There will be a focus on capital spending and enterprise instead of any cost of living package or income tax cuts.

There are also outages in Lanesboro, Mohill, Cloone, Ballinamore, Carrick-on-Shannon, Frenchpark and Arigna.

Fianna Fáil politicians in the Shannonside region have been reacting to the news.

Local councillor Tom Crosby has been welcoming the investment.

Padraig Nugent died in a single-vehicle incident in Culleenmore, Kilglass, early yesterday morning.

Padraig Nugent, from Kilglass, was aged in his 50s and was a stalwart of Kilglass Gaels GAA club in Roscommon.

In a statement the former Dublin GAA manager says he's withdrawing with immediate effect after recent days gave him cause to reflect.

Ballyfeeney Green Energy has lodged a controversial planning application for six turbines, measuring around 160 metres high, around Ballyfeeney, which is located between Scramogue and Kilglass.