Goods worth a total value of €800 were stolen from a number of retail outlets across the town.

The Irish Road Hauliers Association is calling for a more serious response, as many lorry drivers risk being stranded in the UK over the festive period.

The Shed Distillery bought the 160-year-old Methodist Church and it's been turned into a community cultural event space.

The project will go to planning next year and it's hoped it will be complete by around 2030.

The finding comes from a recent report compiled by the European Commission, which showed that 18-24 year-olds in Ireland tend to rank their knowledge as 'basic.'

The alert began at 3 a.m. this morning and will run until 2 p.m. on Sunday.