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“Let’s get working” was the message of newly elected mayor of Athlone, Alan Shaw, as he accepted his chain of office on Monday.

Following in the footsteps of last year’s successful Euro-Festival and triFest, Summer Fest, the three-day festival of family fun and entertainment to take place in July, was launched by mayor Sheila Buckley Byrne at Tuesday’s town council meeting.

Athlone Town Council has revealed plans to provide nine short-term parking spaces outside the Social Welfare offices on Grace Park Road.

A major jobs boost will come on stream for Athlone today when a leading market research company officially opens its doors this morning (Friday).

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.

A leading American medical devices firm is to establish a base in Athlone with the creation of at least 50 jobs.

A suggestion that the council introduce a text messaging service to keep the public up to date with council issues was shot down this week as being too costly and difficult to organise.

An accident on the N6 Athlone bypass yesterday, which resulted in several hours of traffic delays, topped off a week in which concerns were raised over ongoing upgrade works on the dual carriageway.

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.