A teenage boy has died after being struck by a van in Kildare.

Two motorists were killed today in separate car crashes in Leinster.

Two women in their 20s have been injured in a hit-and-run in Co Kildare this morning.

AN Áras an Uachtaráin civil servant has claimed “bogus” disciplinary proceedings were instituted after some colleagues resented her being embraced by President Mary McAleese.

BUILDING company Collen Construction is preparing to take legal action against BATU, the bricklayers union, for alleged intimidation and injury against employees at a number of its sites.