Two young men were killed in car crash by a motorist who drove “like a bat out of hell” on the wrong side of the road after having six bottles and five cans of beer at home followed by seven pints, two vodkas, three shots and a line of cocaine in a pub.

A 28-year-old man has appeared before Midleton District Court charged in connection with a fatal crash in east Cork last year.

MORE Irish people are taking holidays outside the eurozone because of the strengthening euro, the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) revealed yesterday.