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Over 20 safety notices issued by local fire authorities in last five years
A fire safety notice can be issued to a premises under the Fire Services Act 1981 if it appears to the fire inspector to be a "potentially dangerous building."
Jun 1, 2026 14:39
Over 700 people in region claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for over 10 years
According to this latest release, Westmeath has the highest number of people claiming the allowance at 1,658.
Aug 9, 2023 12:54
15 people convicted for assault at local courts between January-May
The figures were released under freedom of information.
Aug 29, 2022 08:15
40 drug convictions in the Shannonside region so far this year
Longford recorded the highest amount of local convictions
Aug 25, 2022 14:08
Over €250k spent by Leitrim County Council on advertising since 2020
It's social media spend is increasing.
Jul 12, 2022 14:04
'Air quality so bad my dog sneezes' - Selection of local emails sent to Ministers over turf ban
Details released to Shannonside FM reflect mixed views among people in the region around proposals to ban the sale of turf.
Jul 7, 2022 13:28
Over €40,000 spent last year on repair works at Royal Canal and Richmond Harbour
Two separate issues occurred last year at the beginning of the Royal Canal.
Jun 15, 2022 12:55
Over 180 complaints locally to Irish Water last year
The complaints to Irish Water were about a variety of issues
Jun 1, 2022 09:36
Reduction in number of garda assaults in Shannonside region last year
In 2019, a total of 19 local Gardaí were assaulted while on duty - including 15 incidents in Roscommon-Longford
Feb 17, 2022 07:44
Fines issued to two taxi drivers in Leitrim
The complainant claims that the driver took the passengers on a 15 minute journey which cost 40 euro and the driver was subsequently fined for not providing a receipt.
Nov 22, 2021 08:13
Almost €4,000 spent on Garda taxi journeys locally since 2018
The details were released to Shannonside FM under the Freedom of Information Act
Nov 16, 2021 07:34
Figures show 17 convictions for Covid breaches in local courts
The number of convictions in courts across the Shannonside region for Covid breaches is substantially up on last year
Oct 7, 2021 07:49
Pandemic capacity limits most common complaint on former cross country bus route
Details released to Shannonside fm show the vast majority of complaints made on the former Galway to Dublin route were related to Covid-19 measures.
Aug 12, 2021 13:18Shannonside Newsletter
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