Gerry Reilly is a guidance counsellor in St Macartans College in Monaghan and Secretary of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors.

Skilled technicians from counterparts in Austria, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany and Norway have been deployed.

A quad bike and power tools have been stolen in the Scotstown / Tydavnet area of Monaghan overnight.

27 people were recorded as homeless in Monaghan and in Cavan, which was a drop on the 31 recorded the previous month.

The scammers are targeting people by text with a message purporting to be from the government offering people discounts on their electricity bill.

Some of the larger faults are in Ballyjamesduff, Cavan Town and Ballyconnell.

According to the ESB's Powercheck website, nine customers in Drumalee, eight in Tierworker, five in Ballyjamesduff and three in Kells are waiting for power to be restored.

The Irish Red Cross has launched the 'Happy Hub' initiative in a number of locations, including counties Leitrim and Monaghan.