The man in his 50s is being questioned at Cobh Garda Station after being arrested yesterday morning.

Speaking on today's Joe Finnegan Show, EU Minister and Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke defended the budget, which was revealed on Tuesday.

Goldpine Partnership are seeking to the develop ground floor units with a total area of 1,348 metres squared, which can be divided into between two and seven units, at a site adjacent to Flynn's Field car park.

According to the latest INMO figures, there are 14 people currently waiting in the Emergency Department in Sligo and 26 people waiting for a bed overall. Mullingar has 12 patients in its Emergency Department.

The school is also seeking to install a new Astro-turf pitch as well as hard and soft play areas.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the average pint of lager has gone up 50 cent in the last year.

Its part of efforts to boost Garda numbers.

The search included Gardai attached to the Roscommon/Longford Drugs Unit, the North Western Armed Support Unit and local Gardaí.