The fire broke out at a residential property at Old Ardnacassa on the Dublin Road at around 6.30 pm.

A man was discovered on Main Street with serious head injuries at 3am on Saturday, December 21st.

A Longford man in his 30s remains in a critical condition following the incident on Saturday morning last.

Gardaí are investigating following reports of an assault that occurred at approximately 4.15 am in the town on Sunday.

The driver was caught driving 124kph in a 60kph zone on the N4 in Drishoge.

Gardaí have confirmed they're investigating the incident which occurred at a service station on the Boyle Road in Carrick-on-Shannon.

The incident happened close to the Kilteevan-Derrane crossroads on the N63

Gardaí say the incident has now been cleared and traffic is moving freely again.