A woman was subjected to a traumatic ordeal when she was held at knifepoint and bundled into the back of her car by two men before being driven away at high speed.

A woman and a man are recovering and a second man is in custody following an alleged assault and carjacking incident in Longford, gardaí said.

A woman in her 20's has been killed in a two car crash in Co. Longford.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a garda who required stitches following a search in Co Offaly last month.

Four people remain in hospital this morning following the collapse of a wall in a Longford DIY centre which killed two others.

One man has died, a second is fighting for life and three others are seriously injured after a 40-foot wall collapsed at a DIY store in Longford Town.

Two women are being treated for serious injuries following a head-on collision in Co Offaly this morning.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after an armed raid on a petrol station in Galway this morning.

Gardaí have today named two people who died in separate road crashes in Roscommon and Meath at the weekend.

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley has been urged to provide emergency funding to rural areas badly affected by the weather crisis in an attempt to prevent needless deaths across the country.

Gardaí are investigating a fire at a warehouse in Co Longford overnight.

A business premises in Longford has been badly damaged during an overnight fire.

The latest section of the N6 has been officially opened in Co Westmeath.

Gardai have said that there are no suspicious circumstances in the death of a man in County Longford.

Gardaí are investigating the death of a man in his 50s in County Longford.

Gardaí in Co Westmeath are seeking help from the public in tracing a missing 54-year-old woman.