Local residents held protests in the village last November saying existing services would be stretched to the limit.

The figures come from a recent CSO report pertaining to the amount of marriages which took place nationwide in 2023.

However, drug driving arrests are up 34% from 11 to 32 incidents so far this year.

They were down by 13 per cent in Longford and dropped by 55 per cent in Leitrim.

There are a total of 252 people on the social housing waiting list in Leitrim, including 152 in the Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District

The scene has been preserved for technical examination, and investigations are currently ongoing.

For 2024, Taste Leitrim has committed to being one of the first food trails in Ireland to highlight its environmentally sustainable ethos.

Nationally, 5,841 home completions were recorded in the first 3 months of this year.