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The Destination Sport-Mullingar project has scooped a top national award in this year’s Local Government Awards.

A settlement in the power struggle for control of the Mullingar Arts Centre was put back again at an extraordinary general meeting in the county hall on Tuesday evening (November 8), after it was deemed the lack of legal clarity concerning the voting rights of members meant the meeting couldn’t proceed yet in dealing with the contentious changes proposed to the Centre’s constitution.

Town clerk-elect for Athlone Hugh O’Reilly has refused to confirm he has been appointed to the position vacated by the retirement of John Walsh today (Friday).

Plans by the largest employer in Kilbeggan to increase its workforce with up to 70 new jobs were put on indefinite hold this week after the county council failed to vote a re-zoning measure to accommodate the expansion plans of the Dunbia meat-packing plant at the July meeting in Mullingar on Monday afternoon.

Cllr Colm Arthur has become the first local politician to support the plans for the new €12million meat processing plant in Kilbeggan.

A fear of water combined with the Tiger’s demise has seen the adoption of a plan prepared for the southerly expansion of Athlone between Burgess Park and Willow Park postponed for at least four years until the ongoing study on Shannon flooding is published in 2014.

Mullingar and Athlone will be at the centre of a new brand which aims to promote the Midlands for business, tourism, education, and culture.

In an effort to promote the purchase of its houses by its long term tenants, Athlone Town Council has increased its maximum available discount by 50 per cent, it was revealed at this week’s monthly meeting.

A manager is to be appointed to run and market the new art gallery and renovated castle “by the end of February or early March”, according to town clerk, John Walsh, after an update on the two facilities was given to councillors at last week’s annual budget meeting of the town council.

A manager is to be appointed to run and market the new art gallery and renovated castle “by the end of February or early March”, according to town clerk, John Walsh, after an update on the two facilities was given to councillors at this week’s annual budget meeting of the town council.