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A new report has revealed that Westmeath’s fire brigade had the third slowest mobilisation time of the country’s part-time fire brigades last year.

A Kilkenny youth has been awarded for his braverey when he assisted a woman in trouble in the river in Kilkenny.

Westmeath’s chief fire officer David Stuart has hit out at a recent report highlighting the mobilisation times of Westmeath’s fire brigade, saying it “does not compare like with like”.

Rescuers described a young Castlecomer boy as brave and polite after he was left bruised and battered from a 25 foot fall down an abandoned well shaft.

Dear Editor,

Haphazard parking in housing estates and on town streets in Carlow, could exacerbate an emergency situation if access for emergency vehicles is blocked, according to concerned local councillors.

2009/2010 is going to be a difficult year for the new and old members of Kilkenny County Council with the recent announcement that a cut of €2 million needs to be made in local services in order to adhere to the new lower budget assigned to the local authority for the year ahead.

Halloween is traditionally associated with all things frightful, but local councillors are hoping that the hell-raising antics of last year in Carlow town don’t re-occur this weekend.

Kilkenny Fire Brigade was called to the scene of a fire at Government Buildings in Kilkenny this week.

Have some spooky, but safe, fun; this is the message from the HSE West this Halloween as fireworks, bonfires, costumes and even boiled sweets can cause an injury to your little ghoul.