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Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has expressed his concern after a Strategic Planning for Flood Risk Management report revealed that a steering group established to oversee a national programme for flood risk assessment did not meet during a four-year period before November 2014.

The other most annoying habits that irked respondents included: Overtaking illegally or dangerously (47.7 per cent); driving too slowly (44.1 per cent); not indicating or generally bad lane use (43.2 per cent); and breaking the speed limit (40 per cent).

Gardaí have charged a male juvenile in connection with a fatal assault that occurred at Claremount Manor, Knock Road, Claremorris, County Mayo on the morning of Saturday, December 19 2015. He is due to appear before Castlebar District Court this afternoon Friday, April 1 at 2pm.

The Geography Department at NUI Galway has organised two short talks for the public in Westport next Tuesday, April 5, to highlight how our response to recent extreme weather events and how our agricultural practices might be better adapted to anticipated changes in the climate.

Clarenbridge Nursing Home won Nursing Home of the Year at the Irish Healthcare Awards in Dublin recently.

Safety Direct failed in their quest for All Ireland honours when they went down by 0-20 to 0-12 to a strong Suir Engineering team in the All Ireland junior hurling final in the O’Loughlin’s GAA grounds in Kilkenny on Saturday.

Fianna Fáil TD for Longford-Westmeath, Robert Troy, says the issue of flood prevention must not be allowed fall off the agenda now that the General Election has been held.

Lough Ree RNLI received two calls for assistance over the Easter weekend, as improving weather and brighter evenings herald the start of the boating season.

Parents in Westmeath are being urged to have their child’s car seat checked, as research from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) indicates that as many as four out of five child car seats are incorrectly fitted.

A truck caught fire at a busy filling station in Castlebar this morning (Saturday, March 26) and the Mayo Fire service was required to put out the fire that broke out at around 8am in the vehicle mere meters from a number of petrol and diesel pumps.