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During a recent economic stimulus workshop which was attended by Westport town councillors, a number of positive proposals were discussed in order to generate a boost to the locality during these bleak national economic times.

The next stage in the construction of the new sewerage treatment plant for Oughterard is vital as it will tackle pollution in Lough Corrib and improve business in the town.

A Kilkenny Circuit Court jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict this week in what was described as “a most unusual dangerous driving case”.

The long running debacle surrounding the Mayo development plan looks to be finally coming to a conclusion. Ian Douglas, senior planner for Mayo County Council told a meeting of the council: “The situation as far I know, is that the Department of Environment has agreed in principle to find some mechanism to finalise the plan that was agreed on March 23, that doesn’t compromise the Minister’s directive.”

One of the finest examples of “Saints and Scholars” Ireland – the Clonmacnoise ruins just outside Ballinahown – could soon be viewed in the same light as Stonehenge, Macchu Pichu or the Pyramids of Giza, it was revealed in a presentation to Westmeath County Council this week (May 25).

The long term wisdom of the outgoing county council was in scant evidence once again when it decided to object to a plan to protect a number of wildlife areas within the county at its final meeting last week (May 20) before the election.

Judge Mary Devins imposed a three month jail sentence on a farmer who failed to reduce the number of sheep on his lands to 100 after being found guilty in a cruelty case this week.

Chambers Ireland has this week announced that nominations are now being invited for the 2009 Excellence in Local Government Awards. The awards are run in association with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Now in their sixth year, the awards acknowledge and encourage best practice and constructive initiatives by local authorities.

Westmeath Tidy Towns groups took action for biodiversity, when they attended a recent Make it Wild workshop in Tyrrellspass.

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