Sarah Magliocco

The incident has added to heavy Monday morning traffic 'Multiple cars' were involved in a crash on the M50 in Dublin on Monday morning, causing traffic backlogs in the capital.

Local TD Seán Crowe said that current facilities cannot keep up with the demand of the population in the area and people have been left facing months-long waiting times

People flocking to Dublin beaches during the warm weather should be careful of being cut off by tides, and have their mobiles with them in case of emergency

Daniel Ennis detailed a terrifying encounter with scramblers over the weekend and has called for support a dedicated policing unit to tackle the issue

The warning comes as hundreds have been flocking to beaches and other areas of open water to escape the hot weather

The demand for Assessments of Need has increased significantly in recent years, with the latest figures placing 21,782 children on the waiting list for assessment

The national forecaster said that the very warm, dry and settled spell will continue over Ireland this week with high pressure dominating our weather

Traffic is heavy this morning, as Tuesday morning commuters begin their days, with the usual M50 issues as well as some delays on national roads and in Dublin city

Gardaí also found that the motor tax was expired by over 400 days and valid insurance, motor tax and CVRT discs were not displayed

The new warnings come as a leading Irish weather expert says this summer "will be one to remember" amid consistently high temperatures and a forecast for little rain for the foreseeable future