One issue raised in their decision was that anyone not using a car to access the site outside of the town would be put at a disadvantage.

Emergency services attended the scene of the collision on the N55 near Ballymahon at around 8 o'clock yesterday evening.

Gardaí are of the "firm belief" that the feud is "far from over and there will be reprisals from both parties.''

A man in his 30s was taken by air ambulance to the Mater Hospital in Dublin where he remains in a serious, but non-life threatening condition.

The event will take place at the Longford Arms Hotel with prizes up for grabs and live music on the night.

Gerry Warnock has been speaking after a man was been seriously injured in an alleged assault in Longford Town this morning.

The incident took place on the Dublin road close to a local national school in the town just after 9am.

No one was injured in the incident and the adjacent property was undamaged.