The Glinsk man had been considering moving to Galway East because of a redraw of the constituencies.

Senator Murphy could run as an Independent instead and abandon the party he's been in for over 40 years.

Ballaghaderreen's Michael Scally was one of the speakers at the rally, which was held after several burglaries in the county recently.

The south Roscommon man was recently re-elected to the council in the Athlone local electoral area.

Stand tickets for the finals will now be €100, with terrace tickets costing €55 - an increase of €10 and €5 respectively.

The Ballaghaderreen man was a Fine Gael councillor between 1991 and 2004 and is a long-time community activist.

The local library has been closed since 2020.