A man has been charged today in connection with the attempted abduction of a girl in her early teens at Moyclare, Ferbane, Co Offaly on July 19.

GARDAÍ are closing in on a man who attempted to abduct a 13-year-old girl as she cycled near her home in rural Co Offaly.

Gardaí are today investigating an attempted abduction in Ferbane, Co Offaly.

Gardaí have named the 30-year-old woman who died following a road crash in Co Meath earlier this week.