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News

‘No amount of money could repay the comfort the team provided to my family’

Friday, 16th August 2019

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A personal trainer from Duleek has organised a fitness event to raise funds for a palliative care service that helped look after his father in the last few weeks of his life.

Students left stranded by school transport crisis

Friday, 16th August 2019

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Families living in Moynalvey who had applied and paid for bus tickets for their secondary school children have been told just days before the new term begins that their children no longer have a place on the bus.

Salmon of Knowledge festival goes green

Thursday, 15th August 2019

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There will be a full programme of events for the festival and a dedicated day to incorporate climate change, sustainability, greening, mental and physical health and wellbeing, education and holisticism.

Meath school to take part in Hot Meals Pilot Project

Thursday, 15th August 2019

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A school in Mornington has been chosen to take part in the Hot School Meals Pilot Project, an initiative to provide a hot meal to primary school children on a pilot basis from September.

Locals 'shocked' as criminal gang thwarted in Virginia raid

Thursday, 15th August 2019

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A Virginia man spoke of his shock at witnessing gardaí as they swooped on a criminal gang preparing to smash the front of the Riverfront Hotel in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a botched smash and grab ATM...

Sport

Maguire takes part in historic golfing event

Sunday, 18th August 2019

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Former Mayo, Meath and Carlow footballer Eddie Maguire was involved in the creation of a piece of golfing history when he played in the ISPS Handa World Invitational which teed off in Co Antrim.

Longwood march on as Ratoath are vanquished

Saturday, 17th August 2019

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There was no shortage of spirit or fight shown by Longwood when when they defeated Ratoath 3-14 to 1-17 in a highly entertaining SHC clash at Dunshaughlin.

Knockharley bid for Leinster success

Saturday, 17th August 2019

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Meath’s Knockharley Cricket Club is set to host the Cricket Leinster Minor Cup final today.

Fourth time lucky as O'Mahonys stun Kells men

Thursday, 15th August 2019

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Dylan Regan's 44th minute goal proved the difference as Kevin Reilly's Navan O'Mahonys shocked Gaeil Colmcille with a 1-11 to 0-11 win in this exciting SFC Group A clash at Ballinlough on Wednesday evening.

David Gough to take charge of All Ireland SFC final

Wednesday, 14th August 2019

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Slane referee David Gough will take charge of his first All Ireland Senior Football Final when Dublin meet Kerry next month.

Arts & Culture

Pathfinders exhibition marks 50 years since Stonewall riots

Friday, 16th August 2019

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Pathfinders is an on-going national and cross-border project to create an archive of photographic portraits of the pioneer activists within the LGBTQI movement in Ireland.

Declan O'Rourke to headline September's Navan Folk Club

Friday, 16th August 2019

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The line up also includes Steve Gunn from Brooklyn, New York, poet Peter Fallon, Colette Clinton, Anthony Cregan Saramai Leech, Oisin Leech and more.

Stamps to celebrate library philanthropist

Thursday, 15th August 2019

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The four stamps, designed by Vermillion Design, feature line drawings of four Irish Carnegie Libraries by Irish artist Dorothy Smith and photographed by Gillian Buckley.