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 […]
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Bus Eireann Athlone-Longford services disrupted due to Irish Rail strike
Posted by ShannonSide on November 1st, 2017
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Driver arrested after crash on M6 at Athlone
Posted by ShannonSide on October 31st, 2017
The driver of a car that crashed on the fast lane of the M6 near Athlone this afternoon has been arrested. The incident happened around half past four this afternoon on the M6 between Junctions 11 and 10 on the Ballymahon side of the town. No other vehicle was involved in the incident and the […]
Car burnt out in Athlone
Posted by ShannonSide on October 27th, 2017
A car was burnt out in Athlone in the early hours of this morning.
At 5am, the 14-year-old vehicle was maliciously set on fire at St Mary’s Place, near St Mary’s Church.
Gardaí are examining CCTV and inquiries are ongoing.
No arrests have been made and…
Athlone man due in court over ecstasy and assault charges
Posted by ShannonSide on October 23rd, 2017
A 20-year-old Athlone man is due to appear in court this morning after being charged with assaulting a woman and drugs offences over the weekend. At about 3.25 yesterday morning, he allegedly ‘peppersprayed’ a female at a house in Middlecourt, Moate, and then drove off. Gardaí located him in Monksland, Athlone, and with ecstasy drugs […]
LISTEN: Athlone farmer devastated as dogs ravage his lambs
Posted by ShannonSide on October 20th, 2017
Bealnamulla farmer Gerry Ryan went to feed his 45 lambs last week, only to discover that several had been ‘bitten alive’ by dogs. Just a week later, he says only 14 are still ‘alive’. He recounted his devastating story on Friday’s Let’s Talk.
Athlone student named Ireland’s first ‘Cool Planet Champion’
Posted by ShannonSide on October 10th, 2017
Athlone student Claire Lemass has been appointed Ireland’s first Cool Planet Champion. Claire has been chosen under an initiative that plans to select one person from each county to give climate talks to schools, business, and the general public. The initiative which was launched by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Cool Planet Experience, hopes […]
Tender process for Athlone’s Church Street works opens
Posted by ShannonSide on September 27th, 2017
The tender process is underway for the enhancement works of Church Street in Athlone. Earlier this year, Westmeath County Council was given the go-ahead to undertake a €3 million project that will controversially make the road a one-way system. The project has now gone to tender, with submissions invited until October 5th, and work is […]
RTB report shows Athlone most expensive area to rent in Shannonside region
Posted by ShannonSide on September 19th, 2017
Athlone is the most expensive place to rent a property in the Shannonside region according to the latest report from the Residential Tenancies Board. According to its second quarterly report, the standardised average rent is in the local electoral area on the Roscommon side is 646 euro, a drop of 57 euro on figures for […]
