The Roscommon man has been an elected politician for the past 40 years, as a councillor, TD and senator.

The low temperature and ice alert starts at 7pm this evening and ends at 8am tomorrow morning.

It will run from 7pm until 8am tomorrow morning.

These new figures are in MyHome's Property Price Report for the last three months of 2024.

Ballaghaderreen Leisure Centre say they have been unable to agree terms with the owners of the building and will be withdrawing from negotiations.

Sub-zero temperatures have resulted in dozens of school and business closures across the region.

The leisure amenity in Ballaghaderreen, which is located at the former Abbeyfield Hotel, was planned to re-open under new management this year.

Parts of the Shannonside region could see temperatures as low as minus 6 degrees tonight with an orange weather alert coming into effect from 6pm.