The event was the biggest in Limerick Mental Health Week's history.

Four people were rescued on the River Shannon in Lough Derg yesterday after their boat ran aground.

The threat to more than 650 jobs at Aughinish Alumina in Limerick appears to have eased as the US administration significantly softened its rhetoric on its owner Rusal and signalled it wanted to reach a deal.

Irish Water has confirmed it is to press ahead with one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in Ireland — the pumping of water from the Shannon river all the way to Dublin to supply the capital’s taps.

“ALL before me have been boatmen and fishermen, so it’s heritage really.” The words of Harry Blackwell whose family have been pilots guiding ships up the River Shannon and traditional salmon fishermen in Limerick for generations. They were also farmers on Greenish Island.

A group of heroic firefighters who saved a woman from drowning in the River Shannon in Limerick city, told how they were able to rescue the woman after being “promptly” alerted to the scene by gardaí.

Tributes have been paid to the Longford teen who drowned while swimming in the Shannon on Tuesday.

Two men who raised the alarm after spotting a man in distress in the River Shannon Friday night, have been labelled heroes.

Gardaí are awaiting the results of tests on a bone discovered on the banks of the River Shannon in Co Clare, to establish whether it is human.

The body of a man has been recovered from the River Shannon in Limerick.

The family of a fisherman, whose body was found in the River Shannon at Mungret, have said they have many unanswered questions as to how he died, despite a Garda investigation which found no clear evidence of foul play in his death.

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The body of a man has been recovered from the banks of the River Shannon in Limerick City today.

A new body is to be set up to co-ordinate the response to future flooding along the River Shannon.

A crisis meeting is due in Government Buildings today of all the State agencies with responsibility for the River Shannon.

Water levels on the River Shannon are continuing to drop.

A man who pulled another male back from entering the River Shannon in Limerick tonight has been hailed "a hero".

The Office of Public Works has warned local authorities that the River Shannon is expected to reach peak levels on Sunday night and early on Monday morning.

The River Shannon burst its banks last night as more heavy rain hit the areas worst affected by Storm Desmond at the weekend.

A man has been rescued from the River Shannon in Limerick City this morning.

Three youths have been rescued after they were discovered drifting out of control on a boat along the River Shannon in Limerick City tonight.

A man is recovering in hospital after being rescued from the River Shannon in Limerick city this morning.

The company that employed two workers who drowned in a tragic accident on the River Shannon on Saturday has described their deaths as “heartbreaking”.

Gardaí have been hailed heroes after talking a man off of a bridge in Limerick after he threatened to jump into the River Shannon..

A body recovered from the River Shannon has been identified as a woman missing from Limerick.

A body has been recovered from the River Shannon.

A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital after being rescued from the River Shannon in Athlone.

Two youths had a lucky escape when they dramatically jumped from a boat after losing control of the vessel on the River Shannon today.

A woman who was rescued after entering the River Shannon last night has died in hospital.

The body of a Limerick man has been found in the River Shannon today.

Fire fighters in Limerick rescued a man from the River Shannon this afternoon.

Eight anti-suicide messages of hope were beamed out over the River Shannon in Limerick tonight as part of a project to try to cut the numbers of people taking their own lives on the river.

A group set up to protect the River Shannon has said it will "strongly oppose" any move to divert water from the river to Dublin to cater for anticipated shortages in the city.