Two separate investigations were launched tonight into the death of an off-duty garda officer in a road accident.

A motorist aged in his early 20s has died after his vehicle and a truck were in collision, gardaí said tonight.

DEER have come under suspicion among farmers hit by an increase in bovine TB infection in Co Clare.

THE roads could be a safer place this Christmas if every person played their part by obeying the law, a senior minister said yesterday.

The roads could be a safer place this Christmas if every person plays their part by obeying the law, a senior minister said today.