The teenager who drove the car involved in the collision that killed gardai Michael Padden and Tony Tighe has been arrested.

A garda is in a serious condition in hospital today after being mown down by a car - just a week after two of his colleagues were killed by speeding joyriders.

Gardai in Dublin have arrested a 15-year-old youth in connection with the deaths of two officers in a collision on the Stillorgan dual carriageway on Sunday morning.

The funeral is taking place in Dublin of garda Anthony Tighe. Mary McAleese is among the mourners.

The funeral of garda Anthony Tighe, who was one of two gardaí killed by a speeding stolen car on Sunday morning, takes place this morning.

The Gardai have announced details of the funerals of two officers who died in a car crash in south Dublin yesterday morning.

Gardai in Dublin are waiting to question the two men who were travelling in a stolen car which rammed a garda squad car yesterday, killing two gardai.