A pig farmer who was jailed for ordering two repossession men to strip naked and get into a pen with a boar has been released on bail ahead of his appeal.

A Longford pig farmer who assaulted two men from a repossession company and threatened that they would be raped by an agitated boar was under serious financial pressure at the time, a court has been told.

A public house which had been in the possession of bank-appointed receivers has been reoccupied and reopened by its former owners.

Experienced Longford defender Peter Foy looks set to miss most of the championship after breaking an ankle in a club match.

Two men working for a repossession company were told to strip and get into a pen with a wild boar after a confrontation with a farmer, a court was told yesterday.

A BRANCH of the Shannon Protection Alliance has been established in Limerick in an effort to prevent millions of litres of water being extracted from the Shannon river to boost dwindling supplies in the greater Dublin area.

A MEATH County Board management committee meeting will tonight decide the fate of Royals’ boss Eamonn Barry.

Jody Devine, Andy McEntee and Benny Reddy will provide back-up to new Meath football manager Eamonn Barry for the 2006 season.

THE small Roscommon village of Keadue has been named as the 2003 winner of the annual Tidy Towns competition.