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Ninety jobs are to come on-stream with the location of an international pharmaceutical company in Monksland.

Local TD, Denis Naughten questioned Minister Richard Bruton in the Dáil this week on steps being taken to address the loss of up to 230 staff in two important local employers, Alkermes and Covidien.

Deputy Denis Naughten has congratulated the local committee for securing €190,000 of funding from Roscommon LEADER Partnership to develop a new Astro pitch for the Monksland/Bealnamullia community.

It has emerged that the closure of A&E services at Roscommon Hospital, due to take place this Monday, is likely to be postponed.

Castlebar Fine Gael Senator Paddy Burke took over the office of Cathaoirleach of the 24th Seanad this week. The Mayo Senator will lead the 60-strong house for the duration of the current government’s term. He takes over the chair from Donie Cassidy who was the Cathaoirleach of the last Seanad, during which time Sen Burke held the position of Leas Cathaoirleach. He will be the 14th leader of the Seanad since it was first established in 1922 and possibly the last if the Government goes ahead with plans to abolish the upper house.

The only outgoing Mayo candidate in the Seanad elections, Senator Paddy Burke, was re-elected to the 24th Seanad — and the potentially last in its current form — this week on the agricultural panel. Sen Burke was one of the 11 candidates from 28 to pick up a seat.

Sinn Féin’s Trevor Ó Clochartaigh has been nominated to run for a seat in Seanad Éireann following his strong performance in the recent general elections.

Planning permission has been granted by the Galway County Council for a train station in Oranmore, with a total of 10 conditions.

With 1,000 people a week predicted to emigrate this year alone, Ireland urgently needs Fine Gael’s five point plan to create jobs and growth, Denis Naughten has stated.

The failure to tackle increasing class sizes in primary schools means that many children are being subjected to a huge educational disadvantage which has negative, long-term consequences, local TD Denis Naughten has claimed.