Gardaí are investigating a serious road collision in county Louth.

THE fascination of American visitors with Irish castles is well known, and the fact that they don’t have attractions stateside which are as old might be part of the reason for this.

A new tourism route through the Boyne Valley has been launched to draw “culturally curious” visitors into the area.

A man is in hospital after he fell under the wheel of a bin lorry in Co Louth this morning.

Toll prices on a section of the M1 motorway look set to come down at midnight after a Commercial Court ruling that motorists are being overcharged.

A TOLL operator on one of the country’s busiest roads stands to make almost €1.4 million from overcharging motorists on the route, the National Roads Authority (NRA) claimed in the Commercial Court.

A 4,000 tonne delivery of salt for treating roads is due to arrive in Cork this evening.

Both Bus Eireann and Dublin Bus have said some routes are facing curtailments and diversions because of the continuing hazards of compacted snow and ice.

GARDAÍ investigating the abduction of the wife of a cash-in-transit official in Co Louth last month have arrested a man in his 40s.

Gardaí in Drogheda are questioning a man in his 40s connection with the abduction of the wife of a cash in transit worker in Co Louth last month.

Dublin Airport Authority says the airport is fully operational this morning, despite another night of freezing conditions.

Treacherous road conditions are being reported right around the country again this morning following a night of sub-zero conditions.

A major Garda investigation is underway following an overnight 'tiger kidnapping'.

CONSERVATIONISTS have hit out at Green Party leader John Gormley after his department included the Hill of Tara on a shortlist of seven sites put forward for world heritage status.

The Burren, the Céide Fields and Clonmacnoise are among the sites that Environment Minister John Gormley believes should be on the World Heritage List.

The majority of services in the country are operating with some delays, particularly in the east where road and weather conditions are difficult, Bus Éireann have said.

Given snowfall in the east of the country, bus services in that region are being monitored on an on-going basis, according to Bus Éireann.

GALWAY breeders and owners enjoyed success at the Connemara Pony Show in Clifden.

THERE will be a sense of bringing it all back home at the Connemara Pony Show in Clifden, Co Galway, on Thursday.

More strong winds forced a delay to the start of the final round at The 3 Irish Open in Baltray today.

Hundreds of motorists fined for speeding in Co Louth look to be in line for refunds due to a mix-up over speed limits.

A teenage pedestrian was killed today in an incident involving two cars on a motorway in Co Louth.

A 29-year-old man is recovering in hospital in Drogheda today after he was injured in a paramilitary-style shooting last night.

Gardaí have named the 81-year-old man killed in a road accident in Co Louth yesterday.

A man in his 60s has been killed after the car in which he was the sole occupant was involved in a head on collision with another car on the M1 motorway near Monasterboice, Co Louth.

Transport Minister Seamus Brennan has officially opened a new 21.5km stretch of the M1 motorway from Gormanstown in north Co Dublin to Monasterboice in Co Louth.

TWO women and a man were killed in a collision between a car and a van on the Dublin to Belfast motorway yesterday, bringing to 246 the number killed on Irish roads so far this year.

Three people have died and two others are seriously injured following a motorway crash in Co Louth.

At least three people are believed to be dead following a motorway crash in Co Louth.

A GARDA hunt was underway yesterday after one of Dublin's top criminals went on the run just as he was due to be sentenced for armed robbery.

Gardai have named the two sisters from Northern Ireland who were killed when their car was involved in a head-on crash with another vehicle.

The victims of last night's road accidents in counties Louth and Monaghan have been named.

Two young women in their twenties have been killed in a road accident in Co Louth.

A man has died in a tractor accident in Co Louth.

A young couple planning to travel to Australia for a year-long trip died today in a multiple pile up as they made their way to a farewell party.