Local road deaths rise a concern for all

Local road deaths rise a concern for all
09 Jan 2013The news at the end of 2012 that the number of road deaths in County Meath had surged to a three-year high is extremely disappointing and concerning in the context of continuing reductions in fatalities nationally.

The number of people killed in road crashes in Ireland fell to a record low last year, with 161 fatalities being reported, compared to 186 in 2011 and 212 in 2010. Road deaths nationally have now fallen every year since 2006, and this was the fifth year in a row that a new record low for fatalities in Ireland has been achieved. There has been a 56 per cent decrease in road deaths and a 51 per cent reduction in serious injuries...read more

Just what is it about flags and emblems that generates such heated debate in North?

Just what is it about flags and emblems that generates such heated debate in North?

09 Jan 2013A few years ago, I participated in a cross-border conference in west Cork aimed at creating a dialogue between nationalist and unionist/loyalist factions from the North.

Great expectations from Ireland's EU presidency

Great expectations from Ireland's EU presidency

02 Jan 2013Tomorrow, 1st January, Ireland will assume the presidency of the European Union for the seventh time. The six-month term also marks the 40th anniversary of this country's membership of what is...

Those who wish to be critical should not hide under a cloak of anonymity

Those who wish to be critical should not hide under a cloak of anonymity

02 Jan 2013Just over nine years ago, a parish priest of my acquaintance became involved in a blazing local row over his decision to have a parish centre demolished to make way for a shopping centre, which was...

Education key to keeping our young people safe

Education key to keeping our young people safe

19 Dec 2012Calls have increased in the past week for the government and mental health services to act swiftly to deal with the shocking toll of youth suicides in the wake of the deaths of two young Co Donegal...

Why our meek acceptance of all the austerity being thrown at us?

Why our meek acceptance of all the austerity being thrown at us?

19 Dec 2012A photograph in the financial section of an English newspaper last week has prompted me to make some comparisons between our reaction to the banking scandals and economic crisis of the last few years...

The cruelest cut shocks country's carers

The cruelest cut shocks country's carers

12 Dec 2012The role of the carer is not one to be taken on lightly.

Smaller garda stations face the axe as govt cuts to bone

Smaller garda stations face the axe as govt cuts to bone

12 Dec 2012Isn't it wonderful to see normality returning North of the border?

Another local service set to bite the dust

Another local service set to bite the dust

05 Dec 2012Not for the first time in Meath, a local town finds itself having to fight to retain sittings of its local district court.

A hairshirt Christmas wish list

A hairshirt Christmas wish list

05 Dec 2012Dear Santa,

Govt must make right choices in looming budget

Govt must make right choices in looming budget

28 Nov 2012With just a week to go to budget day, the plight of struggling families has been further revealed this week with a survey showing that half of Irish families are being forced to spend their child...

Minister confirms regional hospital plan dead in the water

Minister confirms regional hospital plan dead in the water

28 Nov 2012The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, took time out of a busy schedule on Monday to visit members of the North-East Regional Health Forum in Kells.

Major show of support for local hospital

Major show of support for local hospital

21 Nov 2012Two stories which emerged at Saturday's big rally in Navan in support of the local hospital underscored, on a human level, why it is vital that people continue to fight to retain services in the...

Time for Navan to wake up to litter problem

Time for Navan to wake up to litter problem

07 Nov 2012For the past four years, Meath Tourism has been building up its 'Spirits of Meath' festival, based on the legend that Halloween originated at the ancient Hill of Ward site, Tlachgta, near...

Slane traffic report brings us back where we started

Slane traffic report brings us back where we started

07 Nov 2012A report examining the impact of banning heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) going through Slane village represents a pretty poor outcome for the people of Slane who have been campaigning for some years for...

Protecting our children online

Protecting our children online

31 Oct 2012The shocking deaths of several young schoolgirls recently, allegedly as a result of cyber-bullying, will have struck fear into the hearts of parents everywhere.

The modern-day equivalent of the poison pen letter a danger for teens

The modern-day equivalent of the poison pen letter a danger for teens

31 Oct 2012Our use of social media has come under sharp focus in the past few days with the death of 13-year-old Erin Gallagher at her home at Ballybofey, Co Donegal.

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