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Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, alongside the National Transport Authority and Santa Claus, has announced that 108 schools will be included in the Safe Routes to School Programme.

William Mellows was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, where his father, Staff Sergeant William Mellows, was then stationed. His father had ambitions for the son to become the fourth generation of the family to serve in the armed forces, but after they moved back to Ireland, Liam became steadily disillusioned with the British Government. He lived in Dublin for a time and spent a lot of time living in his grandparents' house in Co Wexford, where his mother came from.

As the festive season draws near, Lough Ree RNLI throws open the doors of the lifeboat station at Coosan Point for a special Christmas sale this Saturday afternoon, November 26.

Represented with distinction on football finals weekend in Cusack Park, Mullingar, Tubberclair savoured silverware success at minor level, while the club’s intermediate team must return to the same venue on Sunday for a replayed fixture with Shandonagh.

St Joseph’s NS, Midfield, Swinford, has launched a fundraising appeal to build a School Hall. The pupils of Midfield have made a heart-warming video appeal calling for people to answer their fundraising call, which is linked to a GoFund Me page on Facebook.

The contribution of six primary school teachers to education in Athlone and its environs was recently acknowledged at a retirement function hosted in their honour by the local branch of the Irish National Teachers Organisation.

Two Galway students have won top prizes in this year’s 68th Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

Two Galway schools have been rewarded for encouraging sustainable travel to school.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, is seeking to quiz the Education Minister on the lack of places in Athlone and South Roscommon for pupils with autism.