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Both the Mayo and Roscommon county boards could be facing fines from the Connacht Council following an incident that happened at half time in the under 21 Connacht semi-final between the sides on St Patrick’s Day. Secretary of the Connacht Council, John Prenty told the Mayo Advertiser, “I can’t confirm what fines have or will be issued to both counties in relation to the incident, but there have been fines proposed for them. Both counties have up until Friday (March 26) to seek a hearing in relation to the proposals.”

There were 303 redundancy payments made in Westmeath during the first seven months of this year according to Government figures released this week which show a rise in layoffs nationally.

Welcoming a new initiative for encouraging entrepreneurship in the region in the current difficult climate, the new Roscommon county manager, Frank Dawson, recently launched theCube - a new desk-space facility in Roscommon, aimed at supporting new entrepreneurs with business ideas that they wish to develop.

After all the huffing and puffing and belting and skelping 12 teams have finally been whittled down to two to contest the Shay Murtagh Westmeath senior football championship final.

There are currently a significant number of housing estates in Roscommon county where action is required by the county council, according to local councillor Paddy Kilduff.

Almost half of the water supply for Galway city and county is unaccounted for, according to a report released yesterday.