The Longford to Keenagh Rd (R397) has reopened at Stonepark, Co Longford, following an earlier fatal collision.

Two men have been killed in a crash in Co Longford overnight while two others - a man and woman - were seriously injured and have been brought to hospital.

The funeral took place today of the two young Traveller brothers who were killed in a caravan fire.

Gardaí in Longford are on high alert today following a flare-up in a feud between Traveller families in the midlands earlier this week.