The Dawn meat factories in Ballaghaderreen and Ballyhaunis are back in full production this morning following agreement reached over the weekend between protesting farmers and meat processing companies. Deals were reached with most meat factories and farmers, countrywide. Dawn Meats Group and Keepack, which control over 60% of the market for Irish beef, conceded to the 90p per lb price demanded by the IFA. Farmers are expected to lift the blockade on three remaining factories where agreement hasn’t yet been reached, later today.

The young woman killed outside Castlerea, Co Roscommon at the weekend has been named as Philomena Tighe, from Glinsk. The 19 year-old woman was a front seat passenger in a car which hit a bridge on the Ballymoe/Castlerea at about 11 pm. on Saturday last. Two other people were injured in the accident and were removed to Roscommon Co. Hospital. Also in county Roscommon, an elderly man died in a house-fire in Tibohine, outside Ballaghaderreen, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Thomas Dowd, aged 70 was alone in the house when the fire broke out. And Bridie Horan of New Street, Ballaghaderreen was killed when she was hit by a truck while crossing the street to a local supermarket on Saturday last.