Two calls were reported to Longford Gardaí yesterday afternoon regarding suspicious devices.

Staff and customers at the Longford Shopping Centre and Dunnes Stores on the Dublin Road were forced to leave the centres with immediate effect just before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

The nature of the concerns that lead to the evacuations have not yet been confirmed by Gardaí.

Athlete Jade Hoare is travelling to London's Excel Arena to participate in the Official Strongman Games European Championships over the weekend.

These new figures reveal that Leitrim is the cheapest county in Ireland to rent in the country.

The vehicle was recovered in the early hours of this morning in Longford Town.

According to this latest release, Westmeath has the highest number of people claiming the allowance at 1,658.

The event aims to highlight human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir, a disputed territory administered by India.