The Castlerea based councillor called on the council to remove and replace dead, dangerous and infected roadside trees.

The ladies' footballers won the All-Ireland intermediate final in August, and Leitrim County Council held a civic reception for them last night.

The TD was confirmed as an election candidate at his party's selection convention in Sligo last night.

He lost out by eight votes to Dr. Martin Daly at last night’s selection convention in the Abbey Hotel in Roscommon town.

The Longford Divisional Drugs Unit and local Gardaí conducted a search of a premises in the town earlier this week under operation Tara.

Taoiseach Simon Harris says she was a force to be reckoned with.

Micháel Martin said the party would consider the views of delegates present at last night's Fianna Fáil selection convention in Roscommon.