He said works to relieve pinch points on the Shannon had not progressed following the allocation of €7 million four years ago.

Common tactics include scammers pretending to be banks, energy companies or courier services, with other scammers impersonating companies such as E-Flow or An Post.

The figures are up from 1,945 for 2022.

Roscommon County Council confirmed hydro-ecological field studies are underway to identify a long-term solution but wouldn't be completed until later this year.

Concerns regarding the loss of a large number of parking spaces in the town have already been raised by local councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice.

The hospital is appealing to the public not to visit if they are feeling unwell or have respiratory symptoms.

A body was recovered from the canal in the town yesterday morning.

It emerged yesterday a fresh review is underway , despite it being examined 5 years ago.