A 62-year-old man has died after being hit by a train near Newmarket-on-Fergus in Co Clare last night.
The incident happened on the Ennis to Colbert line shortly after 10pm. It is believed the man was moving livestock beside the railway lines.
A driver and one passenger were on the train at the time. The driver alerted emergency services but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Iarnród Éireann said they were conducting an investigation into the incident.
Meanwhile, a teenager died on Saturday afternoon after being struck by a train in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.
Eddie Shoer (18), from St Joseph's Park in the town, was killed after being struck by the Limerick to Ballybrophy train at 5.50pm. The incident occurred about a mile on the Cloughjordan side of Nenagh railway station.
Emergency services went to the scene but efforts to resuscitate the teenager failed. He was pronounced dead at the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick.
Insp Bernard Barry from Nenagh Garda station confirmed Mr Shoer was with a number of friends who were walking along the railways tracks on the outskirts of the town when the incident occurred. He confirmed gardaí are treating the incident as a "tragic accident".