Inish Times

A motorist was arrested following the collision in Rathkeale on Saturday. A two-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Co Limerick. A motorist was arrested following the collision in Rathkeale on Saturday. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident involving a Jeep and the boy shortly after 3.50pm.

Gardaí are seeking witnesses to the incident in Cloonlara, on the Clare-Limerick border, on Friday. Tributes have been paid to a teenage boy killed in a hit-and-run collision in Co Clare. The boy has been named locally as Bryan Lowe, a sixth form pupil at St Munchin’s College in Limerick. His school described the 16-year-old as an “absolute gentleman” who “would do anything asked of him without complaint”.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivered the keynote address at the event. A commemoration event has taken place to mark the centenary of the Dromcollogher cinema fire that killed 48 people. Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivered the keynote address at the event before unveiling a commemorative plaque and planting a tree. On September 5 1926, a fire broke out when a candle fell in a makeshift cinema in the Co Limerick village, killing 10% of the local community.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to the crash on the Clare-Limerick border. A teenage boy riding an e-bike been killed following a hit-and-run collision. Gardaí are seeking witnesses to the incident in Cloonlara, on the Clare-Limerick border, on Friday. Shortly after 11pm, Gardaí were alerted after an e-bike rider, a boy in his mid-teens, was found unresponsive by the roadside on the L3050 at Cottage Cross near Cloonlara. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash happened at a level crossing in Co Mayo on Thursday. Tributes have been paid to a 12-year-old boy who died after the car he was in was hit by a train in Co Mayo. The crash happened at a level crossing in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis shortly after 8.45pm on Thursday. The boy, named locally as Eoin Doyle, was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood he and his father Declan had been travelling home from Gaelic football training when the incident happened.

The case was confirmed as instances of the disease have risen markedly in Great Britain in recent months. The bluetongue disease has been detected in a herd in Co Wexford, the Department of Agriculture has said. An unvaccinated 16-month-old heifer tested positive for bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) on post-mortem examination. The department said no clinical signs were detected prior to the animal’s death.

The meetings were hosted by Irish EU Minister Thomas Byrne There are “challenges” in agreeing the European Union budget before the end of the year, Ireland has said as it continues its presidency of the Council of the EU. EU affairs ministers from around the bloc gathered in Dublin on Thursday and Friday for an informal meeting of the EU General Affairs Council.

The 12-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis. A 12-year-old boy has died after the car he was in was hit by a train in Co Mayo, Ireland. The collision occurred at a level crossing in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis on shortly after 8.45pm on Thursday. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car, a man in his late 40s, was taken from the scene by ambulance for hospital treatment. His injuries are not considered life-threatening.

Irish house prices are about 17% above the level that would be consistent with current levels of economic fundamentals, the ESRI said. There is a “significant degree of overvaluation in the Irish residential property market”, according to a new study. The Economic and Social Research Institute has found that Irish house prices are currently about 17% above the level that would be consistent with levels of economic fundamentals such as incomes, interest rates and demographics.

Jim O’Callaghan head and shoulders Jim O’Callaghan has contended he has made ‘very fair’ concessions around his reforms of the criminal legal aid system. Jim O’Callaghan “doesn’t seem to be on top of his brief”, a striking solicitor has said, after the Justice Minister claimed the criminal courts are running “effectively” despite a large-scale withdrawal of services by lawyers.