As thousands return home after the long weekend, gardaí and road safety chiefs are appealing to all road-users to take care.
It follows two serious accidents in Dublin and Kildare in the past 24 hours.
A man in his 20s was killed and two others were injured in a road accident on the M1 northbound at half past three this morning.
While a woman in her 20s is in a critical condition in hospital, following a road accident in Celbridge, Co. Kildare at half past five this morning – Four others were injured in the single-vehicle crash.
Road users are being warned to expect extra and slow traffic while Inspector John Galvin – Head of Clare’s Garda Traffic Division – says drivers need to be aware of extra machinery on county roads due to harvest season
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