A man in his early 20s received serious injuries in the incident and was brought to the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar for treatment.

Services in the region such as emergency departments, inpatient admissions and various therapies are reporting either major overcrowding or long waiting lists.

The decommissioned station in Ardagh is being sold by Sherry Fitzgerald Quinn by online auction next month.

Their appearance comes against a backdrop of a recruitment freeze and lower than expected budget funding.

Under the initiative Ukrainian refugees would have to find either a rental property or take up the offer of a home pledged by members of the public.

Roscommon Young Carers Project was rewarded in the Youth Category at a ceremony, which took place in Killashee House Hotel in County Kildare, on Saturday.

At the sentencing, the court heard he targeted gay men using a LGBT dating app.

Storm Babet had a huge impact on services last week, as people weren't able to donate.