Mr Ahern will deliver a speech titled' 'Towards a vision for a New Ireland in the current landscape'.

Sitting TD Frank Feighan is seeking to retain his seat.

Workers have not received a pay increase in 14 years despite a Labour Court recommendation

A man in his 70s was rushed to Mullingar hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The purebred Connemara Palomino filly foal was taken in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Bornacoola area.

Members of the National Advocacy Service are staging a protest at the Taoiseach's constituency office in Wicklow and Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphries' offices in Monaghan today, with protests planned in Roscommon Town Tomorrow.

Castlerea's Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has confirmed he will vote against her, along with Fianna Fáil's Barry Cowen, over her support of Israel.

Following the Roscommon County Council AGM in June Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and three Independents make up the majority group.