3 applications have been received in Ballinalee while just 1 has gone through in Elphin.

Ballinalee man Jimmy Fox says local groups and businesses will greatly benefit from a reliable hackney service in the area.

The scheme is intended to support areas without a full time taxi service, and the NTA are now seeking applications for drivers.

The restrictions will be in place between 11pm and 6:30am and affect a large area of Longford.

Homeowners are being advised to use their house alarms.

The project at the Market Square has been the subject of a lot of online criticism with people wondering why no work has been carried out there for the past several days

The buildings will be restored and brought back into use to serve a new function.

The cottage is very closely linked to Sean Mac Eoin.