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Thousands of euro worth of boating equipment stolen from marina near Athlone
An investigation is underway following the theft of a large amount of equipment from the marina at Ballykeeran and Gardai believe it happened sometime between 10pm on Sunday night and 2am on Monday morning
Mar 30, 2021 09:34
Road between Tulsk and Ballinagare to be resurfaced at cost of €1 million
The surface of the N5 between Tulsk and Ballinagare had fallen into poor condition over recent years
Mar 30, 2021 08:16
NPHET warns against any significant easing of Covid restrictions
There's a general expectation that the government won't be announcing any major relaxation of Covid restrictions today due to continued concerns about new variants of the disease
Mar 30, 2021 07:35
Man arrested following Longford drugs seizure
Local officers from the regional drugs unit discovered drugs following a search earlier today
Mar 29, 2021 21:43
539 new Covid-19 cases and 1 death recorded today
Offaly remains the county with the highest current level of virus transmission.
Mar 29, 2021 17:52
'Scant regard for public health' - Garda Chief hits out at Carrick funeral attendees
The most senior Garda in the north-west revealed the extent of the Garda operation to manage a large traveller funeral in Carrick-on-Shannon last month
Mar 29, 2021 17:43
Strong recovery forecast for Shannonside regional economy this year
According to the Business group, many people across the region and country will spend strongly once the country begins to re-open.
Mar 29, 2021 17:21
Civil servants will need to take action if 'Our Rural Future' is to succeed
The plan includes introducing legislation to provide employees with the right to request remote work
Mar 29, 2021 17:19
Broadband survey work to begin in Leitrim later this year
People can see where they are at on the plan through the website, www.nbi.ie by keying in their Eircode.
Mar 29, 2021 17:07
Leitrim woman unrepentant over travelling to mass in Cavan
Gardai had a strong presence in the Mullahoran area of Cavan yesterday as a result of the ongoing controversy involving Fr PJ Hughes who is refusing to abide by Covid regulations in keeping mass an online event only
Mar 29, 2021 14:28
Almost €7 million for Active Travels in Shannonside region
Minister Eamon Ryan says developing high quality walking and cycling facilities will encourage more people to switch to active travel and will contribute to tackling climate change
Mar 29, 2021 14:08
€20,000 worth of fines issued by Garda over Carrick-on-Shannon funerals
Several large scale funerals in the area resulted in a significant expenditure of garda resources, according to a senior Garda.
Mar 29, 2021 13:54
Garda Commissioner feels locating north-west HQ in Donegal will not affect local policing
The new Garda HQ for Sligo-Leitrim-Donegal will be based in Letterkenny which has upset many people who feel that it is too far away from areas of Leitrim.
Mar 29, 2021 12:30
Stolen Cork tractor turns up days later 400 km away in Leitrim
An investigation was launched on last Wednesday in Cork when the vintage tractor was taken from a shed in Schull
Mar 29, 2021 11:14Shannonside Newsletter
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