Three killed in weekend road accidents

Three people have lost their lives on Ireland's roads this bank holiday weekend, bringing the death toll for the year to 244.

A 42-year-old man died when he was hit by a car while out walking on the Ballymun Road in north Dublin on Saturday morning.

A 57-year-old man also died after the car he was a passenger in crashed into a tree in Monamolin, Co Wexford, yesterday evening.

Earlier yesterday, a woman in her 70s died when the car she was driving crashed into a wall near Inverin in Co Galway.