Cian Neville (15) spent time on a Co Roscommon farm as part of the RTÉ programme ‘Raised by the Village’.

We’re into day eight as I write this without power, and up to a few minutes ago, without water

Tommy Bruen (84) died after he was hit by a car while out walking on the R337 near Castlerea just after 6pm on Monday January 27th

Gardaí have appealed for information about the incident on the outskirts of Castlerea

John Egan (61) had previously pleaded guilty to the offences at a sitting of Roscommon Circuit Court last year

The incident broke out at the National Boy 4 Championships being held in Castlerea, Co Roscommon on Friday evening

In his closing address to the jury on Friday, defence counsel Dominic McGinn SC said the shooting of Garda Horkan was “not a rational act” and there was no rational basis or motivation for what happened.

Psychiatrist tells court that accused didn’t appreciate “gravity of his circumstances”

Dr Wright, interim clinical director at the Central Mental Hospital, gave evidence to defence counsel Dominic McGinn SC about interviews she conducted with Mr Silver in the months after the shooting.

Giving evidence to defence counsel Dominic McGinn SC today on Tuesday, Dr Brenda Wright, interim clinical director at the Central Mental Hospital, confirmed that during one hospital admission in 2003, Mr Silver was diagnosed as being “manic with psychotic symptoms”.

The jury in the trial of Mr Silver (46), of Aughavard, Foxford, Co Mayo, also heard that Mr Silver struck Gda Horkan with the butt of the gun after the first shots were fired, saying he believed the garda was “a heavy down from Dublin” who was trying to kill him.

Mr Silver has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Garda Horkan knowing or being reckless whether he was a member of An Garda Siochana.

Mr Silver is on trial for the murder of Gda Horkan at Castlerea, Co Roscommon on June 17th, 2020

A witness told the court she was at home on the night when she heard gunshots outside and a loud argument involving more than one voice

Garda Colm Horkan was shot 11 times with his own gun in Castlerea, Co Roscommon in June 2020

The jury in the trial of Stephen Silver (46), of Aughavard, Foxford, Co Mayo, also heard on Thursday that the accused went to the garda station earlier in the day, where he delivered an “angry rant” about the supposed abuse of his friend during a garda raid

Opening Mr Silver's trial, prosecution counsel James Dwyer SC said the accused man then mentioned Black Lives Matter

Gardaí arrested a man and a woman and seized processed cannabis and plants worth €528,000 at a grow house in Co Roscommon

The prisoner, who was from Co Donegal, was found at Castlerea Prison where he was on remand.

The incident happened at around 8.40am in Harristown, outside Castlerea

Stephen Silver (46), from Aughaward, Foxford, County Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Detective Garda Horkan knowing or being reckless as to whether he was a member of An Garda Siochana acting in accordance with his duty.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott told the seven men and five women that they are not bound by the expert evidence and they are entitled to prefer one psychiatrist's evidence over another

Stephen Silver, who denies murdering Detective Garda Colm Horkan, was not psychotic and was not suffering from delusions at the time of the shooting, a psychiatrist has told the trial jury

Dr Brenda Wright diagnosed Stephen Silver with bipolar affective disorder and said that his mental capacity was diminished by his illness

Stephen Silver was giving evidence at his own trial, where he has said he was suffering from a mental disorder and was having "confused thoughts" on the day of the shooting

The accused told detectives that he acted in self-defence after being attacked by a man he did not know

A key witness in the Detective Garda Colm Horkan murder trial has told the Central Criminal Court that he wanted to keep the accused man "away from the guards" on the night of the shooting

An eyewitness has told the Detective Garda Colm Horkan murder trial that he heard the “shooter” say: “If I didn't kill him, he would have killed me.”

Stg Michael O'Hara said defendant Stephen Silver told him: “I didn’t know what he was going to do to me so I just grabbed the gun from him and I shot him.”

Stephen Silver, who denies murdering Det Gda Colm Horkan, had a “smirk on his face” as he told a garda trying to resuscitate the detective that he was “doing it wrong” and that he was killing him, a witness has told the Central Criminal Court.

Stephen Silver (46) has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Det Garda Horkan on June 17th, 2020 at Castlerea, Co Roscommon

The Mayo GAA Secretary receiving arson threats, the rental crisis hitting the Midlands and a young Roscommon boy fighting for his life are among the stories featured in Irelands' regional papers this week.