Total of 12 people killed on roads in just five days Motorists urged to slow down over holiday weekend

A man whose dangerous driving caused eight deaths has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment with the final four suspended following a finding by the Court of Appeal that his original two-year jail term was too lenient.

Two young men have died in crashes overnight.

A 21-year-old man has died in a crash in Co Donegal.

The first funerals for the men who died in Ireland’s worst road crash will be held later today.

Seven friends were killed along with another man in the worst road accident on record in the country after watching Spain win the World Cup, it was revealed tonight.

Prayers were offered today after eight men were killed in one of the worst road accidents in the history of the state.

Community leaders in Buncrana, Co Donegal, today appealed for action to cut the number of young people dying in road accidents as hundreds gathered for the funerals of those killed in last weekend’s tragic crash.

Four of the five young people killed in Saturday's horrific road accident in Co Donegal are due to be buried in Buncrana this morning.

A man has died and nine other people are injured following a two-car collision in Co Donegal early today.

A man has died in a road accident in Co Donegal.