The masts will carry measuring devices such as thermometers and instruments to measure wind speed.

According to the planning application, the full base to blade tip height of the turbines would be 160 metres.

The well-known building host's the local credit union on the 1st floor, with the proposed child care centre planned for the ground floor.

The planning permission for the new houses to be built at Priors Point in Carrick on Shannon comes with 18 conditions attached

An Bord Pleanala refused claims that the homes would give rise to significant environmental effects.

While a second LIDL store in Athlone has been refused, the existing store is set to be transformed in a major upgrade.

A total of eight conditions are attached to the grant of the planning

People in the east-Galway town are expected to find out later this morning if Galway County Council is to grant permission for the facility in Poolboy