Gardaí are continuing to appeal for information and camera footage of the incident, which occurred between 12:30am and 1:10am on Sunday.

It follows a night of recognition last Friday for all those involved in running the Longford church.

The new figures have been released by the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

That's according to data released by the CSO, which reveals over 560 housing units across the Shannonside region received planning permission in 2025.

The project seeks to improve pedestrian infrastructure across the village of Ballyforan, including new signage and road markings to define a School Zone at Ballyforan National School.

A Longford farmer was alerted about the incident when one of his sheep was spotted badly injured on a road near his farm.

There are also significant numbers in other local hospitals.

In her first St. Patrick’s Day message, she says the Irish are a people who understand peace is "not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice".