Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a serious road accident on the M9 motorway yesterday evening.

100 new full-time jobs are on the way to counties Laois and Carlow - after Topaz announced its building two new motorway service stations.

Torrential rain is having a serious impact on travel this afternoon, particularly in areas of Leinster.

Ten people were hurt in a motorway pile-up in Britain today.

Gardaí in Dublin are warning motorists to exercise extreme caution on the M50 between Junction 5 at Finglas and Junction 12 at Firhouse.