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Harris to bring savings and investment account plan to Cabinet in ‘coming weeks’
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (324+ words) By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association Simon Harris has said he intends to take the first steps towards the introduction of a savings and investment account (SIA) in the next few weeks. Speaking at the Irish Times Business Awards the T'naiste…...
Call for ex-Athlone IPAS site to become recreation facility
1+ week, 6+ day ago (473+ words) A call has been made at the Athlone Moate Municipal District for land in Lissywollen, which was controversially used for a since-dismantled temporary IPAS centre, to be turned into a public open recreation facility for the enjoyment of the local…...
Fears that new rules could deepen the housing crisis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (383+ words) Westmeath County Council has received notice from 100 private tenants that they are seeking accommodation due to having received 'notice to quit' (NTQ) letters from their landlords. Director of services for housing, Jackie Finney, said the council will be monitoring the…...
Public invited to shape Ballymahon’s future at Town Centre First drop-in event
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (297+ words) Longford County Council has invited residents and businesses to attend a public information drop-in event on the development of the Ballymahon Town Centre First Plan. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 11, from 4pm to 7pm at Ballymahon Library. The plan…...
St Patrick’s Day trips abroad planned for three Westmeath Ministers
3+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) Westmeath Minister Peter Burke, and the county's two Ministers of State, Kevin 'Boxer' Moran and Robert Troy, will each be travelling abroad for St Patrick's Day this March. Kevin 'Boxer' Moran will be heading 'Down Under' to Australia, where he…...
Data centres would ‘throttle local housing and jobs’: Clarke
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (246+ words) Sinn F'in TD for Longford-Westmeath Sorca Clarke has said that new data centres would throttle housing and business development in Longford and Westmeath. She was commenting following the release of documents under Freedom of Information to Sinn F'in MEP Lynn…...
Boland visits Vatican to discuss poverty with Pope Leo XIV
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (410+ words) European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) President S'amus Boland had a private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican focusing attention on the urgent need for poverty eradication, the safeguarding of democracy, and the inclusion of vulnerable…...
Council queries major Mr Price warehouse expansion proposal in Cornamaddy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (743+ words) Plans for a significant expansion to the warehouse facilities of a leading discount retail chain at its Athlone premises have been put on hold by Westmeath County Council pending the receipt of further information. Corajio ULC, trading as Mr. Price,…...
Mullooly warns Mercosur will ‘destroy’ Irish beef incomes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (426+ words) Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly has called on the Minister for Agriculture Martin Hayden to reject the so-called Mercosur "safety clause" proposals, describing them as wholly inadequate and completely unacceptable. The Minister for Agriculture Martin Hayden has been asked to travel…...
Clubs opposed to GAA’s to involvement with Allianz | Westmeath Independent
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (366+ words) Ballynacargy GAA Club called on Westmeath GAA to begin ending the process of all commercial involvement with Allianz Insurance, in light of the findings in the recent UN report showing that the company is profiting from the illegal occupation of…...