Two men in their 20's have been arrested by Gardaí following an armed robbery in Co. Offaly.

Three young brothers and a friend lost their lives in a head-on crash in the Midlands after the car they were travelling in overtook another vehicle and ploughed into a minibus.

A man aged in his 30s is expected to appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court this evening charged following yesterday’s seizure of cannabis at Geashill, Co Offaly.

A man in his thirties remains in Garda custody this morning, after a cannabis growhouse was discovered in Co. Offaly yesterday.

RUNNING is a way of life for Declan O’Doherty.

Gardaí at Naas have named the man who died on Thursday following a crash on the M7 at Newhall near Naas in Co Kildare last week.