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Dry Spell

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 17:40

The council's housing section is struggling due to understaffing.

Understaffing in Westmeath County Council's housing section is unacceptable, according to one local councilor.

Ken Glynn wants the local authority to prioritise recruitment, as 48 social housing units remain vacant in the county.

Issues finalising contractors along with a large administration workload have left some of the houses uninhabited for over six months.

The Fianna Fáil rep says the process of filling a vacancy needs to be faster:

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The 45th edition of the run takes place this Sunday.
Offaly TD Says Grandparents Feel Attacked By Consent Campaign Video

Minister O’Callaghan criticised the video for its disparaging and disrespectful depiction of grandparents.
Engineering Works To Disrupt Midlands Rail Services Tomorrow Evening

The Athlone to Galway line tomorrow will have works done on it.
HIQA Finds Midlands Hospital Non-Compliant Over Radiation Incident Reporting

The non-compliance is attributable to an incident that occurred since the previous inspection.
Split Decision Issued For Midlands Solar Farm

Planning permission is only being granted to some aspects of a solar farm project in Longford.
Status Yellow Wind And Rain Warning In Effect This Morning

It expires for the Midlands and the rest of Leinster at 10 am.
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Graiguecullen's Ella Hendricken and Niamh and Alma Kinsella were injured in the crash.

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