Robert was in jail in Iraq for four years before being released on bail last night.

Service coordinator Felicia Loughrey said many families are struggling.

Deputy Martin Kenny made the call to OPW Minister and Longford Westmeath TD Kevin 'Boxer' Moran during statements on flooding matters in the Dail recently.

The Elphin resident had been in prison there for four years because of a contract dispute between his employer and the Central Bank of Iraq.

The funeral Mass of 99-year-old Tom Callaghan took place in St Paul's Church, Kilmurray, this morning.

The drugs were recovered on the Ballinalee Road last Sunday after two people were searched by gardai.

The Battery road works have been the source significant complaints from local residents, businesses and representatives over the last two years due to traffic delays.

New figures released by the CSO show there were 263 burglaries in Roscommon-Longford in 2024.