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Updated: 8 Feb 2012 17:00
Mass staff exodus will impact services
The various impacts on frontline services of the mass exodus of public servants and staff retirements at the end of this month is still being assessed, but it is increasingly clear that it will be considerable, particularly in the area of health.
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Updated: 8 Feb 2012 16:59
Anomalies coming to light in list of estates exempt from charge
A list of unfinished residential estates in Meath which will be exempt from the new €100 household charge, precursor to a full-blown property tax, was issued recently by Meath County Council.
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Updated: 8 Feb 2012 16:58
SOSAD in appeal for volunteers
Dear sir - In 2011, SOSAD-trained volunteers in Navan took 261 calls from people in great distress or very worried about a relative, friend or colleague.
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Updated: 8 Feb 2012 16:57
The parking charges situation in Trim
Dear sir - I was highly entertained by Cllr O'Brien's apologia for the draconian new parking fines recently applied in Trim (Meath Chronicle 28/1/12).
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Updated: 8 Feb 2012 16:56
Dear sir - John Grant baby sat a theatre full of children on Saturday afternoon. Cheer Boo said the electronic boxes but they were not needed at Shrek's big adventure Kells 36th annual panto.
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Updated: 1 Feb 2012 17:00
Lightening the load of austerity
Ongoing austerity measures will only inevitably lead to even more of a downturn because raising taxes and capping government spending at a time of deep recession is never a good idea.
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Updated: 1 Feb 2012 16:59
Golden handshakes contrast sharply with plight of local family
Dear Taoiseach, I'm sure this is a busy time for you.
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Updated: 1 Feb 2012 16:58
Dear sir - The invitation by the caithaoirleach, Cllr Brian Collins, to the Chinese Ambassador, his excellency Mr Luo Linquan and his wife, will, I hope, bring changes for the better to our town of Kells. Already a large crowd of Chinese people will be visiting next Sunday to enjoy the closure of the Chinese New Year.
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Updated: 1 Feb 2012 16:56
Dear sir - We, the members of Sheelin Turf Cutters and Contractors Association, are one of a national network of local associations, set up and affiliated to the National Turf Cutters and Contractors Association.
