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The reliance of thousands of Irish families on the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has remained consistently high over the past five years. And the numbers show no sign of decreasing in any significant way, says SVP Galway as it launched its annual appeal.

Primary schools around the county are being urged to apply for the 2016 Summer Works Scheme, the application process for which has already opened.

It is very difficult to start to think, talk, and write about politics at home when we have had such a weekend of terror and murder in Paris.

Westmeath County Council has agreed to provide two free parking days in public car parks on the two Saturdays before Christmas, December 12 and 19.  

Fine Gael’s Executive Council has announced the addition of Councillor Peter Burke (Mullingar) to the Party ticket for the 2016 General Election in the Longford-Westmeath Constituency.  

A meeting is to take place in Ballinahown Hall next Monday night, November 23, at 8pm.

Local Independent Councillor, Michael O’Brien, is calling on landowners who are responsible for trees along our roads to make them safe as a matter of urgency.

This week will see the replacement and refurbishment of the lighting on the ‘White Bridge’ in Athlone.

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, was back on his old stomping ground on Monday when he was back in the chamber of Mayo County Council to give a presentation on his work, with a particular emphasis on tourism in the county. The Minister, who was a member of the council until the dual mandate was got rid of in 2004, took his seat at the top bench of the chamber alongside the council officials rather than in the on the right flank of the chamber where he sat as a councillor.