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The unprecedented levels of flooding which hit the Shannon region late last year were under investigation at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on Tuesday this week.

Students from Ardnagrath National School, Athlone were delighted to hear they were the overall winners in Westmeath County Council’s ‘Outdoor Classroom’ competition.

Councillors abilities to go off on junkets or make claims for conferences they may not have attended will be limited under new regulations.

Finding a solution to the flooding problems in south Mayo have proved tricky over the past number of years. And while proposals have been put forward, it seems there is still no solution in place.

Would you like to learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and develop a more sustainable lifestyle? If so, why not come along to Westmeath County Council’s free workshop ‘Eco Tips for Communities’ on Wednesday February 10?

North Kilkenny Councillor Mary Hilda Cavanagh (FG) has criticised government allocations across a range of grant schemes administered by Kilkenny County Council including the Housing Aid for older persons and the Disability grant scheme.

Pictured at the launch of the Heritage Council’s, ‘Significant Places of Public Worship Grant’ for St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny are, Trevor Stacey from the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland; Michael Starrett, chief executive of the Heritage Council; and Fr Paddy Jones of the Catholic Church’s Sacred Art and Architecture Committee.

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) annual Architecture Awards exhibition will be on view to the public at MacDonagh Junction in Kilkenny from October 9- 28.

Fine Gael are predicting that Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley’s interference in the newly adopted Mayo County Development Plan could lead to government instability.

The Fine Gael spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Michael Ring, has learned that local authorities can now introduce community wardens outside schools following the success of a pilot scheme. He had sought an update on the pilot scheme commitment as included in the Programme for Government.