A 16 year old suffered fatal head injuries after he was struck by a vehicle outside his home, an inquest has heard.

A 59-year-old woman has died after she was struck by a car in Co Donegal last night.

A woman in her 40s has been killed in an overnight crash in Co Laois.

A disqualified truck driver who crossed onto the wrong side of the road, causing the death of a motorcyclist, has been jailed for ten months.

Gardai have renewed their appeal for information about a hit and run in Dublin last year after the victim passed away two days ago.

A High Court action by the family of a 22-year old woman killed in a road accident nearly thirteen years has been settled.

A man in his early 40s has died following a single vehicle crash in South Roscommon.

One in 14 car deaths in Europe every year could be prevented through the mandatory installation of a simple road safety device already fitted in many vehicles.

It was a tragedy of unimaginable proportions which touched people on both sides of the Irish Sea.