According to the Road Safety Authority, there were 47 in both Roscommon and Longford, and 24 in Leitrim.

The TD was confirmed as an election candidate at his party's selection convention in Sligo last night.

A 50 year old man was handed an 18 month suspended sentence on Wednesday after he drove a van through the metal gates of the property in Aughavas in September 2022.

Speaking in the Dáil this morning, Deputy Kenny praised the work of Leitrim County Council and first responders, while also acknowledging the visit of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to the village on Monday.

Deputy Martin Kenny says many of the judges will be appointed at district and circuit court level, where waiting times are especially long.

Deputy Martin Kenny described how a constituent contacted him following a medical emergency with her son where the on-call surgeon struggled to find staff to help perform surgery.

Many centres have little availability for February and March.