Danielle Harney

Stories by Danielle Harney

Below are recent stories by Danielle Harney

• Published: 30 Mar 2011 17:30

  Council confident bypass work will finish on time

  Despite the current section of works on the Athlone bypass being delayed by a week, Westmeath County Council is confident that the entire project will finish at the end of the 40-week deadline.

• Published: 30 Mar 2011 17:15

  Lecarrow beer keg theft accused due in court in April

  Two men are due to appear before the next sitting of Roscommon District Court in April charged with theft at a pub in Lecarrow last Friday.

• Published: 23 Mar 2011 18:00

  Brazen thieves steal one-tonne sculpture

  A valuable piece of public art located on the Moate interchange along the M6 motorway was stolen last week.

• Published: 23 Mar 2011 17:30

  Local fears over plans for rural schools amalgamation

  Roscommon would be one of the worst-affected counties if plans to amalgamate primary schools with less than 50 pupils go ahead.

• Published: 23 Mar 2011 17:30

  St Patrick's Day: Diversity and inclusion celebrated in colour

  Excited crowds gathered early in anticipation of this year's St Patrick's Day parade in Athlone, lining the streets from Irishtown to Connaught Street.

• Published: 23 Mar 2011 17:15

  Plans for Porlick amenity development

  The Portlick lakeside area could receive a tourist-friendly revamp if a proposed public amenity improvement plan gets the go ahead.

• Published: 23 Mar 2011 17:15

  Glasson sewerage job to finish after 26 months

  It is anticipated that the Glasson/Ballykeeran/Coosan sewerage scheme will be completed by mid May - around 20 months after it was first expected to finish.

• Published: 16 Mar 2011 17:30

  Athlone businessman talks of 'hell on earth'

  A trip to Japan for an Athlone businessman and his family turned into a frightening experience when they were caught up in the huge earthquake and tsunami that struck the country last Friday.

• Published: 16 Mar 2011 17:10

  Mix of old and new in Seanad nominations

  A number of new and old faces in the locality have been nominated to contest what could possibly be the last Seanad elections due to take place next month. Only Labour has finalised its list of nominations, while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are expected to announce their nominations some time this week.

• Published: 16 Mar 2011 17:10

  No local Ministers for Fine Gael

  Local Fine Gael TDs expressed surprise this week that not a single party deputy in the Midlands region was promoted to a ministerial role in the new Government.

• Published: 16 Mar 2011 16:45

  50 years of St Aloysius

  One of Athlone's secondary schools is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

• Published: 16 Feb 2011 17:45

  New Minister grants turf cutting reprieve

  It appears that a last-minute reprieve has been granted to turf cutters who were due to be banned from turf cutting on their domestic bogs this year.

• Published: 16 Feb 2011 15:01

  Garda appeal for missing Athlone woman

  Gardaí in Athlone have made an appeal for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of an Athlone woman.

• Published: 9 Feb 2011 17:30

  Enda Kenny on whistle-stop visit to Athlone

  The last-minute erection of Fine Gael posters around Golden Island signalled the imminent arrival of party leader Enda Kenny to Athlone as part of his nationwide canvass yesterday afternoon.

• Published: 9 Feb 2011 17:30

  Lights out as maintenance contract ended

  Public lighting has been out in many areas around the town because the council terminated its maintenance contract with an electricity provider in December.

• Published: 9 Feb 2011 16:30

  Laura Ashley strikers write to Athlone manager

  A letter from former Laura Ashley workers was presented to the company’s regional manager at the Athlone store in Arcadia Retail Park, on their behalf last Thursday morning.

• Published: 28 Jan 2011 14:30

  Kilcormac 'Meals on Wheels’ pilot launched

  A 'Meals on Wheels’ initiative for Kilcormac is being rolled out on a pilot basis by Independent general election candidate Cllr John Leahy.

• Published: 26 Jan 2011 17:10

  No local schools listed in new building plans

  Not a single school in south Westmeath or south Roscommon have been included in the government’s school building work programme for 2011.

• Published: 26 Jan 2011 17:10

  Confusion remains over delayed brown bin roll-out

  Confusion remains over the long-awaited introduction of the food waste (brown) bin service to Athlone.

• Published: 26 Jan 2011 16:35

  Growing Réalta Geal celebrates third anniversary

  Business Profile: Réalta Geal Montessori

• Published: 19 Jan 2011 17:30

  Seventh Athlone People of the Year Awards launched

  The 2011 awards, organised by the Rehab Group, are being run in conjunction with Athlone Town Council and the Westmeath Independent and the event itself will take place on Friday April 8, in the Radisson Blu Hotel.

• Published: 19 Jan 2011 17:00

  Independent People: A gem of local knowledge

  The tourist guide president’s passion is 'real Ireland’ as Danielle Harney discovered

• Published: 8 Dec 2010 17:30

  Over 500 apply for 12 part-time jobs

  Over 500 people applied for 12 temporary Christmas jobs in the Argos store in Athlone’s Golden Island shopping centre.

• Published: 1 Dec 2010 18:00

  Charity gives out over €6k each week

  The Athlone branch of St Vincent de Paul is now distributing between €6,000 and €8,000 to families most in need of financial aid every week.

• Published: 1 Dec 2010 18:00

  O’Rourke likely to run as Boxer and Mayor remain undecided

  It is looking increasingly likely this week that local Fianna Fáil TD Mary O’Rourke will go forward to the selection convention for the party in a bid to contest the next general election, which is due to be held early next year.

• Published: 1 Dec 2010 17:30

  Promote Lough Ree’s early Christian ruins - locals

  Locals attending the Fáilte Ireland/Waterways Ireland presentation pointed out that the historical early Christian ruins on several islands on Lough Ree are the jewel in Athlone’s crown when it comes to tourism and need to be promoted.

• Published: 1 Dec 2010 17:30

  Developing the lakelands 'super-brand'

  A nationwide phone survey is being carried out on 1,000 people at the moment to determine why domestic tourists come to, or stay away from, Athlone.

• Published: 3 Nov 2010 17:30

  45 failures in regulation by St Vincent’s - report

  A health and safety inspection of St Vincent’s Care Centre in Athlone highlighted significant concerns for the care and safety of residents, and reported that staff recruitment/vetting and training procedures were not of an acceptable standard.

• Published: 3 Nov 2010 17:30

  Still confusion over who minds the Shannon

  It is almost one year since last winter’s devastating floods and Ireland’s state agencies are still undecided as to who has responsibility for the management of the River Shannon.

• Published: 3 Nov 2010 17:30

  Debate to be held next month on whether to reopen Connolly Street to traffic

  A discussion as to whether or not Connolly Street on the Westside of town should be re-opened will take place at next month’s town council meeting. A letter on behalf of a local traders, which included a petition signed by 13 residents and all business-people with rear access to Connolly Street, was sent to the council, asking for the total re-opening of the street and total access restored.