It also heard Longford town has one of the highest levels of deprivation in Ireland.

One Lanesboro resident claimed the project would be very dangerous and would present a fire risk.

A middle-man brokered a deal between the council and protestors in Ballaghaderreen - with 15 car-parking spaces being kept at The Square.

It would see the erection of 22 wind turbines and a 110kV electrical substation and all associated site works.

There were protests last summer over the €8 million project that's planned for the town.

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the 52-year-old's brutal death.

The 17-year-old pleaded guilty to the assault which occurred in Mullingar before Christmas.

Pupil numbers at the school have almost doubled in the past decade, to around 500.