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The junior Minister for Defence has confirmed there will be no further changes to numbers stationed at Custume Barracks, Athlone.

“Daddy, daddy,” cried a little girl as the men and women of the 107th Infantry Battalion completed a walk-past at Custume Barracks on Wednesday afternoon.

An Athlone councillor was forced to back down this week after his proposal of a vote of no confidence in Minister for Defence Alan Shatter was rejected by his fellow councillors.

Fianna Fáil’s Robert Troy called it a “a dark day for Athlone” as the Government admitted that the 4th Western Brigade will lose out in the reorganisation of the Defence Forces.

The Mayor of Kilkenny David Fitzgerald has welcomed the news that Kilkenny’s James Steven’s Barracks is not on the list of barracks to be closed in coming months across the country.

As the 105th Battalion prepare to depart for peacekeeping duties in Lebanon, the future of Kilkenny’s James Stephens Barracks remains hanging in the balance.

A public meeting is to be held on Monday evening September 26 in the Greville Arms at 8pm as part of a mounting campaign to save Columb Barracks in Mullingar, which could be in line to close by February.

Young Irelands (Gowran) for the second successive year, survived the drop to intermediate as they overcame Dicksboro 2-11 to 1-11 in a thrilling relegation final in Thomastown last Saturday.

A determined and hungry Young Irelands (Gowran) came good to deservedly land the Junior ‘A’ league title at a wet and miserable Thomastown last Sunday night. Their southern opponents were left to rue the squandering of seven goal chances.

Tullaroan had the dream start in this St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling relegation final held in Callan at the weekend. Both teams battled it out to see who would remain in senior level for 2010.