Two motorcyclists die in separate crashes in Cork and Athlone

The Cork crash occurred around 8:15pm at Gooseberryhill, Newmarket and involved a tractor and a motorcyclist

The road is currently closed and local diversions are in place. Forensic Collision Investigators are expected to conduct an examination of the scene this morning.

Two male motorcyclists  - one is his 20s and one is his 40s - have died following separate road accidents in Cork and Athlone.

The man in his 40s died following a collision between a tractor and a motorcycle in Cork on Tuesday evening.