Longford-Westmeath TD Sorca Clarke, from Sinn Fein, is also a member of the committee.

Fine Gael Cllr Garry Murtagh brought forward a motion to the most recent Longford County Council meeting.

Teams from 27 schools across the county displayed a range of projects addressing sustainability challenges.

The awards are hosted by the Law Society of Ireland and are the longest running media awards in Ireland.

A walk will be starting in Dublin today and finishing at the National Famine Museum in Strokestown tomorrow.

100,000 people are currently waiting to take their exam.

It calls for collective steps to enable the development of a lasting ceasefire for the region.

It's planned for the former vocational school in the town, which has been vandalised several times.