This is the moment a lorry driver accelerated into stationary traffic on a motorway in the UK after apparently falling asleep at the wheel.

Gardaí are appealling for witnesses to a hit-and-run in Co. Westmeath on Wednesday.

The M17 M18 Gort to Tuam motorway was unveiled to the public today two months ahead of schedule and on budget.

A biker who took selfies and pulled wheelies on a motorway before speeding at up to 117mph has been jailed for eight months and given a 28-month driving ban.

More than 50,000 supporters turned out across Galway to greet the All- Ireland hurling champions as they returned home, having won the senior and minor titles for the first time in the same year.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after a crash which closed a stretch of motorway.

Five people have died on the M6 in England after a crash involving a lorry and a car.

Sean Cronin opted for a handful of Connacht’s memorable Challenge Cup wins when asked this week for the highlights of his three-year spell in Galway, but it was hard to avoid the feeling that loyalty diverted him from more localised highs.

More than €40.5m has been paid by the State over the past seven years to the operators of two toll roads due to lower-than-expected traffic volumes.

Jose Mourinho has accused Paul Pogba’s critics of being blinded by envy as the Manchester United manager launched a staunch defence of the world’s most expensive player.

A lorry driver has been filmed using two mobile phones simultaneously while driving on a motorway in England.

Latest: The person who died in this morning's fatal road traffic incident has been named as 51-year-old Jacqueline Wolohan of Coolock, Dublin 17.

As Aston Villa face Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final, the stage will be familiar to Jack Grealish but his involvement far greater.

Premier League footballer Saido Berahino is set to appear in court charged with drink-driving on the M6 in Cheshire.

Premier League football star Saido Berahino is to be interviewed by police after being arrested for drink-driving.

It was a bit like old times yesterday, riding at Haydock and then heading down the M6, for about four hours, on the way to Ascot.

It’s set to be one of the closest fought All Ireland football clashes in recent years — but Donegal’s die-hard fans may have already shaded it in the battle of the flags.

Dramatic video footage revealing the moment a police car was forced to crash into a vehicle being driven the wrong way down a motorway has been released by West Midlands Police.

A man who fired a crossbow into his head is in a stable condition in hospital in the UK.

ENGLAND: A tractor has been seized by police after drivers spotted it being driven along one of the country’s busiest motorways-

Thousands have been left without power, roads have been ripped up and isolated homes have been cut off from the mainland after storms ravaged the country.

Parts of Ireland are being ravaged by stormy weather with forecasters warning of severe coastal flooding and gales of up 120kph.

A woman in her 40s has died after she lost control of her car and it left the road in Offaly.

A five year-old girl who was seriously injured in a crash in Co. Galway has died in hospital this afternoon.

A five-year-old girl has been seriously injured in Co Galway after the car her family was travelling in was blown across the road by storm force winds.

Two men have appeared in court in Dublin charged in connection with an attempted robbery at a post office in Clonsilla.

Robin van Persie was again absent from the Manchester United squad but Marouane Fellaini was selected to face former club Everton at Old Trafford.

Motorists will face a range of new penalty point offences from early 2014 under legislation being introduced by the Government.

Truckers are in for a free ride next month as four motorway tolls are being lifted to get HGVs out of villages and off country roads.

A prison van overturned on the Dublin-Galway motorway after a suspected blowout.

The funeral of two young brothers who died in a Christmas Day crash on the M6 in England will take place today.

Police in England investigating a motorway crash on Christmas Day in which two young brothers were killed have described the incident as “unimaginably sad and tragic”.

Three children have died and two adults have been injured following a crash on a busy motorway in England.

Several people were feared dead today after a crash on a busy motorway in England.

Michael Lowry has said he will not declare a speculative property investment he retains in England until the land is rezoned and realises its value.

Gardaí are advising motorists to drive with extreme caution as adverse weather has affected many of the country's roads.

IT WAS a first time visit to Co Offaly for my wife and I as we arrived in Tullamore.

Construction companies will be restricted from employing foreigners on several new motorway projects that are expected to create 10,000 jobs.

Motorists driving from Galway to Dublin tonight are being advised to take alternative routes following a multi-car crash on the M6.