Three men were being questioned yesterday in relation to two successive ramming incidents which left gardaí requiring hospitalisation.

Three men in their 20's will appear in court tomorrow charged in connection with a high-speed chase in Co Carlow last night.

Gardaí have arrested three men after a car failed to stop for Gardaí at a checkpoint last night.

A man in his 60s remains in a critical condition in hospital this morning following a two-car collision in Co. Carlow yesterday.

Two people were killed in separate road crashes in Cork and Carlow yesterday.

A man has died following a two car collision in Co Carlow.

Two men have died following an accident on the N80 Portlaoise to Carlow road, close to Arles, Co Laois this morning.

Motorists travelling to the three-day National Ploughing Championships, which start in Ratheniska, Co Laois, tomorrow, have been urged by the gardaí not to use their satnavs.

A traffic problem at New Ross in September was just one of the factors in the National Ploughing Championships move to a midlands venue for 2013.

Almost 400 people attended the National Ploughing Association’s formal unveiling of Ratheniska, Stradbally, Co Laois, as the host venue for the 2013 National Ploughing Championships on Sept 24, 25 and 26 next, bridging a 70-year gap since the event was last held in the area.

Fast, technical and played with sheer determination.

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

IT SHOULD have been a day to remember — instead it became a day his parents will never forget as their 7-year-old son died after being struck by a jeep on the first day of his summer holidays. He was one of three people killed on Irish roads yesterday.

Motorists are being warned of dangerous driving conditions again today given another night of freezing temperatures.

The Abbeyleix to Carlow road is closed between Killeshin Village and Molloy's Cross.

MOTORISTS can greatly reduce their risk of accident by being more selective about the route they take to their destination.

Motorists are being urged to take care on the roads this morning following snow, sleet and freezing rain in many areas.

IT’S bigger, better and hopefully will be brighter than most of the music festivals that have captivated Irish audiences in recent weeks.

A woman has died in a road accident in County Offaly.