A cyclist who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was thrown eight feet in the air after he was hit by a van has settled his High Court action for €3m.

A cyclist has been seriously injured in crash in Blanchardstown in Dublin.

A man who died after being knocked down in the early hours of Sunday morning was hit by an off-duty garda, it was revealed today.

A 24-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a suspected stolen car today, gardaí said.