IT is understood that Eddie Macken was appointed the chef d’equipe of the Irish show jumping team last night.

A man in his early 20s has died after the car he was travelling in collided with a tree in Carlow this morning.

GUSTS reaching up to 80 miles per hour and driving rain continued to sweep across the country last night as emergency services remained on stand

A man has died in a head-on collision between two cars in the Co Galway town of Recess.