A community service sentence could help organisations who are struggling to find volunteers

The latest violent incident in Longford town happened shortly after three o' clock yesterday afternoon at a premises on Main Street

Several animals were found on the property in small enclosures with no access to water.

The trial of four men accused of falsely imprisoning and seriously assaulting the director of Quinn Industrial Holdings gets underway in the next few hours.

Two men and a woman charged with an aggravated burglary earlier this week have been released on bail subject to strict conditions before appearing in court again next month.

The Leitrim native received a fully suspended sentence on the condition that he keep the peace.

A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in Dublin following a break-in to property on St Mel's road in