Permission had been sought for the change of use of the former Cigar factory in the Town.

Participants will look at the features used to identify Ireland's Dragonfly and Damselfly species.

Roscommon County Council will decide on the issue in the coming months.

The duration of the road closure will depend on how long the water level in the lake remains close to or above the level of the public road

The L-2005 at Ballagh near the infamous turlough will be closed from 11am on Monday to facilitate the works.

It comes as the CSO releases new figures which reveal the amount of housing units being built across the nation per capita.

Works proposed include the repurposing of the building for the provision of two town houses as well as a ground floor commercial unit.

The postal service confirmed last week that it would implement a new business strategy for its Roscommon town service.