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Local Sinn Féin Deputy, Sorca Clarke, has implored the Minister for Housing, Deputy Darragh O’Brien, to intervene in the case of an Athlone man who has been residing in a nursing home for 18 months following a stroke, because his private rented accommodation is no longer suitable to meet his medical care needs.

Local Green Party Councillor, Louise Heavin, will host an online public meeting, entitled 'Athlone: Our Vision for Our Town' on Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm.

The Galway City Council hopes to have temporary measures in place to facilitate outdoor dining from June 7, and plans to pedestrianise a number of streets in the evening time to facilitate the outdoor dining trial this summer.

Cllr Alan Cheevers wants a co-ordinated approach involving An Garda Síochana, community groups, and the local authority to help stop vandalism.

Cllr Frankie Keena has this week welcomed the publication of Our Rural Future, a five year plan published by the Government which aims to revitalise rural communities in the wake of Covid-19.

Fine Gael Cllr Ger Deere put forward a notice of motion to the February meeting of the Castlebar Muncipal District which read:"That this Council identify a suitable site in the Castlebar Urban area for the provision of a skate park and examine possible streams of funding to develop same.” His motion was supported by the other elected members, with Cllr Michael Kilcoyne suggesting that a skate park should be included as part of the masterplan being prepared for the Lough Lannagh area of the town.

Fianna Fáil Cllr Al McDonnell has said that councillors and the public need to be ready for a battle to ensure the new Mayo County Development Plan is one that represents the views of the councillors and the people. He said it was vitally important that members of the public and public and community groups make submissions on the plan. Cllr Michael Kilcoyne told the meeting that it was vitally important that people had their say and councillors should do everything to encourage people to have their input. Cllr McDonnell also raised the possibility of having the deadlines for submissions extended 'as the community groups are not able to have public meetings at the minute due to Covid-19 restrictions and they will not be able to meet as they did before to put forward their thoughts on the plan'.

Local Fianna Fáil Councillor, Frankie Keena, who is a member of the Governing Body of Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) has welcomed the joint signing of a memorandum of understanding between AIT and Dublin City University (DCU) confirming plans for a new four year undergraduate degree in teaching at the progressive third level institution.

Cllr Patsy O'Brien said that it will be "business as usual representing the people" for him after his expulsion from the Fine Gael party this week.