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Eighty new jobs have been earmarked for Kinnegad this week after Tesco announced it is to open a new store in the Westmeath town.

Despite a warning on the website that “these numbers do not measure quality”, Longford-Westmeath TD James Bannon has claimed to be the hardest working deputy in the constituency after Dail-activity figures were revealed by the non-partisan website KildareStreet.com.

A third protest march against the closure of Loughloe House is to take place this Saturday, following a second HIQA report showing significant improvements at the facility.

Deputy James Bannon has said that far from stabilising, the latest Live Register figures show a sharp rise both in terms of the annual and monthly statistics.

Longford/Westmeath TD James Bannon has reacted angrily to a recent report which named him as one of the highest Dail expenses claimants in the country, saying the figures quoted are €30,000 higher than the amount he actually claimed.

Fine Gael Deputy James Bannon said this week that the scourge of ‘ghost estates’ must be resolved. Their are some 18 ghost estates in Westmeath.

Almost one third of the Nexans Ireland employees who are working their last shift at the plant today (Friday) have already secured future employment, according to figures obtained from FAS.

Westmeath’s politicians aren’t shy when it comes to accepting junkets abroad. In fact four Longford/Westmeath public representatives were among those who participated in overseas trips since November 2007.

Some 250 jobs are to be created in Athlone with the establishment of a research and testing facility by an American pharmaceutical company.

Some professor dude at UL has come up with predictions of what life might be like in 2050. Now I’m all for educated guesses and what-not, but I’m not too sure that Dr Kinsella is on the right track.