The Education Minister is considering the move after the recent spate of road deaths involving young people, including the summer tragedies in Monaghan and Clonmel.

Western counties continue to see the largest number of vacant properties with Roscommon and Leitrim recording levels over 16 percent.

The Brosnan report has examined the latest CSO figures in order to determine how much each counties' businesses are spending on energy costs.

Nationally, as of last year, there were over 1,012,287 children aged under 15 in Ireland.

Two motorists were caught speeding on the M6 Glen Athlone in Westmeath, one travelling at 131km/h and another at 144km/h in a 120km/h zone. 

Of these figures from the region, 1,513 are unpaid full time carers for members of the family.

Leitrim is the county with the highest proportion of classes with 30 or more pupils nationally, at 18.6%

Following a report published by the authority this morning, it was revealed that the number of property upgrades has more than doubled this year across the Shannonside Northern Sound region since 2022.