Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Official figures show the Government received over €35 million extra in revenue each year as a result of higher overall charges

No arrests have been made and gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a robbery on the N7 in Co Kildare.

A scheme to turn the road into a dual carriageway was first approved in 2007, but has been held up by legal proceedings and faced funding uncertainty.

One in five of all deaths on Irish roads this year have been among people aged between six and 20.

The A5 road which links Derry and Donegal to Dublin has been the subject of calls for improvement due to the high volume of fatal collisions on the road.

Residents in the Kilcully area staged a protest on Monday, demanding immediate action to restore the surface and traffic calming measures at a busy local junction. They say has been left in “disgraceful” and “dangerous” condition following repairs to a leak by Irish Water.

The Co Mayo pharmacy said the lorry lost control due to the icy road conditions

The eagerly anticipated Macroom Bypass has been officially opened to traffic this morning, an 8km stretch of road which will “breathe new life into Macroom”.

Three women and a man were removed from a car and a jeep and rushed to hospital.