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An allocation of up to €2.6m has been made available to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for capital projects in the voluntary youth services in 2016/2017.

The Defence Forces are to recruit 1,450 new personnel in the next two years. This latest recruitment campaign will see a little more than 600 new personnel inducted to the force this year and a further 850 in 2017.

A green area located behind Willow Park estate is to be transformed into a parkland consisting of walkways and a play area for children.

Fine Gael's National Director of Elections, Brian Hayes MEP, was in Athlone last week to launch the re-election campaign of Longford-Westmeath TD Gabrielle McFadden.

Almost €750,000 has been spent by Westmeath County Council in its effort to defend Athlone and its environs from the rising waters of the River Shannon since the beginning of December.

Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council, Councillor Paul Daly, has called for a one-day conference on Athlone's flooding issues to be held once the damage caused by Storm Desmond has been cleared up.

Athlone remains open for business despite the false impression that the commercial areas of the town are awash with floodwater.