The new local support service is a local branch of the well known national autism charity AS I AM.

Well known Lanesboro man Adie Farrell passed away in Mullingar Hospital earlier this week.

The alleged assault took place in the early hours of Friday morning the 20th of September on Bridge Street in Carrick-on-Shannon.

It follows several burglaries throughout the county, which were highlighted in a protest in Castlerea last weekend.

The HSE operate what they call a dynamic service, whereby if the local crew is on a call, then a crew from a different station will attend.

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke, meanwhile, is rejecting claims he's failed the sector.

The HSE is currently completing an internal review process based on a completed professional valuation as part of efforts to dispose of the significant property.

The government added €12 a week to all core rates of social welfare yesterday, including for the unemployed.