A busy junction where an American couple died in an accident last September and where another US couple were injured in a smash in April could be closed permanently, Cork County Council has said.

Talks are taking place about safety upgrades at a death-trap junction on the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

A woman in her 60s has died following a collision involving her bicycle and a tractor yesterday afternoon in Co Cork.

A woman in her 60s has died following a collision involving her bicycle and a tractor yesterday afternoon in Co Cork.

The victims of yesterday’s tragic crashes which claimed five lives, have been named.