According to the local representatives, an appropriate intervention from Government on this matter is "overdue."

Father of five, Johnny Maguire, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of head and neck cancer in July.

At an Oireachtas meeting, Senator Eugene Murphy outlined the staffing crisis at Keadue National School.

A study carried out by Maynooth University's ICARUS Climate Research Centre has found locations in the east and midlands of the country show the greatest rate of warming in annual temperature.

The mast measures 100 metres in height and is located at Lough Bannow Bog in Derrynaskea.

Esker House in Athlone operates the region's only 24 hour support line for victims of Domestic Abuse.

The man, who is now in his 40s, had denied the allegations.

In beginning his sentencing this morning, Judge Keelan Johnston described witness accounts of the accused's car driving erratically and swerving into oncoming traffic, resulting in several near misses.