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Everyone loves a good thriller and there is none better than an Agatha Christie thriller.

Councillors were shocked to hear that the preferred cycle route through Athlone which was put to the public in December has come back to them dramatically changed.

There was a lukewarm reception for Athlone mayor Gabrielle McFadden’s plans for a farmers market in the town during the All Ireland Drama Festival and a March Madness shopping weekend at the end of this month.

“A dirty filthy nation,” is how Cllr Mark Cooney described the Irish, saying the level of litter seen here isn’t seen in other countries.

Athlone Town Council and Westmeath County Council will spend €1.2m to clean up after the county’s citizens this year.

The Left Bank area of Athlone could see the addition of a new cycle hub, attracting thousands of tourists annually, if a proposed new cycle route gets the go-ahead.

The process to nominate candidates for Fine Gael in Athlone for next year’s council elections descended into farce last week when it took nearly three and a half hours to deselect one candidate from five, despite his having reached the quota anyway.

Voices were raised during Monday’s October meeting of Athlone Town Council as fears over the future of the town and its funding were discussed.

Athlone has retained the ‘clean’ title it earned in last year’s Anti-Litter League; however the latest report reveals that some sites are still plagued by chewing gum, litter, and rubbish dumping.