The motorcyclist who was killed in a crash in Dunboyne, Co Meath last night has been named.
Paul Caffery (24) from Finglas, Dublin, lost control of his bike shortly before midnight and it went into a ditch.
He was taken to James Connolly Memorial Hospital where he died a short time later.
Two other men were killed in a separate traffic incident overnight.
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The men, one in his 20s and the other in his 40s, were killed in a car crash near Castletown on the main Carlow to Wexford road.
The incident happened at about 3 a.m. when the driver lost control of the car and it hit a tree. Two other men travelling in the vehicle were injured and are being treated for minor injuries in St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny.