Another Girl aged 6 and a boy aged 5 were hospitalised along with a woman in her 30s.

The service covers Leitrim, Longford and Westmeath locally and is heavily used by commuters.

Reports claim that a number of children have been hospitalised in an apparent stabbing outside of a school.

The ceremony took place in Dublin on Thursday.

It's understood the car involved had come to the attention of Gardaí shortly before the crash.

The meeting of the Early Years Joint Labour Committee will vote on a rate of €13.65 for Early Years Educators.

One of the Garda members was reportedly sprayed in the face with the substance by a woman who fled the scene.

The new departure on the Dublin to Galway line will run on Fridays only.