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Almost 300 people attended a public information meeting held by local Deputy Denis Naughten in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone on Tuesday evening to outline the issues surrounding septic tanks and the new regulations to be introduced.

Local Deputy Denis Naughten has arranged a public information meeting entitled ‘The truth about septic tank inspections’ to explain what the new septic tank proposals are about and what they mean for homeowners.

Kilkenny is to be directly affected by a number of public sector cuts coming down the line in coming months.

The Minister for Agriculture has told local Deputy, Nicky McFadden that he wants to encourage more young people to become involved in farming and is delighted to see renewed interest in the sector.

Payments of more than €2.671 million to Kilkenny farmers under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme could offer a lifeline to stretched farmers, according to local deputy John Paul Phelan.

€125,000 has been allocated by central government for pedestrian and cycle links from Kilkenny city centre under the Smarter Travel Initiative — less than half of what had originally been sought by Kilkenny Local Authorities.

The new Programme for Government has good news for Kilkenny and the South East, it has been claimed.

A capital grant of €500,000 has been confirmed for the creation and development of new enterprise in Westport.

The recession that the country finds itself in at present is very real for most people who are feeling the come-down from the Celtic Tiger years, however, it’s young people who will feel the most difficult of consequences according to Fine Gael candidate in the upcoming local election for the Borough Council Darren Murphy.

Local TDs have added their voices to the widespread shock that followed last weekend’s announcement of the loss of 60 jobs with the closure of major Midlands motor dealership, Casey Autogroup.