An environmental campaigner has succeeded in blocking plans to deposit 78,000 tonnes of soil on agricultural land in west Kerry which he claimed threatened to pollute a local river.

Like many towns, Bandon has suffered devastating flooding. The floods may have been exacerbated by changing weather patterns that bring more concentrated rainfall.

Two adults and two children had a lucky escape this afternoon after they were thrown from their boat into Lough Derg.

Nine forestry workers have died after a van they were travelling in plunged into a river in north-eastern Romania, police said.

More than 30 people were killed on Saturday after a passenger bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, police said.

IT WAS pleasant indeed to be rafting down the River Vltava in Bohemia in Czech Republic of a Sunday afternoon, so pleasant that some of us said that, one day, we’d paddle all the way to the Elbe and across Germany to the North Sea, writes Damien Enright

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was rescued from a river in Co Clare this morning.

A major search operation is underway for a man who was seen jumping off a bridge in Limerick city this morning.

A man is recovering in hospital after he was rescued from a river in Co Clare this afternoon.

Local authorities are warning that flooding along the River Shannon could reach 2009 levels in the coming days.

A man on a boat has been pulled to safety by emergency services after the vessel was found drifting out of control on the River Shannon tonight.

The Dublin Fire Brigade helped evacuate 45 people from a stranded boat on Dublin's River Liffey today, after it lost power.

What was he thinking?

Two members of the public have helped prevent a river tragedy after talking a man down from a bridge in Limerick.

Heavy rainfall has led to widespread flooding in central Texas.

Imagine finding this while you're snorkelling.

An emergency operation is underway on the River Shannon tonight after a man reportedly entered the water near Clonlara, Co Clare.

A six-year-old boy tried to save his friend when he fell into a fast-flowing river, an inquest heard.