A man who died after being knocked down in the early hours of Sunday morning was hit by an off-duty garda, it was revealed today.

A 24-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a suspected stolen car today, gardaí said.

COMPLAINTS about employment and age are among the major grievances coming before the Equality Authority and this lends added significance to the compensation award of more than €70,000 to a former employee of An Post.

Gardaí are investigating the robbery of two cigarette delivery vans in west Dublin this morning.