Local groups have called for the plan to be tweaked to include a lit running track using the former 550 metre Greyhound track loop.

Speaking to Shannonside FM News, local farmers stated that 'enough is enough'.

Part 8 planning permission is due to be lodged in the coming weeks for the expansion into lands adjacent to the Park.

Its ahead of a Longford County Council meeting at 4pm today where farmers want to engage with local councillors and deliver a clear message on farming issues.

Mr. He Xiangdong visited the distillery yesterday and was accompanied by Minister for European Affairs, Peter Burke, to celebrate the launch of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin in China.

The application was approved with seven conditions attached.

Meanwhile, his mother 37-year-old Ruth Purcell Healy appeared before a special sitting of Waterford District Court charged with his murder last night.

The extension is set to use lands purchased by Longford County Council to the north of the Park and will also include additional car parking facilities.