Two pedestrians killed in separate early-morning collisions

The pedestrian, a man aged in his 40s, was taken from the scene to University Hospital Galway.

Two pedestrians have lost their lives in separate incidents in Co Dublin and Co Galway today.

Shortly before 1am in Ballymun, Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian at Poppintree Park Lane West.