Appeal to catch hit-and-run driver

Gardaí are searching for a hit-and-run driver who knocked down a boy in front of his younger sister and then fled.

Officers have urged the driver of a silver or beige Nissan Primera to contact them following the incident, which occurred in a Cork City suburb at 5.05pm on Saturday.

The vehicle, which investigators say has a registration plate of 2002 or later — hit the 9-year-old while travelling through the Dillon’s Cross and Gordon’s Hill-Steep Rd area.