Two people were killed in weekend road accidents in the south-west. Mr Richard Lynch (61), from Thomondgate, Limerick, was killed when his car went out of control and hit a pole at the Shannon Bridge roundabout in Limerick city on Saturday afternoon.mortem will take place today.
Meanwhile, a single man in his 20s was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Clonakilty, Co Cork. Mr Ken Hendrick, from Blackpool, Cork, was walking with a friend outside the town shortly after midnight last Friday when they were both hit by a van.
Mr Hendrick was pronounced dead at the scene while his friend was taken to Cork University Hospital, where his condition was described as comfortable.
A man was later arrested in connection with the incident. He was released after questioning and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.