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Five men have been killed in separate road crashes over the weekend in the Republic of Ireland.

They died in collisions in counties Waterford, Roscommon, Kerry, Louth and Limerick, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported.

The incidents happened between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.

One was of those killed was musician Chris Bradley, from Desertmartin, County Londonderry.

He was the drummer in Irish country music star Declan Nerney's band.

Mr Bradley was a passenger in a car that collided with a tractor at Mooremont in County Louth, according to RTÉ.

University of Limerick journalism student Joe Drennan, 21, was killed when two cars collided in Castletroy, County Limerick, on Friday night.

Three motorcyclists died in separate road crashes in counties Waterford, Roscommon and Kerry.

A man in his 70s also died in a single vehicle collision involving a trike in County Waterford.

He was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash on the Chapel Road, Stradbally, at about noon on Sunday.

On Saturday, a man in in his 30s died after the motorcycle he was driving was involved in a collision with a car at about 17:00 local time.

It happened on the R357 Ballinasloe to Shannonbridge Road, at Cloneish, in County Roscommon.

He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

A number of hours later, a motorcyclist in his 40s was killed after colliding with a van at Moyvane North, Listowel, County Kerry, at about 19:00 local time.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gardaí (Irish police) have appealed for anyone with information about the incidents or dash-cam footage to contact them.

The weekend's fatalities bring the number of people who have been killed on roads in the Republic to 149 so far this year.