The five-time All-Ireland winner told gardai he was in a very desperate situation having 'fallen into a rut' over the years.

An assessment of need allows a child to be diagnosed with a disability, such as autism, and then get the care they need.

Minister Jack Chambers is in Longford Town today at the launch of the Albert Reynolds collection at Longford Library.

Roscommon Forgotten Heroes focuses largely on the period between 1914 and 1919.

There are 143 in the county, according to the Department of Migration.

The project, supported through the Capital Assistance Scheme, will create 12 safe units for women and children in crisis at Esker House.

Timmie Beirne of Cloone passed away on Saturday at Sligo University Hospital.

Five people have died in crashes in the Shannonside region this year - four in Roscommon and one in Leitrim.