The court heard from investigating Garda Shane O’Connor how the accused attempted to flee arrest by jumping from a balcony 5 metres from the ground in a state of undress.

Millions of euro worth of damage were caused to the Grafton Court area in the aftermath of a major fire on Sunday the 28th of July.

The x-ray unit in St Joseph's Care Centre in Longford performs up to 6000 scans per year.

A separate telecom company objected to the application stating the area had adequate space on existing masts locally

14 new staff members are joining employees from the original store bringing the number on site to 31.

Emergency services were called to the incident early on Sunday morning, the 28th of July, bringing it under control and stopping the spread of the fire to Main Street.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Longford Garda Station on 043 335 0570 or the Garda Confidential Line.

41 year old Sarah McNally, originally from Longford Town, had been living and working in the states for a number of years before her death.