Bord na Móna Powergen Limited are seeking to construct 22 wind turbines on lands close to Lanesboro in Longford.

The fire was put out by fire services from neighbouring towns - as Castlerea has been without a fire station since 2017.

According to a new report from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford are three of six counties which have experienced a decline in registrations this year.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle taught Roscommon priest Fr Julian Lupot before he came to Ireland.

One patient in Ballinamore, with severe chest pains, was left waiting for almost two hours for an ambulance.

The woman was taken to Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar, where she was treated for multiple bruises and injuries to her head, face and body as well as a brain bleed.

Safe houses allow people and families fleeing domestic violence a place to stay and recuperate in a secure environment.

Cllr Paddy O'Rourke says the Croí Cónaithe grant, which helps property owners refurbish vacant properties for housing, is tailor made for the county.