A woman has died after a two-car collision on the old N6, Athlone to Ballinasloe Road.

A man was effectively living in a cardboard box at a growhouse when gardaí raided it.

Up to 5,800 cannabis plants worth about €4.6m have been seized during a series of raids.

Gardaí have arrested eight men and seized cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €4.6m in a series of coordinated searches at six locations around the country.

Two men have been killed in a crash overnight in Co Roscommon.