Minister Martin Heydon will address the annual general meeting of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association at the Percy French Hotel.

Of the remaining four submissions, two requested a refusal.

School secretaries and caretakers across the Shannonside region engaged in strike action for a number of days.

The road was due to reopen on August 25th but the contractor sought a three-week extension.

At present, the local authority has restrictions on the maximum size of memorial permitted. 

Gardaí searched two properties in county Longford on Tuesday and four people were arrested.