The 83-year-old was credited for his role in founding the Tullamore Show and for bringing Disc A Go Go, Ireland’s first disco, to Mullingar in the 1960s.

Some customers in the area and surrounding parts of Leitrim may experience a disruption to their water supply.

Fianna Fáil Cllr Gary Prior brought forward a motion to the most recent Ballinamore Municipal District meeting to highlight the issue.

Gardaí on routine patrol were called to report of an e-bike causing a disturbance in Porterstown Park at around half 2 on Friday afternoon.

It's been five years since the so-called tea trolley was withdrawn due to the pandemic - and since then it's returned to specific train lines but not across the network.

He once owned the Bridge House Hotel in Tullamore and was the owner of the Greville Arms in Mullingar.

It has been closed for the past eight years, and cover has been provided by other stations.

Local man Andrew Reynolds opened the 'Coffee Box' this week beside the Lynders Holiday Park in the village.