A Wicklow councillor has said the M11 south of Dublin needs to be upgraded after two closures already this year, due to flooding.

A man in his forties has died after being hit by a car in Co Wicklow in the early hours of Christmas morning.

Gardaí have named the 67-year-old female pedestrian who was killed after being struck by a car at Blainroe, in Co Wicklow last night.

Gardai in Arklow, Co Wicklow, believe they have foiled a major theft at a jewellers in the town.