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.

There were 80 of them around the country, including in Athlone and Longford, but they were abolished in 2014.