Young man dies following crash near Eyrecourt

Galway Bay fm newsroom – A young man has died following a crash near Eyrecourt. The single-car incident happened on the R356 between Banagher and Eyrecourt shortly after midnight. The 23-year-old driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle, which struck a wall at Shannongrove on the Galway/Offaly border. His body has been taken to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. The R356 between Banagher and Eyrecourt remains closed this morning as Gardaí carry out a technical examination of the scene. Diversions are in place through Clonfert.