Fianna Fáil local elections candidate Aidan Sampey says the estate is a disgrace.

It includes 18 in Roscommon, 34 in Longford and Westmeath, and 23 in Sligo, Leitrim and west

It's to cater for a 35 per cent increase in pupil numbers in St Attracta's National School over the past seven years.

He is aiming to win a seat on Leitrim County Council in the Carrick area, which also includes areas like Mohill.

The seizures were part of Operation Tara - an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on 2nd July 2021.

Several thousand euro worth of damage has been caused.

He says a priest from the Diocese of Achonry hasn’t been ordained in 12 years.

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €180,000 were seized by investigating Gardaí.