A man has died in a car crash near Ballytore, Co Kildare.
The 22-year-old was travelling in a car on the main Carlow to Dublin road when it crashed at 2.45am.
Another man and a woman who were travelling in the same car were seriously injured and taken to Naas General Hospital.
The single-vehicle collision happened on the M9 northbound between the Castledermot and Ballitore exits.
Gardaí are investigating.