Danielle Harney

Stories by Danielle Harney

Below are recent stories by Danielle Harney

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 17:30

  Tributes are paid to victim of Cornamaddy motor bike crash

  The funeral of the young man who tragically died in a road traffic collision on Sunday takes place in Coosan today (Wednesday).

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 17:00

  The kidney transplant that came with sisterly love

  Gravely ill and on dialysis, Rosemount native, Willie Byrne, was on a lengthy waiting list for a life-saving transplant.

• Published: 4 Aug 2010 17:22

  Athlone chosen as area for church to cede school control

  One or more of Athlone's existing 14 primary schools could lose its Catholic Church patronage.

• Published: 4 Aug 2010 17:10

  Community effort hailed after successful festival

  "The totality of community support is what made the Euro-Festival so successful," Chairperson of the Euro Festival Organising Committee and Athlone Town Clerk, John Walsh reflected this week.

• Published: 4 Aug 2010 17:09

  Over 850 homes empty in Westmeath and Roscommon

  "Catastrophic failures" in Ireland's banking, financial and planning systems has led to a haunted landscape of an oversupplied housing market throughout Westmeath and Roscommon.

• Published: 4 Aug 2010 17:00

  Increase in number of local creditors meetings

  A total of six companies in Westmeath and four companies in Roscommon have held creditors meetings in the first six months of this year.

• Published: 28 Jul 2010 17:30

  Funding still needed for Garrycastle bridge plan

  Plans for realignment works at Garrycastle Bridge were formally approved by Westmeath County Council on Monday, however there is still no guarantee of funding from the Department of Transport next year for work to begin.

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 17:10

  Taxi industry has to stay competitive - Regulator

  The national taxi fare review is taking place during a "difficult time for the industry" according to the Commissioner for Taxi Regulation Kathleen Doyle.

• Published: 14 Jul 2010 18:00

  Family renews appeal over death of priest in the midlands 25 years ago

  The relatives of a priest who was found dead in a pool of blood in a house in Clara 25 years ago have again renewed their appeal for the case to be re-opened.

• Published: 14 Jul 2010 17:30

  Residents' relief as 19-year old landfill is finally dumped

  Residents in the area have given a relieved welcome to the news that Ballydonagh landfill will close this month, however after 19 years, it will take more than a few weeks for the feelings of frustration, anger and stress to die away.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:30

  Athlone bus service making €600,000 loss

  Athlone Town's bus service was the heaviest loss-maker in the country and was over-resourced in the boom years, resulting in Bus Éireann making severe cuts to the service last year.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:30

  Sheila Buckley Byrne is elected Mayor of Athlone

  The new Mayor of Athlone town described her election to the position as an "honour" at the Athlone Town Council AGM on Monday night.

• Last updated: 7 Jul 2010 17:15

  Traffic survey not enough to calm Coosan traffic

  Athlone Town councillors voted to overrule the conclusions of a traffic survey carried out on the Coosan Road at The Beeches, and instead insisted that traffic calming measures be included in next year's budget.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:00

  Bringing passion and imagination to Athlone

  "We've brought dragons to Italy, 15ft street puppets to Luxembourg, stilt-walkers and fire breathers to France." So goes the life of Athlone woman Sandy Hughes, Manager of Tonnta, Athlone's street theatre and community arts group

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 20:00

  Roscommon to tackle housing list by renting privately

  Home-owners in Monksland now have the opportunity to rent out their properties to Roscommon County Council for between ten and 20 years.

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 19:45

  TriAthlone road closures start today

  The road closures around the town to facilitate the four-day triAthlone event start today (Wednesday).

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 19:45

  Loughloe House residents refuse to allow HSE eviction

  The injustice is what enraged people the most: the heartlessness of the HSE, the disappeared billions pumped into Anglo Irish Bank and worst of all; the stress, fear and upset caused to residents of Loughloe House, faced with eviction in this day and age.

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 18:30

  Get the full treatment...in your local pharmacy

  A friendly welcome awaited me in O'Hanlon Pharmacy as I arrived to meet with Sandra Marlow, a local woman with years of beauty therapy experience having previously worked in a spa hotel and a destination spa in the Midlands.

• Published: 19 May 2010 17:15

  Clonown group launches major fundraising drive

  A community initiative has been launched in Clonown this week in a bid to locate recreational facilities such as a sportsfield, walking track and playground on a vacant site in the village.

• Published: 12 May 2010 17:30

  Council declines to back down on castle closure

  Councillors clashed last week over whether or not the complete closure of Athlone Castle this summer for refurbishment works was a necessity for safety reasons.

• Published: 28 Apr 2010 18:00

  Athlone man to putt his way around Ireland for charity

  An Athlone man is embarking on a novel around Ireland challenge in an attempt raise €25,000 for a Cystic Fibrosis charity.

• Published: 28 Apr 2010 17:30

  Anger as natural gas supply ruled out for Moate

  A connection to the national gas network for the town of Moate has been ruled out for the foreseeable future, after a report has concluded that it would not be economically viable within the next decade.

• Published: 21 Apr 2010 17:30

  Clonmacnois on UNESCO bid list twice this year

  The bid to make Clonmacnoise a World Heritage UNESCO Site is officially back on the government's agenda, as it submitted a tentative list to UNESCO this week.

• Published: 21 Apr 2010 17:30

  Weekend staff shortage at local sexual assault unit highlighted

  The regional Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) in Mullingar has seen a reduction of three doctors in its first year of operation leaving weekend cover "not adequate".

• Published: 21 Apr 2010 16:00

  The best of beauty... in the comfort of your own home!

  When you've got a weekend wedding to attend or just can't find a babysitter for the kids, there are many reasons why getting your beauty treatment done in the comfort of your own home just makes sense, as reporter Danielle Harney found out

• Published: 31 Mar 2010 17:30

  Almost 900 IDA-backed jobs lost

  Almost 900 jobs were lost in IDA supported companies in Westmeath and Roscommon over the past two years.

• Published: 31 Mar 2010 17:30

  Garrycastle Bridge re-alignment still on agenda - Cllr Keena

  The chairman of the Athlone Area committee of Westmeath County Council has insisted that the re-alignment of Garrycastle Bridge is still on the government agenda, despite the current delays.

• Published: 24 Mar 2010 18:00

  HSE pulls the plug on Athlone Primary Care centre funding

  The on-going saga of the Primary Care Centre in Clonbrusk has hit a new low, with news breaking this week that funding for the development has been scrapped.

• Published: 24 Mar 2010 18:00

  Trains couldn't clear proposed bridge

  Plans for the new Garrycastle Bridge have been delayed because the height of the original design was too low to allow trains pass under safely.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 18:00

  Taxi drivers tested on wrong town

  Taxi drivers who want to work in Athlone have to pass a street knowledge test of Mullingar to get a licence from the Taxi Regulator, it has been claimed this week.