Gardaí in Tipperary are appealing for witnesses to a road incident in which a child was knocked down.

A toddler is fighting for life following a road accident near Ballaghaderreen in Co. Roscommon today.

A member of a gang who arrived to rob a bank moments after it closed because their stolen getaway car had been delayed in rush-hour traffic has had his sentence adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Two members of a three-strong gang who lurked outside a bank until it closed and then tried to push and kick their way in have been jailed by Judge Yvonne Murphy at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.