The 41 year old who was originally from Longford Town, had been living and working in the states for a number of years before her death.

Judge Martin Nolan said a custodial sentence is inevitable.

Members of the 127th Infantry Battalion were reviewed by Tánaiste Simon Harris at Custume Barracks in Athlone today.

Judge Connolly called the offending 'an affront to the court', as the accused had previously received a fully suspended sentence for a similar offence.

The total number of admitted patients waiting for beds in October was 9,643.

Mary Bohan is currently a Fianna Fáil councillor in the Manorhamilton Municipal District.

Aindrias and his band will perfrom at at Lyons Beer Garden on Main Street at 9pm.

Local Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran is among those paying tribute this evening saying he was a great ambassador for Athlone.