The father and son killed in a horrific crash in Co. Offaly yesterday have been named locally as 29-year-old Vincent Rossi and his five-year-old son Sully.

A 10-year-old boy who was rescued from a house fire in Co Sligo is in a critical condition in Crumlin Children's hospital.

A six-year-old boy is in serious condition in hospital this morning, after being knocked down in Dundalk.