The planned demolition will include the boiler house, turbine house, bag filter house and associated 80-metre high stack among other structures.

Speaking on today's Joe Finnegan Show, EU Minister and Longford/Westmeath TD Peter Burke defended the budget, which was revealed on Tuesday.

Roscommon County Council were the biggest spenders with over €7.1 million on 129 kilometres of road surface. The Cavan local authority strengthened 42.8 kilometres to the tune of €6.1 million, while Monaghan County Council invested over €5.3 million on almost 36 kilometres.

The development will consist of a new single-story extension consisting of a two-classroom special needs unit, and a new standalone two-storey gym building.

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

One woman clicked on a link and provided her personal information on a website she believed was My Revenue resulting in €1800 being removed from her account.

In a statement to Shannonside Northern Sound this afternoon, The HSE has confirmed that residents from the affected ward will be temporarily relocated to another unit within the care centre.

McLoughlin of Torboy, Moydow, Co Longford, still maintains his innocence after a Central Criminal Court jury convicted him last March following a trial in Castlebar, Co Mayo