Gardaí in Cork have arrested a man over a hit and run this morning that killed an 85-year-old woman.
The man, who is in his 50s, is being held at Midleton Garda Station.
The woman was struck by a car at 7am on the N25 as she crossed the main street in Castlemartyr village, about five miles from Midleton.
The car, travelling from Youghal to Midleton, failed to stop, a Garda spokesman said.
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Separately, gardaí have named a man who died in a crash in Ennis, Co Clare yesterday as William Ryan (81) of Highfield Park, Ennis.