FOUR young men under 30, including two in their teens, were among the five people killed on the country’s roads over the weekend.

A young man was killed when he was struck by a car near Mullingar in Co Westmeath the early hours of the morning.

The shocking death toll on the country’s roads continued to soar today after a cyclist was struck by a car in Co Westmeath.

A cyclist in his 40s has died after being struck by a car near Mullingar in Co Westmeath early this morning.

A MAN was last night still in critical condition in hospital after being beaten up in a row that began as a minor dispute over hurling.

Two men are fighting for their lives this morning after being seriously injured in separate assaults in Cork and Westmeath over the weekend.