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Manhunt underway after armed robbery in Cavan
A car used in the raid was found burned out a few hours later
Apr 22, 2021 17:17
Searches continue for missing 14-year-old girl
Gardai are very concerned for both teenagers safety after the CRI alert was issued earlier today
Apr 22, 2021 13:08
Dozens of local jobs lost as Carphone Warehouse announce closure
Several branches of the store featured in towns across the Shannonsid region.
Apr 21, 2021 12:04
Just a handful of new local Covid cases among 400 nationwide
The median age of those who died was 78 years and the age range was 62 - 89 years.
Apr 8, 2021 18:08
A new waterway operation is being launched by local Gardaí
Apr 3, 2021 13:52
Government called on to provide hope to local marts by easing Covid restrictions
Marts have been conducting online sale sales for a number of months but there is no clear plan on when they can get back to normality
Apr 1, 2021 12:25
Drugs worth almost €50,000 discovered in Athlone
The drugs were discovered with thanks to detector dog Bailey at the Mail Centre in the town
Mar 23, 2021 16:36
Over 1200 fines issued locally for breaches of Covid
Gardai say they continue to find groups gathering at house parties, outdoor drinking, and exercising.
Mar 22, 2021 12:44
Over 30 pesticide exceedances discovered in local drinking water supplies
According to Irish Water; rivers, lakes and reservoirs are extremely vulnerable to chemical runoff from land, with pollutants posing a serious risk to the environment.
Mar 18, 2021 13:31
CSO reveals local county has lowest proportion of people staying within 10KM
People in Roscommon are straying farthest from their homes according to data collected by Three and analysed by the CSO
Mar 15, 2021 13:57
LISTEN: Locals shocked by loss of Bank of Ireland branches in Elphin, Granard and Drumshanbo
Unions have criticised the decision by Bank of Ireland to close 88 of its branches here. 15 more are to close in the North with
Mar 1, 2021 17:57
Over 60 Covid cases recorded in Longford town area in last fortnight
The largest number of Covid cases in the Shannonide region recorded in the last two weeks occurred in the Longford town electoral area. New figures
Feb 26, 2021 07:47
Local counties all record increase in vacancy rates
Commercial vacancy rates in the fourth quarter of 2020 were above the national average across the Shannonside region. Every county in Ulster, Munster, and Connacht
Feb 25, 2021 14:32Shannonside Newsletter
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