At a court hearing yesterday, Revenue officers were given a three-month case detention order at Ballinasloe District Court.

Several footpaths in these towns have been widened and, as a result, the roads have been narrowed.

The funds are part of the Sports Capital Equipment Grant and will support 34 clubs across Roscommon, Longford and Leitrim.

It comes as an environmental group accused him of 'encroaching on the functions of the courts'.

Brian O'Connor spoke out strongly at an inquest into two people who died in a single-vehicle crash in Ballaghaderreen two years ago.

There was a 100 per cent failure rate in Leitrim, with all four of the tanks tested not meeting standards.

He said the recent pandemic lockdowns saw a number of operators exiting the market.