Mr Reilly who has offices in Cavan, Bailieborough, Granard and Longford also said the workplace pension enrollment scheme which is due to start in January next year was an added burden on local small businesses.

Cavan-based accountant and financial advisor said yesterday's budget was "very inflationary" and did "not tackle the cost of living crisis".

Cavan student Alanna Kells won the Legal Writing Award

There are huge backlogs everywhere.

The two Gardaí are recovering at home following the incident.

The Longford woman was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2017.

'The past number of days have been traumatic for the community'