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“A waste of tax payers’ money” is how Independent councillor Sheila Buckley Byrne deemed the proposed €260,000 regeneration plan for Willow Park and Meadowbrook.

Cutbacks to Athlone town bus services have attracted widespread local criticism, with one councillor describing the move as a “recipe for disaster”.

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“Christmas dinner is the most important dinner of the year,” says Ray Colleran, third generation butcher in the city’s Mainguard Street. “And this year it’s more important than ever.” I was challenging Ray on the price of turkeys. One international supermarket chain is selling frozen geese for €25, how can they do that?

Local Sinn Fein councillor Paul Hogan has warned that Fianna Fail is in danger of reverting to its failed economic policies of the 1980s. Commenting on the Government’s announcement that it is to bring forward the 2009 Budget, Cllr Hogan said that the move is evidence of the extent of the current public finance crisis.

The future of Athlone’s one-way system will be known in just a few days, when councillors hold a special meeting this Monday October 20 to decide on the fate of the town’s streets.

A row has erupted among Athlone’s taxi drivers, resulting in the resignation of the chairman of the Athlone Taxi Federation earlier this week. Chairman Paddy O’Callaghan, stepped down at a meeting on Tuesday evening after a vote of no confidence was passed in his leadership.

A report is to be prepared on the establishment of a joint policing committee for Athlone, following a request by Cllr Paul Hogan at last week’s meeting of Athlone Town Council.

Members of the public in Athlone are being encouraged to have their voices heard on the issue of the provision of taxi ranks in the town. A public consultation process began this week as it was announced that the Council proposes to review the location and number of ranks in Athlone.

Gardai have not confirmed that the pipe bomb, which was discovered in the town on Tuesday night, is related to ongoing feuds in the town.