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Young woman airlifted to hospital after kayaking incident in Co Kerry
The alarm was raised at approximately 2.30pm Saturday afternoon.
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The alarm was raised at approximately 2.30pm Saturday afternoon.
The warning was put out at the latest National Emergency Coordination Group meeting today.
The parents of Kayden Fleck called him and his twin brother “the two musketeers”.
There are reports that four of the passengers were British nationals.
The accident occurred earlier today. The woman stayed with the child until emergency services arrived.
The judge said the delay in rectifying the issue, and the serious level of pollution, merited a conviction.
The incident happened near Cloonfad in Roscommon early this morning.
Details of the report into the tragic accident have been released.
River, the mare in question who was only recently rescued, was taken during the night from a sanctuary near Ballynoe, Co Antrim.
The 14-year-old died overnight at Temple Street hospital in Dublin.
The driver of the car is under police guard in hospital.
Residents of the Co Kerry town – including the local vet – spent hours trying to get the stranded mammal back to open water.
The passengers were unharmed.
That’s one way of sorting it out. Not a good way, but one way.
Gardaí are treating the young man’s death as a personal tragedy.
The animal had been trapped for at least two days.
Exit polls have placed support for the party at between 35.5% and 39.5%.
Searches for the 21-year-old have been taking place for the last three weeks, with volunteers from across the region taking part.
He is currently being treated in hospital.
Teams took two two dinghies out on the river near Enniscorthy this evening to steer the animals back to dry land.
Gardaí said the results of a post mortem – due to take place today – will determine the direction of the investigation.
A study found that people with the virus living in their throats processed visual information about 10% slower than people without the virus.
A member of public spotted the body in the water this morning, and alerted gardaí.
The man was spotted entering the water shortly before 9am.
Protesters are pictured in canoes near where construction appears to have resumed.
Fears are growing of dislodged landmines causing injury and animal carcasses spreading disease.
Some 50,000 people have been evacuated in Bosnia and Serbia, with an additional 15,000 in Croatia.
The car went into the river near Horgan’s Quay after 3.30pm.
Dublin’s Dodder river has a huge amount of unexploited potential, but that’s being overshadowed by pollution and fly-tipping, writes Victoria White.
The charge could have been lifted from the end of next year, when the bridge transfers back into the council’s ownership.
River Shannon levels remain high today and there’s more rain on the way.
There’s a risk of flooding on practically all the country’s rivers this weekend. Forecasters say the bad weather will continue “as far ahead as we can see”.
Authorities are warning anyone who lives near an inland waterway to be on alert. Met Éireann says it’s unable to forecast when we’ll see a break in the weather.
The search began last night following reports that the man had fallen into a river.
There are reports of between 200 and 300 people on the overloaded ferry.
Marine Watch was set up in December last year. It’s the first 12 month period since records began that there hasn’t been one suicide in Wexford Harbour.
When you’re in deep, you’re in deep.
It is believed that one bomb was placed to lure police and army officers and the second, which had a time, was intended to hurt or kill those responding.
Over 140 drown every year and Irish Water Safety said if people exercised more caution these deaths could be prevented.