The IDA has hardly been seen in Longford over the last five years. So the decision to appoint a regional manager to the Midlands as part of a Government jobs strategy for the area has to be a positive step, said Longford Chamber of Commerce.

By CALLING for an internal investigation by the Garda Commissioner into the garda handling of a case before him, District Court Judge John Neilan may have done a public service, but in a direction which he may not have intended, or anticipated.

A CIRCUIT court judge yesterday apologised for an “improper” remark to a Nigerian woman who appeared before his court last month.

TIPPERARY was left out of the National Spatial Strategy yesterday despite the county’s proximity to Limerick and Waterford.