DUCIE SPEAKS OUT

December 11th, 2009

After being the subject of intense media scrutiny and on the second anniversary of Katy French’s death, Kieron ‘The Wolf’ Ducie breaks his silence and exclusively tells The Post that he has no problem suing newspapers to clear his name and intends to do exactly that
by Paul Neilan
EXCLUSIVE
KIERON Ducie is to sue The Sunday World [...]

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Hannigan’s homecoming

December 11th, 2009

Lisa Hannigan hit the limelight eight years ago but 2009 was her biggest yet. She talks to the Meath Post about her growing confidence as a musician, dubious wikipedia entries, her hugely successful Sea Sew tour and what Stephen Colbert was really looking for when he saw her YouTube video
by Paul Neilan
MEATH-born singer Lisa Hannigan [...]

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Four-year old laid to rest after horror crash

December 11th, 2009

By Briege Madden and Paul Neilan
LAST SUNDAY a large number of people attended the funeral mass of an Oldcastle four-year-old, who tragically died in a road accident near Mullingar.
On Friday December 4, farmer Peter Hennessy from Oldcastle, was travelling with his two sons – four-year-old Peter and two-year-old Paul.
Peter was travelling in a jeep, which [...]

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Mortuary Madness

December 3rd, 2009

by Paul Neilan
EXCLUSIVE
RUMOURS continue to circulate in the county as to the reasons behind the removal of embalming services from Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, but the Post understands that an incident at a separate hospital is responsible.
On November 1 services were removed by hospital chiefs, who were told by area managers to implement an independent [...]

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Anna Lee memorial fundraiser is back

December 3rd, 2009

Santa’s Grotto tribute in aid of Temple Street returns for ‘09
The family of a tragic 7-year-old who died when she became tangled in the cord of her dressing gown are gearing up for another memorial fundraiser to keep alive her memory by supporting the hosptial that tried desperately to save her life.
Anna Lee Lynch was [...]

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Soccer legend Pele visits Dunboyne

December 3rd, 2009

by Paul Neilan
DUNBOYNE was paid a flying visit by soccer god Pele last Thursday (26 November).
The students of St Peter’s College and Aviva FAI club of the year
Dunboyne AFC were visited by the revered Number 10 for their efforts
in collecting for his charity ‘Goals for Life’, which raises funds for
medical research into children’s illnesses.
The proceeds [...]

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Meath farmers fight the floods

December 3rd, 2009

by Paul Neilan
A DUNDERRY farmer has come to the aid of those in the West and Midlands by coming together with other Meath farmers in appealing for and sending fodder to flooded fellow farmers.
Gus Martyn, who is originally from the Athenry area in Galway said that the idea to send silage, hay and saw to [...]

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Dunsany Chase

December 3rd, 2009

THE DUNSANY Cross Country Chase will take place on Sunday, December 6, with a varied route taking in Killeen, Warrenstown, Dunsany, Kilcarty, and across to Curtistown and Kilmessan.
The white flag is raised at 1.30pm – weather permitting. As always, the traditional social evening and novelty auction takes place afterwards at the crossroads hall.
Funds raised will [...]

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‘I need justice for my baby’

November 26th, 2009

Seven years after the heartbreak of burying her still-born son, Bernard, the Rotunda told Ellen Joyce that they had his organs

By Paul Neilan

A NAVAN woman had the organs of her still-born son taken without her knowledge and only found out seven years after his tragic death.
Ellen Joyce’s son Bernard passed away on August 14, 2002, [...]

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Charity ride raises thousands for cancer society

November 26th, 2009

SIX months ago Rachel Gilsenan and Olivia Tully had an idea to run a Charity Ride in conjunction with the Ballymacad Hunt in order to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society.
Both families have recently been affected by cancer and due to the care their loved ones received, they thought they would give something back [...]

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