A 60-year-old man has died in hospital from injuries he sustained while carrying out repair work at Dromoland Castle in Co Clare earlier this month.

Gardaí at Naas have named the man who died on Thursday following a crash on the M7 at Newhall near Naas in Co Kildare last week.

A 15-year-old driver died when he crashed a car bought only hours before by his 14-year-old cousin, an inquest heard tonight.