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Westmeath recorded a 12.8 per cent decrease in the level of burglaries in the past year, according to new figures published as part of the annual eircom PhoneWatch Burglary Report.

You know those TV programmes where a team of builders/designers take over someone's house and give it a makeover? Then the owner is brought back and shown the finished job, usually to screams of delight.

No 47 Ashbrook, Oranmore, is a splendid three bedroom semidetached family home with the benefit of a second reception room currently used as a home office and study. Its best selling features are its very central location in Oranmore village, its generous plot size, and the spacious, well designed, living interior which extends to some 1,300sq ft.

Maire Geoghegan-Quinn has become the first Irish woman and the first Galwegian to be appointed as an EU Commissioner for Ireland, although her elevation to the job is already shrouded in controversy.

Only one visit has been made by IDA investors to Mayo since November 2008.

The opportunity exists for the Government to apply for funding from the EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers made redundant in the Border, Midlands, and West region and that application should be made without delay. This was stated by Marian Harkin MEP who has initiated contacts with the BMW Regional Assembly and the Tánaiste on the matter.

Last evening's Budget will drive talented people away from this country by making them seriously consider emigration, a Galway senator claimed last night.

Speaking on the Social Welfare Pensions Bill which would implement the Budget cuts, Fine Gael Longford/Westmeath Senator, Nicky McFadden, said the most vulnerable people in Ireland have been forced to take the hit while the administration costs of running the State remain untouched and social welfare fraud is also left unchecked.

It’s estimated that Westmeath county councillors will receive in the region of €100,000 in conference fees and expenses this year.

It’s estimated that Westmeath county councillors will receive in the region of €100,000 in conference fees and expenses this year.