Their trial heard that a group of armed men smashed their way into a house at a recently repossessed rural property at Falsk, just outside Strokestown, Co Roscommon at around 5am on December 16, 2018.  

The 50-year-old ran a tyre business in the area, called Pat McCrann Tyres.

He was working on the family farm on Sheepwalk, Frenchpark, when a tyre exploded.

Mr Ahern will deliver a speech titled' 'Towards a vision for a New Ireland in the current landscape'.

Fr Patrick Lennon will retire as the parish priest in Dromard, in north Longford, after almost six years having been appointed in September 2018.

Fianna Fáil councillor Sean Moylan wants lower speeds enforced during drop off and collection times.

Lisnamult Community Enterprise had originally submitted a planning application but withdrew it last month.

The Museum would be the home of space education and exploration in Ireland with an interactive space museum and virtual reality space mission.