A man in his 20s was arrested yesterday following the death of a cyclist in a hit-and-run incident near the border between Offaly and Kildare on Tuesday.
A man named locally as Peter Farrell (61), Clonmullen, Edenderry, Co Offaly, died when he was struck by a vehicle while cycling at Carrick on the Kinnegad to Edenderry road shortly before 9pm on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, gardaí in Donnybrook, Dublin, are seeking witnesses after a woman sustained serious injuries when she was struck by a car on the Morehampton Road on Friday.
The 57-year-old woman was crossing the road with a child in a buggy when she was struck by a car at about 3pm. The driver of the car remained at the scene. The woman was taken to St Vincent’s hospital with serious injuries.
