Stephen is undergoing an MRI in Dublin today, with the hopes of seeking further treatment in Texas this September.

Cllr PJ O'Hanlon noted that Tuath has been before the MD twice, and that the "issues are not with them, but with the contractor".

'As he made his way from Carrickmacross to Market Hill, a number of local people joined him along the route'

One motorist also gave a false name to gardaí, and was arrested and charged to Court.

Mr Adams revealed to Northern Sound that his short stories are "works of the imagination" and are essentially based on men and women going through the trials and tribulations of life, and how it is possible to survive whatever life may have in store.

The car was taken off the road and the driver was handed a Fixed Payment Notice.

Secretary of the Tidy Towns group in Carrickmacross, Gerry Hand says they could not have made the pilot project such a "success" without the support of local people and Monaghan County Council.