Her case drew international condemnation, with the leader of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, describing the lack of treatment for a victim of domestic abuse by local officials as disgraceful.

It's already Ireland's most successful games ever with four gold and three bronze medals already secured.

The x-ray unit in St Joseph's Care Centre in Longford performs up to 6000 scans per year.

Gardaí say one third of all scams of this nature occur during August to September each year.

It was announced recently that a priest has now been appointed to two parishes which has not previously happened before in the diocese.

According to Gardaí the driving conditions at the time were treacherous due to wet roads.

Noel says Team Ireland's performance at the Paris Olympics shows the benefit of a stronger focus on individual athleticism.

A separate telecom company objected to the application stating the area had adequate space on existing masts locally