The two deaths, occurring in such a short period overnight, add to renewed concern over the number of fatal collisions on Irish roads.
Two people have died in separate single-vehicle crashes in Meath and Limerick within less than an hour of each other overnight.
A man in his 50s was killed when the car he was driving struck a premises on Connaught Street in Athboy at around 2am.
Just 40 minutes later, a man in his 20s died after his car struck a tree on the N21 at Cummeen, Adare.
Two passengers were also injured in the Limerick crash.
One man in his 20s is in a critical condition at University Hospital Limerick, while a man in his late teens suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The two deaths, occurring in such a short period overnight, add to renewed concern over the number of fatal collisions on Irish roads.
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