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'Walter Mitty' type character pleads guilty to importing €8.4m into Abbeyshrule Aerodrome in Co Longford
He will be sentenced on Thursday.
Jul 3, 2024 07:52
Three dead, including mother and daughter, in crashes in Mayo and Westmeath
The crashes happened in Foxford and Castlepollard.
Jul 3, 2024 07:16
Galway Rape Crisis Centre welcomes sentence handed down to Mullingar man
Jonathan Moran, from Tower View in Mullingar, was jailed for eight years yesterday and his victim, Bláthnaid Raleigh, waived her anonymity so he could be named.
Jul 2, 2024 16:54
Tribunal finds suspended Ballaghaderreen solicitor should be struck off
Mr O’Callaghan, whose now defunct firm Kilrane O’Callaghan & Co was based in Ballaghderreen, Co Roscommon, has been suspended as a solicitor since 2018 arising from a Law Society investigation into matters at the practice.
Jul 2, 2024 16:34
Almost 150 local drivers put off the road this year
According to the Department of Transport, there were 69 in Roscommon, 53 in Longford and 24 in Leitrim.
Jul 2, 2024 13:41
Shannonside population to grow by 21,500 by 2040
There are around 153,000 people living in Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon at the moment.
Jul 2, 2024 13:36
Lack of Carrick-based councillor 'very disappointing'
Finola Armstrong McGuire runs a business in the town and was a Fine Gael councillor for 10 years, but quit politics last month.
Jul 2, 2024 13:28
Prison Officers' Association expresses concern over assaults in local jails
There were 111 in Midlands Prison in Portlaoise last year - a 54 per cent increase on the 72 in 2023.
Jul 2, 2024 13:22
Planning sought for telecom mast in Co. Longford
The removal of an existing telecommunications rooftop support structure is also proposed.
Jul 2, 2024 11:32
Sale of electric vehicles plummets in Shannonside region
26 were registered in Leitrim between January and June - compared to 39 in the same period in 2023.
Jul 2, 2024 08:15
137 assaults in two local prisons last year, including attacks on staff
There were 26 in Castlerea prison, with six prison officers attacked by inmates and there were 20 prisoner-on-prisoner assaults.
Jul 2, 2024 07:50
Former top cop claims Mullingar rapist's eight-year jail sentence is 'very, very light'
Jonathan Moran, from Tower View in Mullingar, was jailed for eight years yesterday and his victim, Bláthnaid Raleigh, waived her anonymity so he could be named.
Jul 2, 2024 07:22
Local senator welcomes addition of new Gardaí in Longford town
Senator Carrigy added that it's important to keep increasing the numbers going to the Garda college in Templemore:
Jul 1, 2024 17:10
Castlerea GP welcomes expansion of free contraception scheme
Speaking to the Joe Finnegan Show, Castlerea doctor Madeline Ní Dhálaigh believes it's important to expand the initiative further.
Jul 1, 2024 14:11Shannonside Newsletter
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