The man is due to appear before Ballinasloe District Court next month.

WRC Adjudication Officer Anne McElduff decided that the complaint was well founded and ordered the respondent to pay Mr Nevin €7,500.

Councillor Maeve Reynolds says several landowners can't cut their hedges - even though hedge-cutting season started last week.

Fianna Fáil will pick its Presidential nominee today.

Independent councillor Mark Casey says he will be putting the barrister's name forward at Longford County Council's special meeting on September 15th.

She says she's informed her colleagues her name will not be going forward to represent the party in next month's election.

The biggest classes are in Kildare, where there's a 23.8 pupil average, while Longford has the smallest average classes at 20.5 children.

The semi-state company is meeting Leitrim County Council later this morning to discuss various issues.