Fianna Fáil councillor Sean Moylan wants lower speeds enforced during drop off and collection times.

Lisnamult Community Enterprise had originally submitted a planning application but withdrew it last month.

Alcohol remains the number one addiction being treated for at the Rutland Centre.

There are concerns around the well-being of the animal as at 6 weeks old, the foal is too young to be separated from it's mother.

The Museum would be the home of space education and exploration in Ireland with an interactive space museum and virtual reality space mission.

Senator Micheal Carrigy raised the issue in the Seanad last week, while Councillor Peggy Nolan tabled it in Longford County Council.

Separately, various quantities of other illicit drugs worth €26,000 were discovered while searching parcels at a premise in Dublin.

Investment in transport, health, education, housing and energy is way behind other areas of the country and the continent.