Week 35 - Friday

Seven non-native skunks were captured and destroyed after being discovered near a protected raised bog, amid concerns over the potential threat they posed to native wildlife and breeding birds. Westmeath and Longford have emerged as Ireland’s strongest broadband hotspots, with both recording 96% coverage for gigabit fibre broadband, as rural counties outperform many urban areas. A woman has appeared before Athlone District Court accused of allowing her Westmeath home to be used for drug-taking during an incident in which a two-year-old girl consumed cocaine and was left critically ill.