They've been told their time with Lucy has been reduced to a matter of months.

Each of the councillors were elected at their respective annual general meetings this week.

The Department of Transport have confirmed that a full report will be issued in due course.

The funds help local groups with overhead costs like energy bills, or insurance,

Community, sporting, and voluntary groups are now urged to gather the details of local defibs and register them on an online form on the council website.

The first public consultation meeting will take place in the Bush Hotel in Carrick on Shannon next Monday.

The works have been described by Uisce Eireann as a critical step in conserving water and reducing leakage levels.

The bid is being put in by the Atlantic Technological University in Sligo which takes in Mountbellew as part of its campus