Tributes are being paid to a local couple who were killed in a crash in Co Cork yesterday.
The couple have been named locally as John Patrick and Bernadette Allen and were both in their 80's.
The incident happened on the N28 at the Shannon Park roundabout in Carrigaline.
The collision, which involved up to four cars and a fully loaded car transporter, took place at around 11am.
Gardai are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
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United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres says the world has lost a 'towering global leader' with the death of Mikhail Gorbachev.
US President Joe Biden says Gorbachev dramatically reduced the potential for a third World War, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised his 'courage and integrity'
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The public sector pay deal will impact spending in other parts of the budget, according to the Taoiseach.
The agreement, which was decided this morning, will see public sector pay increase gradually by 6.5 percent in the next 16 months.
But Micheal Martin has warned the increased spend will have consequences in September’s budget.
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The Public Expenditure Minister's backed TD Dara Calleary to return to a ministerial role in the future.
However, he wouldn't be drawn on speculation the Mayo TD would replace Junior Minister Robert Troy
It's expected that Deputy Calleary will be handed the enterprise portfolio this morning, having stepped down as agriculture minister in 2020 in the wake of Golfgate.
Minister Michael Mc Grath says it's the Taoiseach's decision on who to appoint to the role.
