Sandy Sheerin formed 'Red Shed', an animal welfare organisation focusing on rescue and education.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at a former convent in Lanesboro at around 9 o'clock last night.

Stricter rules for newly-arriving Ukrainian refugees are expected to come into force in late January or early February.

At an Oireachtas meeting, Senator Eugene Murphy outlined the staffing crisis at Keadue National School.

The scheme was introduced to support businesses with increases in their electricity or natural gas costs arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The move was confirmed over night by Roscommon/Galway Sinn Fein TD Claire Kerrane.

Leo Varadkar criticised Russia for threatening to use nuclear armaments in its conflict with Ukraine if there is an escalation from the west.

Minister Burke attended an EU General Affairs council meeting yesterday in the Belgian capital.