Two people have died and two others were seriously injured in a road collision in Co Louth.
The collision involving two cars occurred on the R173, The Bush, at around 3.10pm yesterday.
A man and a woman, both in their 70s, in one of the cars were pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the second car, a man and woman both aged in their 30s, were airlifted to Beaumont Hospital and the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
The road was closed for a technical examination, but has since reopened.
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Gardaí are appealing to any witness or anyone travelling on the R173 between Dundalk and Carlingford, Co Louth, between 2.30pm and 3.30pm yesterday and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam), to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042 938 8400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
The deaths of the man and woman bring to four the number of people killed in road crashes in Ireland yesterday.
A 24-year-old woman from Co Tipperary was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Belfast and a man in his 50s died in a single-vehicle crash in Co Tipperary.
So far this year, 100 people have died on Irish roads, compared to 90 for the same period last year.
In Northern Ireland, 39 people have died on roads, compared to 27 for the same period in 2025.