New figures show it took an ambulance more than an hour to respond to a life-threatening emergency in Leitrim five times in the first seven months of this year. There were also four calls in excess of 60 minutes in Roscommon and Longford, while the Roscommon region continues to have the worst record in Ireland. […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Nine incidents of ambulances delayed by an hour getting to serious local emergencies
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
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LISTEN: The ‘brutality’ of women’s boxing
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
After Katie Taylor’s world-title fight on Saturday night, Carrickmacross professional boxer Christina McMahon joined Joe on Wednesday’s programme to discuss the ‘brutality’ of the sport after the presenter voiced his strong opposition to the sport. Here their discussion in full below.
Gardai investigating alleged assault in Roscommon’s Walk area
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
Gardaí in Roscommon are appealing for any information relating to an assault in the town last Friday night. A man is reported to have been assaulted in The Walk area on the outskirts of the town around 11 o’ clock on Friday night and had to be taken to hospital for treatment. Up to three […]
Minister denies new 2040 plan will prevent one-off homes in Shannonside region
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
A suggestion that the new national framework plan 2040 could limit the number of one-off homes built in the Shannonside region has been rejected by a Minister of State. Roscommon county councillors were warned last week by the Chief Executive that the draft plan, which is currently under public consideration, could make it more difficult […]
Bus Eireann Athlone-Longford services disrupted due to Irish Rail strike
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
Bus Eireann is advising passengers in Longford that no Athlone-Longford services will arrive or depart from Longford railway station today due to the Irish Rail strike. Pickets are being held at all rail stations in the Shannonside region today by NBRU and SIPTU union members in a row between workers and management at the company […]
Man arrested in Wexford and charged following Roscommon shoe scam
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
A man is due in court later next month charged in connection with a scam that allegedly conned an elderly Roscommon man out of a large sum of money during the summer. Gardai had been investigating an incident which occurred in Fuerty, near Roscommon town, at the end of May when the elderly man was […]
Gardai urging people not to approach missing Clare teenager reportedly armed with rifle
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
Gardai are advising people not to approach a missing teenager – believed to be armed with a rifle and a number of rounds of ammunition in County Clare. 19 year old Jack Dinan was last seen at his home in Considine Road, Ennis yesterday, at around 10am in the morning. Jack is described as 6 […]
LISTEN: Local Irish Rail workers express frustration over pay row strike
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
Irish Rail workers on strike in the Shannosndie region have expressed their frustration at being on the picket line this morning. No train services of any kind are running today across the region, as NBRU and SIPTU workers stage the first of five planned days of industrial action at Irish Rail in a row with […]
