The Naughton Foundation Scholarships are worth €20,000 while the students' former schools also receive a cash prize for helping the teenagers' development.

A fundraiser supporting a bereaved Roscommon family has raised almost 3000 euro.

She claims that local nursing homes in this region are close to breaking point.

Patrick O'Donovan says he's looking at everything which may help Roscommon County Council advance a planning application to alleviate flooding at the turlough.

The latest EPA report has warned of prolonged risks to the environment and public health if action is not taken.

The accused complained of being sleep deprived and having not slept over the last 30 hours and complained over the conditions of his detention.

The new services. will be coming on stream in the coming weeks.

42 patients are waiting for a bed in Sligo University Hospital compared to a figure of 57 yesterday