Seamus Treanor referenced his "freedom of speech", and added that he is "proud" of every word he has ever said.

Seamus Treanor claimed that "ISIS is using Ireland as a sanctuary".

David Maxwell told the meeting that he got a costing of €5 million for these works.

However, Brian McKenna said the Town Regeneration Officer would "seek out funding and push things ahead".

Bus Éireann representatives acknowledged that the station "needs a lot of investment".

It comes on the back of a SIPO report which found Councillor Seamus Treanor breached standards in public office.

It relates to an election flyer circulated by Councillor Treanor ahead of the 2019 local elections.

The investigation is in relation to breaches of the Code of Conduct for Councillors, and alleged contraventions of the Local Government Act.