The decisions for the proposed developments are due at the end of October.

The new departure on the Dublin to Galway line will run on Fridays only.

Members of the organisation are protesting outside the Horse and Jockey hotel in Tipperary as they demand action from Fianna Fail politicians.

It comes as a recent National Transport Authority report outlines a local 24% decrease of taxis since the last decade.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who was travelling on the N61 between 5am and 6am last Friday and who may have dash-cam footage to contact them.

A recent NTA study found that there are 19 thousand 500 licensed taxis in Ireland, down from almost 22 thousand a decade ago.

Members of the IFA remain at the Horse and Jockey hotel in Tipperary as they demand action from Fianna Fail politicians who are meeting there.

French prosecutors are continuing their investigation following the incident, with forensic tests ongoing and images from CCTV being studied.