The water notice impacted customers in Boyle, Ardcarne, Knockvicar, Cootehall, Grangemore, Ballinameen, Croghan, Cortober Village and surrounding areas. 

Longford County Planners approved the application with 16 conditions attached.

The ESB are continuing restoration efforts with some crews drafted in from Europe to help.

It comes as An Garda Síochána conducts an extensive Roads Policing Operation over the St Brigid's Bank Holiday weekend, which will continue until 7am on Tuesday.

They should know their faith later today, with counting resumed at 9:30 this morning.

His relatives have since confirmed he has been found safe and well.

He ran a bicycle shop and filling station in the town for many years.

However, it says in the year since December 2023, there's been an increase of 12 per cent.