The crowd gathered Longford Market Square yesterday afternoon and called for an end to the siege of the Palestinian enclave.

HIQA's latest report follows an unannounced inspection of Sunbeam Lodge Community Group Home.

23-year-old Yousef Palani, of Markievicz Heights in Sligo, also admitted causing serious harm to another man the day before he killed his first victim.

Flooding and dangerous driving conditions are expected across parts of the country today.

Cllr Tom Crosby claims Bord na Móna has sold over 80,000 tonnes of peat to a company in County Tyrone.

A man in his 20s was taken to Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar for treatment.

St Coman’s Wood Primary School in Roscommon town has applied for an extension to the existing building to accommodate a new universal access lift and lift shaft.

Among the activities will be a real Witch Hunt, Donkey Racing, face-painting and face-pulling, a bouncy castle and many other traditional Halloween games and traditions.