Cavan Roads Policing Unit officers carrying out the checkpoint in Kingscourt over the Christmas break subsequently stopped the vehicle.

Over the past 12 months homes in Cavan on average rose by 6% and 5% in Monaghan.

According to forecaster Gerry Murphy it will continue to be very cold next week also.

Residents are asked not to - under any circumstances - to burn their real tree but bring it to a number of civic amenity sites in the Northern Sound region.

Siobhan McKenna is the Service Manager of Tearmann.

A status yellow snow and ice warning has been issued for the region for tomorrow and Sunday.

Deputy Smith said recent power outages in Cavan and beyond have caused difficulties for both locals and authorities.

Cavan County Library Service decided to close all libraries in County Cavan early today "as a mark of respect" for their colleague who passed away.