Seamus Coyle said he knows of a "woman who is in tears about the poor condition of the roads".

The Chief Superintendent said he would provide an update "when it is more appropriate to do so".

While figures show a 12% yearly reduction in drug offences, Noel Keelan questioned how many detections are not being made.

A clause allows the Council to purchase it back within five years if the proposed development has not been completed by that time.

A "clear proposal" is expected within 12 months.

Councillor Seamus Treanor claimed people with "four or five bed homes in Dublin" are begging on the streets of Monaghan.

Goats have been used at a graveyard in Crosshaven, Co Cork, to eat the overgrowth around gravestones.

Eirgrid CEO Mark Foley said landowner and community support for the powerline is a key focus for the company.