A spokesman for the Courts Service described the Poor Box as being "predominantly used by the District Courts who deal with criminal offences of a less serious nature.

A native of Ballymahon, who lived in Mullingar in recent years, he owned the Greville Arms Hotel in Mullingar and the Bridge House Hotel in Tullamore.

The alarm was raised in the Glenicmurrin area of Connemara shortly after 6 o'clock this morning.

Renbrack House was a mental health hostel, but it closed several years ago.

Hundreds of acres of forestry and bogland was destroyed in the blaze in Gortaganny and the surrounding area.

Tributes have been paid since he passed away at the weekend. Christy Maye had a long and successful business career.

Gardaí are investigating the incident and anyone with any information is asked to make contact with Castlerea Garda Station. 

The much loved service has its main campus in Longford Town with a number of homes, centres and services in the surrounding county.