Irish Rail says it will look at closing or moving a South East Clare level crossing following a collision between a train and a tractor.

Irish Rail is being urged to "move, close or alter a County Clare level crossing following several incidents in the past number of years.

Clare's Labour TD says he hopes rural isolation here will be eased by government plans for a local hackney scheme.

The small community of Passage East in Waterford will come together this afternoon for the funeral mass of three brothers who died in a fishing accident.

The official report into the sinking of a fishing trawler off the coast of Quilty last year -claiming two lives has been published.

Marine Casualty Investigation Board concludes the Lady Eileen encountered wind or wave action which cause the vessel to be swamped and unable to recover its buoyancy.

The repair and upkeep of local and regional roads across Clare have been given a near 2 million euro boost.

Flights across Europe are facing further disruption today as a strike by French air traffic controllers spreads to other countries.