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Rathkip/Shanaghy community celebrate milestone with new book on history of the area

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Ballina’s Rathkip/Shanaghy Residents' Association will mark a quarter of a century in existence with the launch of a specially-commissioned book The People of Rathkip/Shanaghy, Ballina – 1855 and Beyond, chronicling hundreds of years of local history on September 28.

Oughterard — "first village in Ireland that did not wake up to a Direct Provision centre"

Oughterard is perhaps the first village in Ireland that did not wake up to discover that a Direct Provision centre had been opened in their locality, one local resident said last night, after a week of protests in the area.

Greens call for commissions in towns where refugee accommodation planned

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Commissions representing cross-sectoral interests need to be established in all towns where new refugee accommodation is envisaged, so as to ensure local concerns are addressed and asylum seekers can be accommodated.

Green light for voluntary DNA scheme for Tuam relatives

The Cabinet was told last evening that it should be possible to develop a voluntary scheme to allow for the collection of biological samples from survivors and others connected to Tuam’s mother-and-baby home, in advance of a law being enacted to underpin the process.

Definitive ruling on Public Services Card as Brexit issues continue to dominate political landscape

I suppose the hurling final was the event of the weekend. But the result was disappointing, in that the gap between Kilkenny and Tipperary was 14 points, which did not indicate a very close game. Nonetheless, it is always exciting to see hurling played at a very high level, which this was, and the prowess and skill of the combatants on each team was not in doubt.

The possibilities and pitfalls of August

Many years ago, Edna O’Brien wrote a wonderful book called August is a Wicked Month. That book, of course, referred to lover-like dilemmas, sex, and all sorts of other possibilities and probabilities. But it doesn’t take from the title, which we can correctly interpret now as applying to this month of August.

Gonna take my horse out the old Tuam Road….

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Great drama on and off the pitch

We had marvellous hurling matches on Saturday and Sunday and it was great. They were on RTÉ both days which meant I didn’t have to go out to visit to see either of them, but could sit in my chair in my own home and revel in the sport of it.

Tree topping ceremony marks completion of Center Parcs project

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An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, officially marked the completion of the landmark €233 million Center Parcs Longford Forest with a topping ceremony at the amenity on Friday last.

An Taoiseach cuts the ribbon to open Athlone Senator’s constituency office

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RONAN FAGAN

 

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