Four people have been hospitalised, three with serious injuries, following separate road traffic collisions in Co Clare.
Emergency services from three counties responded to incidents involving a total of five vehicles on the M18 motorway at Dromoland at around 10.30pm on Saturday. The crashes, which occurred following a heavy downpour of hailstone, resulted in both sides of the motorway being closed.
Gardaí responded to the scene followed by a number of National Ambulance Service resources from Limerick and Clare as well as units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennis and Shannon stations.