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There are concerns among patients from Westmeath and Longford amid claims that patient records discovered in a bin outside Roscommon Hospital relate to former patients of Mullingar Hospital.

Additional funding has been granted to Westmeath and Longford County Councils for the development of footpaths and cycleways, Deputy Nicky McFadden has announced.

Some €61,000 has been allocated for improvement works at Athlone train station, Deputy Nicky McFadden has announced.

Ericsson, the 35-year stalwart of Athlone technology, has announced a further expansion of its workforce with plans to employ a further 100 software engineers at its Blyry campus over the next two years, leading to a 12.5 per cent increase in its present workforce of 800.

A planning application by Athlone Business Park Ltd was lodged last Friday in relation to the proposed development at Creggan, Athlone. Phase one of the project is expected to bring some 1,200 jobs during the construction phase with an investment of €175 million.

Three youth services in Westmeath are to receive funding of some €260,000 for 2011; Athlone Youth Information Centre, Midlands Project Athlone, and Mullingar Youth Response Project. The funding was announced by Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald this week. Athlone Youth Information Centre is set to receive €58, 230, Midlands Project Athlone will get €101,988, and Mullingar Youth Response Project will get funding of €92,168. Longford Youth Services Project also received funding of €92,168 from the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Five schools in Westmeath will receive funding for repairs under the Government’s newly announced jobs initiative, Deputy Nicky McFadden has announced.

A major jobs boost will come on stream for Athlone today when a leading market research company officially opens its doors this morning (Friday).

“I’m going to try bottling the water in Ballynacarrigy and drinking it.” Cllr Peter Burke summed up the mood in the council chamber at Monday’s meeting of Westmeath County Council as councillors one by one congratulated Ballynacarrigy’s new Deputy Robert Troy and paid tribute to all the General Election candidates.

At just before 5am last Sunday morning (February 27), Nicky McFadden, the 48-year-old senator from Arcadia, became the latest Fine Gael candidate to be elected to Dáil Eireann for the constituency of Longford-Westmeath.