A fire has caused extensive damage to a pub in west Dublin overnight.

Motorists travelling across Dublin were today warned of traffic restrictions on the northside tomorrow as GAA championship matches take place in Croke Park.

A 27-year-old man is recovering this morning after being injured in a gangland-style shooting in Co Dublin last night.

Three men, two of them believed to be from the same family, have died in a road crash.

Road chaos is hampering thousands of motorists across the nation as snowstorms and blizzards intensify.