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Despite the appearance of gardaí on point duty at a number of strategic junctions around the town for the last few days in the wake of a council meeting that clamoured for such, a senior garda confirmed this will stop today (April 8), and will not be in place for the duration of the bypass renovation.

Despite the economic meltdown and the common perception that plans for a health centre in Clonbrusk were fully long-fingered, a local councillor is confident a smaller version is soon going to be built on its earmarked site between Ashdale Grove and the Arcadia retail park.

Maintenance of the 3,000 street lights in Athlone will be back on a formal footing again by the end of May after a five month gap, while only an estimated 100 were out of order, the monthly meeting of the town council was informed earlier this week.

Athlone’s major tourist attraction, the 800-year old castle, will now not be open for a second summer season in a row, Athlone Town Council was informed at its monthly meeting this week.

In an effort to promote the purchase of its houses by its long term tenants, Athlone Town Council has increased its maximum available discount by 50 per cent, it was revealed at this week’s monthly meeting.

At just before 5am last Sunday morning (February 27), Nicky McFadden, the 48-year-old senator from Arcadia, became the latest Fine Gael candidate to be elected to Dáil Eireann for the constituency of Longford-Westmeath.

It’s official: the 15 General Election candidates for the Longford-Westmeath constituency have been confirmed, with a couple of latecomers adding their names to the ballot sheet at the eleventh hour.

Despite ending their contract with Airtricity in December, Athlone Town Council has moved to reassure members of the public that any public lighting which is not working will be fixed as soon as possible. Repairs to lighting are currently being undertaken on “an ad hoc basis” by local contractors, it emerged this week.

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.

It’s official: the 15 General Election candidates for the Longford-Westmeath constituency have been confirmed, with a couple of latecomers adding their names to the ballot sheet at the eleventh hour.