The crash happened on Earl Street yesterday morning at around 10 o clock.

The pedestrian has been airlifted to Beaumont Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

'Love Life, Love Longford' will run across social media platforms.

Lines of vehicles are circling the outskirts of the town, driving very slowly.

It's resuming action from previous days, where a slow-moving convoy of tractors and vehicles looped around the Red Cow Roundabout and down along the N4.

Fine Gael Cllr Niall Gannon brought a motion forward to the latest Longford Municipal District Meeting.

In Longford Town, volunteers have been out since early morning collecting donations and raising awareness about the worthy cause.

Gardaí attended the scene of an assault in Longford Town today.

A Longford farmer was alerted about the incident when one of his sheep was spotted badly injured on a road near his farm.

Two women and a man, all aged in their 20s, were arrested in relation to the incident, which happened around 1pm. 

Drab affair in Bishopsgate