Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath Robert Troy has expressed alarm following the revelation that the Government is considering selling Columb Barracks in Mullingar. Deputy Troy made the comments after raising the issue with Minister for Defence Simon Coveney through a Dáil Parliamentary Question. “When the Government closed Columb Barracks in 2011 many people warned that Fine Gael and Labour ultimately wanted to remove the site form public ownership by selling it. When I recently raised this issue in the Dáil with Minister Coveney he confirmed that the Government is examining the possibility...

River Shannon Monday 14th December 2015 12;30pm The River Shannon remains at a high level through Athlone and its hinterland today, over one week after Storm Desmond. The river is approximately 60cm above normal winter flow levels and this is impacting on a small area of the town, primarily the Deerpark Road area on the west side and on the rural area to the south of the town, known as the Callows. These areas are subject to regular winter flooding but not normally to the current extent. Westmeath County Council is continuing to coordinate a large...