A MAN who was detected driving at a speed of 177km/h along the motorway in Laois with two children unrestrained in his car, was sentenced to four months imprisonment when his case came before last week’s sitting of the District Court in Portlaoise.

At approximately 4:20am, gardaí received a report of a burglary at a residence in the Parkmore area of Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.

The motorway was closed by gardaí to allow emergency services deal with the incident.

One car was involved in the incident on the M7 on Monday night.