Four people have been arrested following an attempted armed robbery in Co. Kilkenny.

Gardaí have arrested more than 40 people in Co. Kilkenny in the past three days in connection with an operation investigating drugs offences.

An elderly man has died after an accident in Co. Kilkenny.

A man in his forties was killed in a crash in Co. Kilkenny yesterday - bringing to three the number of people who died on the roads over the weekend.