It's after the government announced petrol and diesel would drop by an extra 10 cents a litre.

The party is due to table the motion tomorrow in response to the handling of nationwide fuel price protests.

This means local counties are among the top areas of the country where parents expressed a strong preference for their school's ethos to remain denominational.

The Midlands MEP said blockades would have ended sooner had Micheál Martin opened dialogue with those organising them.

The State Examinations Commission announced last night it was deferring the Leaving Cert Music and Junior Cycle Home Economics practicals, which were scheduled for today.

It follows a lengthy process to fill the vacant GP position in the south Longford town.

Roscommon County Council has confirmed the public consultation will take place at the Hodson Bay Hotel.

Gardaí were alerted to a robbery on Castle Street at approximately 4:30pm on Sunday afternoon.