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Addressing the monthly meeting of the Athlone-Moate Municipal District on Monday afternoon, local Fianna Fáil Councillor, Vincent McCormack, called upon the local authority executive to carry out an assessment of the footpaths in Rosemount with a view to carrying out necessary enhancement works at the earliest opportunity.

Lough Ree RNLI brought a drifting motor cruiser in close proximity to Portrunny Harbour to safety on Saturday night.

The cause of an extensive fire which damaged large swathes of forest and bogland in the Curramore vicinity of Athlone has yet to be determined.

Irish Water has resumed work on replacing old and damaged water pipes in the Mervue area. Work on the leaking pipes began in January but were suspended during the Lockdown.

The Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána are renewing their appeal for road users to take extra care after provisional collision figures for 2020 show a 17 per cent increase in the number of fatal crashes.

A new cycle and pedestrian path segregated from the main road, a new footpath, pedestrian crossing, and new kerb lines are now part of the entrance to the Connemara National Park at Letterfrack.

The Civil Defence Unit in Mayo will benefit from a new four-wheel drive vehicle that will respond to emergencies and severe weather events, Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has confirmed.

The Irish Coast Guard and Water Safety Ireland are appealing to the public to be mindful of the drowning risk associated with the use of inflatable toys in open water.

A delegation of residents living near a railway crossing at Kilnageer - between the villages of Breaffy and Belcarra - attended the June meeting of the Castlebar Municipal District of Mayo County Council this week to appeal to the councillors to support their calls for a full-time solution to the railway crossing - where a serious accident occurred between a train and car on Wednesday, April 29.

Mayo County Councillor Cllr Al McDonnell has appealed to 'whoever is responsible for a spate of road sign thefts in his area to stop what they are doing'.