A jury took an hour and 40 minutes to return a verdict of not guilty in the case of a truck driver charged with careless driving causing the death of a two-year-old girl.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a two-year-old girl and a 60-year-old woman were killed in separate road incidents yesterday.

The director of the Kerry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre said the presence of a stripper at a post-Leaving Cert party in Ballybunion, sent the wrong message to young people.

The appearance of a stripper at a Dublin nightclub to celebrate the end of the Leaving Cert is being slammed.