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The ball is rolling again on a major discount retail chain’s attempts to open a store in Bagenalstown, according to a local councillor.

A Muinebheag councillor has called on the local authority to investigate the possibility of ploughing a number of fields behind the Fr Cummins’ Park housing estate.

Carlow town councillors are to mull over a comprehensive new plan earmarked to guide development in the town for the next six years, ahead of a special meeting next month.

Mullingar town councillor and Westmeath county councillor Ken Glynn launched his new website, www.kenglynn.ie, on Monday night with the aim of reaching out to all sectors of the community.

Members of Muine Bheag Town Council were saddened to hear about the passing of family members of two of its members last week.

Progressive Democrats councillor Declan McDonnell, the man behind the amended motion to lower an increase in development levies at last week’s city council meeting, is a little angry regarding the ongoing debate.

With the deadline for submissions of the Westport Town and Envrions Draft Development Plan drawing to a close (May 12 at 5pm) Fine Gael town councillor Peter Flynn is urging locals to examine the significant changes which are proposed for the town and to submit their observations to the town council offices before Tuesday.

A large development located on the Lodge Road in Westport may fail to get planning permission following the non-inclusion of submissions which were received by the town council in September in relation to their considering a material contravention to the Westport Development Plan.

The Chorus saga which has dogged Castlebar Town Council for the last number of years has ended with the council having to fork out €162,000 in settlements and legal fees over the release of a €152,369 bond lodged with them by the company. An out of court settlement saw the council hand over €100,000 to Chorus and then pay out €62,000 in legal expenses.

Tributes were paid to two much respected councillors who are by their own decision not returning to the council chamber after the local elections in June.