Sligo University Hospital with 804 patients, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, 265, were also significantly impacted by overcrowding.

Funding can be used to develop walkways, spectator stands, parking facilities and improve accessibility.

Local Physicist Gabriel Finneran has been part of the team at the UCD Space Science Group who have developed and built the satellite from scratch.

Longford had the highest average rent for new tenancies in the region at €992.

The RSA mobile interactive unit, is designed to educate and engage the public on road safety.

The Government have previously said that combating domestic violence is a key priority for them.

One person was removed from the scene to Sligo General Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

The coroner has been notified and a post-mortem examination is due to take place.