The man's car - a black Ford Focus - hit a ditch while travelling on the R198 near the village of Arva at Moyne about 2am.

An Garda Síochána say they are liaising with Revenue Customs Service in relation to this investigation.

The lifting of the injunctions against two people who had been protesting at the C&D pet food factory in Co Longford will, hopefully, allow commonsense to prevail in the ongoing beef prices dispute. Most importantly, it now gives an opportunity for the beef market taskforce, which was established in September, to convene without the threat of either further legal action by processors or more blockades by farmers. We have had more than enough of both.

“As you can imagine there’s a lot of frustration,” climate action minister Richard Bruton told journalists at the Lanesborough power plant in Co Longford, due to close next year, after a meeting with workers this afternoon.

An Taisce has said the two power plants in Lanesborough in Co Longford and Shannonbridge in Co Offaly should never have been built.

Police believe computers, phones and documentation seized from a “safe house” used by the suspected orchestrator of the abduction of Kevin Lunney could have “significant potential” in unearthing evidence.

The Government has sought to allay disquiet in the midlands over the closure of two peat-fired power stations by appointing its first Just Transition Commissioner, Kieran Mulvey.

There are reports that the main suspect in the the kidnapping and torture of Kevin Lunney has died.

Searches are taking place at a number of locations in Ireland and the UK as part of the investigation into the abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney in September.

Processors have seen that protesters won’t listen to the established farmer organisations, and may feel that closure or recourse to the law are the only ways to proceed

Sounds From A Safe Harbour in Cork got off to the perfect start with the astounding Loch na hHeala.

The search was carried out as part of an ongoing operation into the activities of organised crime gangs in the county.

22-year-old Ciaran O'Boyle from was found unconscious on Tuesday night.

A power station in Co Longford is free to reopen immediately, according to a union representative.

The Lanesboro facility shut in early July because of concerns over hot water discharges into the Shannon.

The announcement that 148 workers would be laid off was made on July 11 and since then, union representatives and Bord Na Móna have been in talks over the staff losses.

It's over the temporary closure of a power-plant at Lanesboro, Co Longford, which Bord na Móna supplies.

Operations at a power plant in the midlands have been suspended after a hot water discharge into the River Shannon.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will reveal what sanctions he will take against Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey over the swing case controversy next week — but will refuse to publish the report into what happened because of written deals with those involved.

The Government will make no decision on Phil Hogan’s future as EU agriculture commissioner for at least 10 days amid growing demands from farmers for him to be removed from office.

A large element of the mainland European arm of family holiday resort company Center Parcs - which is set to open in Ireland at the end of this month - looks set to be sold.

Majella Moynihan was forced to give her child up for adoption after she had sex out of marriage in 1984. She was not the only ‘fallen’ woman shabbily treated by the State, says Linda Connolly

Gardaí are appealing for information after shots were fired at a house in Longford.

The Irish woman who died in a bus crash in Dubai has been named as Fiona Geraghty from North County Dublin.

Both incidents occurred in the Edgeworthstown area between last night and the early hours of this morning.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

The incident occurred on the Strokestown Road at Aughareagh at around 12.50pm today.

“Too many people, too few summit windows, too many inexperienced people climbing and inadequate support” are at the heart of the high number of fatalities on Everest this season.

For gardeners, visiting a plant fair is like being a child in a sweetshop, says Peter Dowdall.

A national map of outdoor mobile phone coverage for 2G, 3G and 4G services for a range of providers has been published by ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation, which regulates the electronic communications and postal sectors.

A car dealer being pursued by the Revenue for 10 years in a bid to recover a €4.97m judgment has been warned he is at “grave risk” of being jailed a third time for contempt over allegedly still giving the Revenue the “runaround”.

The Irish Wildlife Trust is objecting to a wind farm in Co Longford.

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Gardai have seized drugs worth €200,000 in Co Longford.

Building on the success of the Wild Atlantic Way, the Hidden Heartlands showcase the very best our inland counties have to offer, writes Ciara McDonnell.

It has been a night of tragedy on the roads, with two pedestrians dying in separate incidents.

A man in his twenties has been rushed to hospital this evening following a stabbing in Longford town.

Gardaí in Granard are calling for witnesses to a shooting incident in Co Longford.

Fans of Hollywood star Will Ferrell will be disappointed but reports that the comic actor has bought a lakeside retreat in Ireland have been dismissed as completely untrue.

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Gardaí in Co Longford are investigating an incident which saw several shots fired at a house in Edgeworthstown.

Power has always been used to oppress - but it has also been used to cover up oppression, writes Fergus Finlay

It is reported that one person has died in a three car collision in Co Longford.

The centenary of the Easter Rising leader Thomas Ashe’s death will be marked with a State commemoration in Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery next Friday.