last night as employers looked set to take their demand for a 10% pay cut in the industry off the table.

Motorists are being urged to drive with care this morning with icy conditions being reported around the country.

Three people have been injured in a crash in Kildare.

ROLLING countryside and views of the Blackstairs Mountains are the perfect backdrop for the new manse that is Grovine House.

Two hotels were held up in robberies in Kilkenny overnight, gardaí said today.

A man was injured in the leg in an overnight shooting attack in Clonmel, gardaí said today.

A man is recovering in hospital this morning after being shot in the leg in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, early this morning.

IRELAND was buffeted by storm-force winds and relentless rain yesterday as the weather played havoc with airline and ferry schedules and caused traffic disruption throughout the country.

Another man has been killed in a car accident over the past 24 hours.

SOUTH Tipperary is set to have its first incinerator in the coming year.

STANGS HOUSE may as well be in Dublin as far as the new wave of county house buyers is concerned. With broadband connection, business people can easily choose to work from home, says David Ashmore of HOK Country.

Tommy Barker marvels at a development of 15 luxury thatched homes.