Desree Pether, who lives in Elphin with the couple's three children, says her husband must now be brought home urgently.

The news is part of an €8 million grant scheme, delivered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

Tom Callaghan passed away on Tuesday in Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe and had lived in Rathmoyle, Castlerea.

Last night Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Harris, said he had been released on bail but remains in Iraq.

The Elphin resident had been in prison in Iraq since April 2021 because of a contract dispute between his employer and the Iraqi government.

The funding was announced by Minister for Rural and Community Development Dara Calleary, who's visiting Roscommon today.

The choir's PRO says it's part of a number of events taking place over the next few weeks.

The perpetrators accessed a garage and attached container, removing a number of items.