Fianna Fáil TD and Ballygar GP, Martin Daly, says decisive action is needed to address the issue.

Louise Conneally runs Louise’s Beauty Studio in Roscommon Town and will be a guest speaker at the Repêchage Skincare Day of Empowerment in London.

The rate in Leitrim was considerably higher than the national average of 3.8 per cent.

A meeting took place in the Ballinamore area last night where residents expressed their concerns.

The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism, and Employment will visit Boston and New Hampshire next month.

The data was revealed in a recent publication by the CSO.

Gardaí say that a man aged in his 40s attended Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore as a precaution.

Portiuncla Hospital in Ballinasloe has 13 people waiting for a bed this morning with four under the age of 16.