Man killed, two hurt in motorbike crashes

A 20-year-old Co Clare man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a parked car in Lisdoonvarna this morning.

A 20-year-old Co Clare man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a parked car in Lisdoonvarna this morning.

The accident happened at Rathbawn in Lisdoonvarna at around 2.45 a.m.

He was named this afternoon as Mr Declan McDonagh, from Doolin.

Meanwhile, a man and a woman are in hospital following a collision between their motorcycle and a car in Co Louth.

The accident happened on the main Dublin to Belfast road shortly after 3.00 a.m. The woman, who was the pillion passenger, is thought to be in a serious condition in Louth County hospital.

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