Gardaí were last night waiting to question a man in connection with the death of his two children after a nationwide search for them.

What initially looked like a single vehicle accident on a sunlit afternoon turned into something far more tragic within minutes of gardaí arriving at the scene outside Westport, Co Mayo.

Two children have died in a car accident after they went missing with their father.

The Taoiseach’s nephew has been sentenced to seven months in prison for a crime spree that included burglary, car theft and driving while intoxicated.

Several children were rescued after getting into difficulty in the seas off a Co Donegal beach.