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It’s not easy to get elected to the county council.

Sinn Féin candidate for the Mullingar-Coole area, Una D’Arcy, believes that the Derravaragh area of north Westmeath, and other areas in the Midlands, will become pollution havens if plans for industrial wind turbines go ahead.

Mayo County Council could follow the example set by its counterparts in Leitrim County Council recently, by banning fracking from the county, according to Green Party local election candidate in the Claremorris area, Margaret Sheehan.

The integrity of the Shannon would be secured into the future if Ireland was to follow the German lead in relation to the controversial mining practice of fracking, it was revealed this week.

The case of a man who threw his then girlfriend on to a bed, fracturing her spine, before humiliating her by sitting with his genitals in her face was described as “sickening” by a District Court judge this week.

Whether you want to run, power walk, or stroll, it is the participation that counts and with the ‘Run for Mark in the Dark’ event coming up you will get your chance to get out and about and do your bit for a very worthy cause.

Connacht have been boosted with the addition of two new props ahead of their European campaign.

Life on the ocean waves is proving hazardous and unpredictable for Ireland’s Green Dragon and fellow competitors in the Volvo Ocean Race.

EDDI READER is something of an unstoppable force. Despite repeated injuries to her back and ribs, the celebrated Scottish folk-rock singer is touring Ireland this month and has a new album set for release in April. As far as she is concerned, life is very good indeed.