A man who went on a drunken rampage and caused over €1,000 worth of damage to premises in Dunshaughlin was convicted and fined at last Tuesday’s (September 2) sitting of Dunshaughlin District Court.
Derek Dobson (26) of Glenbhu Road in Cabra committed the rampage on January 20. He pleaded guilty to the two counts of vandalism.
The [...]
by Nicola Donnelly
nicola.donnelly@meathpost.com
Fears have mounted in Dunboyne that the village’s existing built environment will change with out-of-character three and four-storey apartment buildings following the lodging of a major retail and housing development.
There are also fears that the proposed development by Lynthirst Ltd will overlook the private housing development of Millfarm.
The proposed development at a site [...]
By Maura Fay
maura.fay@meathpost.com
Over 5,000 pupils in Meath primary schools are in class sizes greater than 30 pupils, according to a new survey released by the Department of Education.
With growing numbers, many schools are now turning away pupils because of class sizes in the South Meath area.
“We’re crying out for smaller classes. We’re trying as far [...]
Incineration sparks new debate
By Evan Short
evan.short@meathpost.com
In an unusual move, An Bord Plenála has received an objection to the proposed Nobber Incinerator from Newry and Mourne Council in the North, leading to calls for the Oral Hearing to be put back to allow for more consultation, the Meath Post has learned.
According to Cllr Michael Gallagher there [...]
By Evan Short
evan.short@meathpost.com
The international interest in the American Presidential Race has reached fever pitch, and anyone who thought that US politics would only interest citizens of that country need only look at the 200,000 people who turned out in Berlin this summer to listen to Barack Obama.
Speaking at the recent Democratic National Convention, Obama’s latest [...]
By Maura Fay
maura.fay@meathpost.com
It could be 2012 before Trim gets a playground because of Trim Area
Council’s decision to object to the proposed Porchfields location for
the playground, Trim Town Councillor Jimmy Peppard has said.
Cllr Peppard lambasted Trim Area Council’s objection to the playground
location, saying the question of where the playground goes was not
within their ambit.
Trim Area Council [...]
by Nicola Donnelly
nicola.donnelly@meathpost.com
A heroin addict who has ‘lived a life of crime’ received a nine month sentence for a burglary at former Meath footballer Trevor Giles’ house when he appeared before Dunshaughlin District Court last Tuesday (September 2). Martin Crosbie (28) with an address at Fr Peter McVerry Hostel in Drumcondra, Dublin was also sentenced [...]
by Nicola Donnelly
nicola.donnelly@meathpost.com
People who receive fixed penalty notices should pay them immediately and not be wasting the court’s time. This is the view of Judge Tom Fitzpatrick who stated at last Tuesday’s (September 2) sitting of Dunshaughlin District Court that “the purpose of fixed penalty notices for minor offences is for them to be paid [...]
By Sinead Flanagan
editor@meathpost.com
With the latest TV documentary on disgraced obstetrician Michael Neary, one local woman tells us how her life turned to hell after a few hours on his operating table.
Having removed her womb and ovaries unnecessarily 16 years ago, Marie Raeburn who turned 40 the day before she entered Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, [...]
By Maura Fay
maura.fay@meathpost.com
Plans to build a children’s playground at the Porchfields in Trim have been sharply criticised by a Trim public representative.
Councillor Phil Cantwell said it was the location of the playground and not the playground itself that he had strong objections to. He said Meath County Council had bought the Porchfields several years ago [...]
