Woman, 50s, dies following serious incident on Lough Derg 

It is understood the woman, believed to be in her 50s, had been swimming at Twomilegate when she either got into difficulty or became unwell. File picture: Liam Burke/Press 22

A woman in her 50s who was airlifted hospital following an incident on Lough Derg in Co Clare on Thursday evening has died.

The alarm was raised shortly before 6.30pm, when emergency services were alerted to the serious incident at Twomilegate in the east of the county.