Three people have been killed on Irish roads so far today. A male pedestrian was killed after he was hit by a car in Cork city earlier this morning.
The 43-year-old victim died after being hit by the vehicle on Arderrow, Ballyhooley Road, Mayfield at 4.30am.
He was taken to Cork University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The dead man has not been named.
A man was killed when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle near Tullow, Co Carlow.
The victim - believed to be in his 20s - was the sole occupant of the car and died at the scene.
The female driver of the second car and her two female passengers were all taken to Kilkenny Hospital for treatment.
A 24-year-old man was killed when his car struck a fence on the old Kildare Road in the Curragh this morning.
Meanwhile gardaí have named the 19-year-old who was killed in a fatal traffic collision that occurred on November 21st 2006 at Burnfoot, Co Donegal as Gavin Campbell from Bridgend, Co Donegal.