Deirdre Verney

Stories by Deirdre Verney

Below are recent stories by Deirdre Verney

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00

  Bypass work will not be finished for Christmas

  Work on the €7 million facelift project earmarked for the Athlone bypass is expected to start in October.

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00

  Knockcroghery cheers on Roses on the double!

  Monday was a huge night for Knockcroghery parish, in particular Ballymurray, as large numbers of people gathered in Tralee or around the nearest television to cheer on their Roses.

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00

  Fourth Fleadh win for musicall Tubberclair girl

  Not many people can even lay claim to one All-Ireland title in their lifetime, but last weekend a Tubberclair musician collected her fourth in a row, all at the tender age of 20!

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00

  Baylough-based chairperson of SOFT Ireland to hold local meeting

  National charity SOFT Ireland, the support organisation for families of children born with chromosonal disorders, Patau's Syndrome and Edward's Syndrome, will hold its very first meeting in Athlone next week.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 17:30

  Boost for Tubber Airport plans

  The prospect of Athlonians flying from Tubber to destinations across Europe and the world has taken a massive leap forward this week.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 17:30

  HSE to offer Loughloe residents accommodation in St Vincent's

  Relatives of the eleven remaining residents in Loughloe House in Athlone have been called to a meeting with HSE management this Thursday, where it is expected they will all be formally offered accommodation in the nearby St Vincent's Hospital.

• Last updated: 18 Aug 2010 17:15

  Curraghboy native pens new Mother Teresa book

  Mother Teresa of Calcutta's unique life and her love affair with Ireland is the subject of a new book by prolific Roscommon author John Scally.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 16:30

  Donna's mobile nail service - the perfect girls' night in!

  Rushing and racing day to day with work and home, it can be hard to find the time or the money for a little treat, something we all want and certainly in my humble opinion, we deserve.

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 18:00

  Developers claim 300 jobs could be lost by ten-storey plan refusal

  Athlone could have lost out on 300 new jobs at a result of the council's rejection of a rezoning proposal to facilitate a ten-storey building at Station Road on Monday, a spokesperson for the developers behind the plans claimed this week.

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 17:10

  Ten-storey building plans fail at rezoning hurdle

  Controversial plans to rezone a site on Station Road, Athlone, to facilitate the construction of a new ten-storey building were defeated at a special meeting of Athlone Town Council on Monday last after the proposal failed to get the support of the required six members.

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 17:10

  "Quiet, gentle Mairt O'Gorman" laid to rest

  A large crowd turned out in St Peter and Paul's Church, Athlone on Monday last to bid a final, poignant farewell to Martin O'Gorman, who died tragically on June 27 last in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, a week after he was the victim of a vicious assault in Navan.

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 16:00

  Pregnancy and birth workshop in Athlone next month

  Calling all Athlone mums to be out there... Are you ready for the birth of your baby? Can you ever be prepared for that life changing moment when you hold your little one for the first time?

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 16:00

  Feel the benefit of calming Angel Energy Healing at Skin Deep

  As usual, I was running and racing to the clock, bursting in the door of Skin Deep in Castle Street recently for my first introduction to Angel Energy Healing. Not the ideal preparation for this gentle therapy but I suppose I would certainly test its credentials.

• Published: 14 Jul 2010 18:00

  Second post mortem in Navan

  The Garda Superintendent leading the Martin O'Gorman murder investigation in Meath has confirmed that a second post mortem on the Athlone man's remains will be carried out later this week at the behest of legal representatives, representing some of those questioned in relation to the death.

• Published: 14 Jul 2010 17:30

  Anger as new graves not facing the rising sun

  A new layout in the extension of Drum Cemetery has been dubbed a "disgrace" by a local person this week as the graves will not be facing east/west towards the rising sun as he says has been traditional for hundreds years.

• Published: 14 Jul 2010 17:30

  Caroline relives her fight with cancer

  "It was completely out of the blue," Caroline Harney reflected from her home in scenic Barrymore this week on her cancer diagnosis at the age of 31, some four years ago now.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:30

  Gardai closing in on perpetrators of random fatal attack on Athlone man

  Gardai in Navan say they are confident of a breakthrough shortly in the Martin O'Gorman murder investigation and expect their ongoing inquires to lead to early arrests, in what they now believe was a random attack by a gang on the Athlone native in the town over two weeks ago.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:30

  Loughloe residents to stand firm as D-Day looms

  The Save Loughloe House Action Committee has vowed this week that the closure date of July 9 will come and go but none of remaining 13 residents will be moving anywhere.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:30

  Youth centre project to progress with €260,000 grant aid

  The campaign to secure a youth cafe and dedicated youth centre for the town's young people has received a massive funding injection this week, with news of significant grant aid of €260,000 from the Department of Health and Children, monies that will fund the full modernisation of St Mary's Hall.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:30

  Rosemount native picked as escort for Rose of Tralee

  Rosemount is set to get rosier! Come this August, locals will be glued to their televisions to spot local lad Niall O'Brien, who will represent the village as an escort at this year's Rose of Tralee International Festival.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:15

  Glasson land sells for over €13,000 per acre

  Twenty two acres of residential farm land and a one-bedroom cottage in Kilkenny West, Glasson, recently sold for €300,000 following a public auction on June 11 last.

• Published: 7 Jul 2010 17:00

  Enjoy a lunch time skin pick-me-up with Microzone

  Time starved and cash poor used to equal no treats for your skin, but not anymore.

• Last updated: 30 Jun 2010 19:30

  Clonark Garda Station moves to tender stage

  Tenders are out for the long awaited Clonark Garda Station project but it now looks extremely unlikely that the project will be delivered before the end of the year, more than twelve months later than the original timeframe.

• Published: 9 Jun 2010 17:30

  Fears tractors could clog up Athlone roads

  Fears that the town of Athlone could be clogged up with slow moving agricultural vehicles and tractors, should the revamped Athlone bypass be upgraded to motorway status, were expressed at the May meeting of Roscommon County Council, held in St Brigid's Handball complex in Curraghboy last week.

• Published: 9 Jun 2010 17:15

  Two Knockcroghery Roses are Tralee-bound

  There is set to be a mass exodus from the Knockcroghery area later this summer as locals will have two Roses, both from the Ballymurray area, to cheer on at the world famous festival after Liverpool Rose Aine Shine was one of the contingent to make it out of the Regional Finals in Portlaoise last weekend.

• Published: 8 Jun 2010 16:00

  Brendan Shine is given Freedom of Roscommon

  Legendary local entertainer Brendan Shine became only the second person ever to be accorded the freedom of Roscommon at the monthly meeting of Roscommon County Council on Monday last in Curraghboy, before a large crowd of friends, family and local people.

• Published: 8 Jun 2010 15:50

  Treat of the Week

  This week's Treat of the Week makes your Friday even better!

• Published: 26 May 2010 17:10

  Rose of Tralee competition beckons for Knockcroghery's San Francisco Rose

  Roscommon natives will certainly have something to cheer for later this summer after a Knockcroghery native was crowned San Francisco Rose 2010 earlier this month.

• Published: 26 May 2010 17:10

  Application expected for €80m Sth Ros wind farm within months

  Developers of a proposed 52 turbine wind farm in South Roscommon have said they are committed to progressing the controversial project on a phased basis through the local planning process, with an application for the development, estimated to cost up to €80 million to build, due to be submitted to the council within months.

• Published: 26 May 2010 16:35

  The Athlone name for the best fruit and veg

  Ask anyone. Behan's Fruit and Vegetables is an Athlone name, synonymous with supplying the town with the best, fresh produce for over 22 years now.