The driver was arrested and his vehicle seized.

131 people have been killed on the roads so far this year, 25 more than the same time last year.

One of the Garda members was reportedly sprayed in the face with the substance by a woman who fled the scene.

He was last seen on Saturday the 16th September in the town and is thought to have travelled to Dublin.

A man in his 20s was arrested and later released without charge, with a file being prepared for the DPP.

Shortly before 11am on Monday, Gardaí searched a car in the Ballymore area of the town and recovered quantities of Cocaine, Ecstasy and Cannabis.

Chief Superintendent Derek Smart says they'll only be switched on in specific circumstances.

A man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s were assaulted and a sum of cash was taken during the course of this incident.