A young cyclist was killed after being struck by a car on the road from Ennistymon to Lahinch in Co Clare last night.
The 14-year-old boy was cycling between the two towns at approximately midnight when the collision occurred.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick.
The boy’s body has been taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick for a postmortem examination.
