Two motorcyclists have died in separate crashes in Dublin and Offaly.

The two motorbike crashes happened within half an hour of each other yesterday evening.

In the first incident, a man in his 40s died in a single-vehicle crash on the R457 at Mulaghtour in Belmont, County Offaly.

It happened at around 6:45pm and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

In the second incident, a motorcyclist died following a single-car collision on the Junction 1 Southbound of the M1/M50 slip road in Dublin at approximately 7pm.

The man, aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was moved to Beaumont Hospital, for post-mortem.

The road is now open following a technical examination.

Gardaí are appealing to road users who may have camera footage and who were travelling in the area at the time to make this footage available to them.

Those who may have witnessed this collision are asked to contact Ballymun Garda Station on 01 666 4400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

Figures released by Gardaí reveal that 122 deaths have occurred on Irish roads this year.