Two female gardai and a man have been injured in a road traffic collision in Limerick.
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/> The incident happened in Bru na Gruadán, Castletroy, shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon.

It’s believed the gardai’s patrol car was rammed by another car after the officers responded to an alert in the area.

It’s believed the man’s condition is serious but stable, while the condition of the two gardai is unknown.

Emergency services are at the scene.

/> Electric Ireland has today announced it’s to up it’s electricity prices by almost 6% from next month.
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/> The company is to also push up gas prices matching the 8.5% price rise approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation earlier this week.

The energy provider says the increase will add €1.22 to the average electricty bill every week or about €63 per year.

These customers in Dublin say the hike is too much to bear:

A second person has come forward to report a white car being driven erratically in the vicinity where a cyclist and three members of a British family were shot dead in the French Alps.
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/> This latest witness says the vehicle a Peugeot which almost forced her own off the road was being driven by a man in a black shirt.

Post mortem’s have found the three family members found dead inside their car had each been shot twice in the head.

The cyclist found dead nearby had suffered five separate gunshot wounds.

There are reports that French police are investigating whether or not a family feud over money was the motive for the killings.

/> Gardaí investigating the murder of Alan Ryan in Dublin have arrested a man in connection with the investigation.
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/> Ryan known by detectives for his links with the Real IRA died in Beaumont Hospital after being shot on Grange Lodge Avenue in Clongriffin on Monday afternoon.

Its emerged this evening that Gardai arrested a man in his late 40′s last night.

He’s currently detained under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act although Gardai have not disclosed what Garda station he is being held at.

At least 60 people have died and hundreds more injured after two powerful earthquakes struck southwest China.
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/> Officials say at least 100,000 people have been made homeless by the disaster.

China’s state news agency says the death toll could still rise as many villages remain blocked by landslides and the worst hit areas may have lost power and communications.

Mean while, an earthquake has struck the heart of Beverly Hills.

Authorities in California say the 3.5 tremor shook people awake but caused no damage or injuries.

It’ss the second earthquake centered in Beverly Hills this week, after a similar sized one was recorded on Monday.