The party convention was contested by Councillor Dalton, Senator Paraic Brady's brother Cian Brady and Granard's Kathleen Magahern.

Roscommon County Council is appealing to the local community to support the works and avoid what they say will be unnecessary and costly delays

The local Fine Gael branch in the Granard Municipal District will vote this evening at the convention in Aughnacliffe with up to 160 delegates set to cast their vote.

The Sligo Leitrim TD has raised concerns on how the Youth Diversion programme is being used.

Michael Fitzmaurice says homes throughout the west are still waiting for phone services to return.

A local councillor is believes that the videos, if posted online, could deter future incidents.

The Government says Europe needs to respond calmy and maturely to the US President’s announcement.

The 4.5 million euro plan is around 40 per cent complete.