He was speaking following the second and final public consultation on the project.

Gardaí were alerted to the incident at around 9.30pm last Saturday, April 18th following reports that two cars had been damaged outside a house in Granard.

The company, which opened its first store in Newtownsmith in Galway in 2009, made the announcement in an Instagram post yesterday.

Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly ordered a cold case investigation into his death last September.

Leitrim Village Development Committee lodged the plans with county planners last December.

Launched in 2015, the aim of Operation Thor is to tackle the traditional rise in burglaries during the darker winter months.

Athleague man Terry Connaughton, who also ran a successful restaurant business in The Bronx, passed away on Tuesday.

It's felt the damage has been caused by heavy haulage vehicles carrying out forestry work locally.