Leitrim RTA victim is named

The man who was killed in an incident in Leitrim over the weekend has been named as Thomas McGovern (61), Tawnlea, Co Leitrim.

Mr McGovern died after the car he was driving left the road and crashed into a field in Killarague, Dromahair.

Man Killed in Kerry RTA

A man in his 20s has died after the car he was driving collided with a tractor in Co Kerry.

The incident happened at about 8.30pm on Sunday at Abbeydorney near Tralee.

The 23-year-old man was the driver of the car.

Mid East counties record highest increase in jobless figures

The mid-east counties of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow recorded the highest proportionate increases in the number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the past year, Central Statistics Office figures show.

During the year to May, there has been an unadjusted increase of 195, 115 joining the Live Register, a rise of 96.7 per cent, reports the Irish Times.

The CSO said all regions showed significant annual increases with the largest percentage rise recorded in the mid-east region which saw the numbers signing on jump 117.6 per cent.