At one stage, almost 31,000 homes and businesses in Leitrim, Longford and Roscommon were experiencing blackouts.

The ESB says they've reached out to customers in the worst-impacted areas of Leitrim and north Roscommon who may be out of power until the weekend.

The findings come from a recent release compiled by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.

Secondary Schools in the Shannonside region catered for close to 12 thousand students last year across 25 individual schools.

Latest figures revealed in an internal HSE document show over 12,000 children are overdue an assessment nationally.

The Medtech company announced the new jobs this morning to be based at their Carrick-On-Shannon factory.

Nationally, over 4,000 motor theft and related offences were reported in the first two quarters of the year.

A new report from Inland Fisheries Ireland details the 2,107 fish kills occurring in Irish rivers and lakes from 1969 to 2022.