Communities in Roscommon, Donegal, Louth and Kerry, and Mayo were plunged into sadness following fatal road traffic collisions.

According to the latest NOAC report, local fire crews reached the scene of a reported fire within ten minutes in 27% of cases.

Teagasc's information meetings will take place in Mullingar on the 10th October, Roscommon Town on the 11th, and in Longford on the Tuesday the 17th.

MCS River Village Ltd plan to build the one-storey premises, which includes an ancillary off-licence, on a greenfield site in Monksland.

The first quarter of this year had shown the highest numbers of incidents of assault, harassments and threats to kill in four years.

In Roscommon a 25-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle collision near Athleague yesterday morning.

The airport is closed this morning due to heavy fog affecting maintenance works, with the operator saying they expect the airport to reopen soon.

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