In its original planning application, Eir noted that "Kingscourt is a known coverage weak spot".

It's after the expansion of one of its facilities.

The incident happened last week.

"Luke the Legend" set off from his home in Kilkenny on Thursday.

Motorists were being advised to seek an alternative route.

Three girls are said to have been filming themselves on the Kingscourt Road near Carrickmacross doing what's known as the ‘Russian Roulette Challenge'.

Decisions on the plans were made recently.

Repair work has begun.