The report also shows that the 3 counties in the Shannonside region required the lowest average income to purchase a house, as well as some of the lowest rent prices nationally.

The Sligo/Leitrim Garda division saw the largest decrease with 15 fewer Gardaí staffed in 2023 compared to 2022.

A substantial grant is expected for the plans to progress through design and environmental stages.

An Post recently announced plans that the service will be run by a contractor and most likely move from its current location on the Square.

Ballaghaderreen's public library at Dillon House has been closed since 2020 as it awaits refurbishment works.

A substantial grant is expected for the route in this year's TII roads announcement it emerged today.

Nationally, there were 683 patients waiting on trolleys with the INMO describing the 'predictable' Bank Holiday surge as 'incredibly dangerous'.

He died peacefully at the Mater Hospital in Dublin early this morning.