It's suggested the increased costs will be passed on to households, resulting in a possible 10 per cent jump in bills.

The bus service will begin operating on Monday 28th of August.

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue presented the awards, which honours top performing sustainable beef and sheep farmers.

The Great Taste awards is one of the world’s largest and most trusted food and drink accreditation schemes.

 A significant number of impacted customers will have their power restored by this evening.

Free aural and visual presentations depicting memorabilia and stories from former residents of Athlone Castle will run throughout the weekend.

The film titles, "The Assault on and Capture of Ballymahon RIC Barracks" and is the creation of filmmaker Michael Conlan and Rónán Ó Ceallaigh, a local man who organised the erection of a plaque to commemorate the event last year.

The Marquee in Drumlish is one of the most popular live music festivals in the Shannonside Northern Sound region.