Two men in their 20s have died in a road crash in Co. Kildare.

The pair were killed instantly when the car they were travelling in lost control and collided with a tree on the Derrinturn to Allenwood road yesterday evening.

In total, five people have died and two others remain in a serious condition in hospital following a series of car crashes over the weekend.

A 22-year-old man died in hospital overnight following a crash in County Meath on Saturday. Another 24 year old man is in a stable condition following the collision which happened in Oldcastle at around 4 in the morning.

It has been one of the worst weekends this year on Irish roads as the seventh annual Road Safety week begins today.

Brian Farrell of the Road Safety Authority wants all road users to do their part to improve safety: