A woman has been killed in a crash in County Kerry while another woman has been critically injured.
It happened between 2 cars on the N22 at Brennans Glen in Killarney shortly after 2pm yesterday afternoon.
A woman in her 40s who was a passenger in one of the cars was seriously injured, but was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
Two others who were in the same car - a man and woman in their 70s, were taken to hospital - where the woman is in a critical condition.
Two women in their early 20s who were in the second car, were also brought to hospital but their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.