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Tuesday, 28 April 2026 13:26

An enforcement file is now opening for the Lissywollen site in Athlone.

Councillors in Westmeath want to know how much taxpayers money was wasted on a failed IPAS centre in the county.

The local authority in Westmeath is now opening an enforcement file to clear the remains of the Lissywollen site in Athlone.

It comes after a long-running campaign by four four Councillors in the town objecting to construction of the 1,000 person capacity centre.

A November High Court decision ultimately led to the closure of the site.

Fine Gael's John Dolan was one of the reps involved, he says questions need to be answered about what happened:

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