Man hit by car after going to wedding

The victim of an early- morning road accident yesterday in east Cork attended a wedding in the area on Saturday and had only recently returned home to Ireland after years working in New Zealand.

The man, named locally as Cathal Torpey, died in hospital after he was hit by a car at 5.15am yesterday on the Cork side of Castlemartyr on the N25.

Mr Torpey, 33, had been walking on the road when he was struck by a Ford Focus. He was rushed by ambulance to Cork University Hospital, but died a short time later. The female driver of the car was not injured.