A protest is set to take place outside Dublin's Mater Hospital this evening by family members of patients waiting to be admitted to the hospital.

THREE people were recovering in hospital last night after separate knife attacks in Dublin and Meath early yesterday morning.

A man in his 50s is being treated in Dublin's Mater Hospital after he was discovered lying in the street with head injuries.

The lorry driver involved in yesterday's horrific accident in which toddler David Garvey died will appear in court later today.