Plans include the six 3 bed, two storey semi detached homes and eight two bed, two storey terraced dwellings.

Longford councillor, Padraig Brady, says it's important to remember all those who died fighting in the local area.

The application includes the proposed extension of an access road and green open space

Ballinamuck in Longford will host it's first ever St Patricks Day Parade tomorrow.

The Yamaha quad bike is black and brown in colour.

A special walkway was constructed between Drumlish and Monaduff in recent years, but this new grant means the route can now be extended to safely link Drumlish to its neighbouring village of Ballinamuck.

Svetlana stresses the importance of children keeping up their native language as "language is a living structure, it lives as long as we speak it".

The extension will see ten new bungalows in the estate.