He was proposed by his party colleague Seán McGowan, seconded by another colleague, Mary Bohan, and deemed elected.  

Business owner Gareth Johnston says the store in Castlerea is no longer economically viable.

It's after the council signed off on a Small Business Waiver Support Scheme yesterday.

Lorry driver Shaun Curran of Middle Dore, Bunbeg in Co Donegal, was today jailed for five years with the final twelve months suspended, for dangerous driving causing death.

€150 fines will be issued for those caught littering - which could increase to €4,000 in court.

He was chosen to succeed Fianna Fáil's Paschal Fitzmaurice at the local authority's annual meeting today. 

It happened just before the roundabout coming into Longford town, from the Edgeworthstown side, at around 4.30pm. 

The function was held in Kilmurry, near Castlerea, where Fr Liam Devine lives.