The yellow material was found in Lough Key in Boyle, Errit Lake in Gorthaganny and on cars in west Roscommon over the weekend.

Leitrim is the only county in the country that does not have a dedicated college of further education.

Independent MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan raised concerns that someone had poured paint in the Gorthaganny lake.

He met the school's new committee, who told him the current facilities are inadequate and there is an overcrowding problem.

The former town councillor announced last month she would be running as an Independent in June.

That's the stark warning from Roscommon Women's Network as work continues to identify a site for a refuge in the county.

Data published in the Irish Independent shows there are 822 Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation in Leitrim, along with 538 in Roscommon and 320 in Longford.

The farmer and chairman of Drumshanbo Mart was first elected in 1991 and has held his seat at every election since then.