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Children have returned to school and summer is but a fleeting memory but autumn is perhaps the best time of all to discover the breathtaking natural beauty of the Old Rail Trail and Royal Canal Greenway in County Westmeath.

Concerns for the future of St Brendan's Village in Mulranny, which provides a home-from-home for many elderly returned Irish emigrants and older people in the community, were raised in the Dail this week by Mayo TD Michael Ring.

Students, parents and staff of Coldwood National School in Craughwell, are calling for traffic calming measures and enforced penalties for speeding in the area, and recognition from responsible transport organisations and authorities, before a tragic accident happens.

BY CLLR NIALL MURPHY, Green Party

Local Fianna Fáil councillor, Aengus O’Rourke, has welcomed the start of much needed flood works at Assumption Road.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has today launched the “Who was Mary Ward? Vision Zero” campaign which calls on the public to work together so we see our last road death in Ireland.

Almost half of drivers (46%) believe that the speed limits on Irish roads are ‘all over the place’ and need to be overhauled as a review of speed limits has been announced by Government.

Motorists have been warned that as road conditions worsen, the risk to life because of potholes is now severe.

Dogs have always held a special place in the hearts and minds of rural dwellers in the West of Ireland. The author of a letter dated 5th February 1847 and published in the Dublin Weekly Register reflected on the habit of country folk keeping one or two dogs in their cabins and the affection people had for their canine lodgers.

The latest Drinking Water Report published by the EPA shows that Ireland’s public drinking water supplies remain among the best in the world, with an impressive 99.7% compliance with microbiological and chemical standards.