Joan Duignan
Stories by Joan Duignan
Below are recent stories by Joan Duignan
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Published: 16 Feb 2011 16:47
Enda’s 'poster girl’ out to prove she can add substance to style
“The new politics” is a topic Meath West Fine Gael candidate Catherine Yore is passionate about and the 26 years-old Meath County Councillor from Carnaross seems to personify the idea in her conversation about changes needed in the system and in her youthful, energetic appearance.
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Published: 31 Dec 2008 04:00
M&S to bring major retail boost to Navan
Navan"s status as a top-level shopping town is set to get a boost early in 2009 when prestige British retail giant Marks & Spencer opens a new unit at the town"s shopping centre.
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Last updated: 30 Dec 2008 17:00
Greenstar funds 'not getting to most needy"
Money paid by Greenstar, operators of the regional landfill facility at Knockharley, Kentstown, to the local Kentstown community was not getting to people in poor housing conditions, according to Meath County Councillor Tommy Reilly.
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Published: 23 Dec 2008 09:20
Ex-furniture men now making a living driving taxis
Navan-made furniture for decades was a byword for quality and value. Beautiful suites, kitchens and other items from the town"s furniture manufacturers were showcased at trade fairs in Dublin, the UK and at Navan"s own annual event.
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Last updated: 23 Dec 2008 12:44
Christmas fair 'restricted" shoppers in Navan, traders complain
Navan"s first Christmas fair received a less than enthusiastic reception from some local traders who felt it had taken up valuable car-parking spaces on the busiest pre-holiday shopping weekend.
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Last updated: 10 Dec 2008 12:33
Cllrs vote to allow development expansion at Colpe Cross
Meath councillors have voted to allow the size and scale of shopping development at Colpe Cross, south of Drogheda, to increase beyond catering just for local 'neighbourhood' retail needs.
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Published: 10 Dec 2008 09:00
Council to examine spending cuts to avoid rate rise
An initiative to try to ensure 'that small businesses are not forced to the wall' was put forward by a senior Meath County Councillor this week as councillors sat down to plan a budget for 2009.
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Last updated: 5 Dec 2008 09:43
Council calls on Roche to resign over LAP letter
Meath County Council and a Government minister are this week embroiled in a major row over plans to develop a controversial tract of land in east Meath.
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Last updated: 5 Dec 2008 09:52
Navan activist remembered at graduation
As a SIPTU senior activist, the late Mr Tom Reilly, Balreask Old, Navan, at time of his death had completed his final paper related to his studies for a post-graduate MA in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management with Keele University in Leeds.
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Last updated: 26 Nov 2008 12:44
New hospital site to be known by Christmas
The site of the new regional hospital for the north-east, which is to be built in Navan, should be known in a matter of weeks when a report from an independent consultant is due to recommend the optimum location for the project.
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Published: 26 Nov 2008 09:35
Boliden to meet on future of Tara Mines
Tara Mines this week confirmed that it had received notification in writing from SIPTU that its members had rejected the survival package put forward by management, as the global zinc market continues to deteriorate.
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Last updated: 19 Nov 2008 14:51
Knockharley locals stage sit in at EPA headquarters over landfill
A group of residents from Kentstown last week 'sat-in' at the offices of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspectorate at Clonskeagh in Dublin to highlight their protest that the EPA had failed to police the GreenStar landfill at Knockharley.
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Published: 19 Nov 2008 10:30
New Tara crisis looms as cost-cutting is rejected by miners
Uncertainty once again surrounds the future of Tara Mines in Navan this week, where 670 people are employed, after miners rejected 'survival' proposals presented by the company.
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Last updated: 19 Nov 2008 17:40
Motor tax online facilities provided as offices close
The controversial suspension of motor tax services in Duleek and Dunshaughlin is to go ahead from this coming Friday, 21st November.
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Published: 12 Nov 2008 09:25
Mornington woman launches online shopping just a 'mouse' click away
A NEW online one-stop gift website in the north-east has everything from luxury branded gifts and vouchers from a large range of businesses to holidays in practically any city in Europe.
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Published: 5 Nov 2008 09:40
Dump operators deny keeping protesters out
The operators of the landfill dump at Knockharley in Kentstown have denied refusing entry to protesters at an open day last weekend - following a claim that the company tried to discriminate on who would be allowed in.
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Last updated: 5 Nov 2008 10:20
Credit crunch hits County Council
Financial woes, as the recession kicks in for both Meath Co. Council and major employer, Tara Mines in Navan, have been outlined as both contemplated ways to deal with the crisis.
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Published: 5 Nov 2008 09:30
Department raises questions over council bid for plan
The Department of Environment has raised questions over Meath County Council"s proposals for the controversial Drogheda South Environs local area plan which is at the centre of the row over the future of Drogheda Utd.
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Published: 5 Nov 2008 09:25
Ahern opens new home for government bodies
The Navan home to a range of criminal justice bodies, including the Probation Service at Athlumney House, Johnstown, was officially opened on Friday of last week (31st October) by Justice Minister Dermot Ahern.
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Last updated: 29 Oct 2008 11:26
Teachers, parents join forces to fight classroom cuts
Furious teachers and parents throughout Meath are preparing to fight the education budget cuts as local INTO, ASTI and TUI members make their way to Dail Eireann today (Wednesday) for a national protest against the proposed measures that will hit local schools hard.
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Published: 29 Oct 2008 10:20
Navan wakes up to a dry Bank Holiday Monday
Full-scale water cuts in Navan on Bank Holiday Monday have prompted a call for investment of €0.5 million in the town"s Liscarton waterworks.
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Published: 22 Oct 2008 10:25
Meath schools set to lose teachers as budgets slashed
A FINE Gael TD has predicted that Meath schools will be 'hardest hit' by the budgetary cuts in education as they already are 'at bursting point with pupil numbers'.
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Last updated: 28 Oct 2008 13:01
A tragic underground accident at Tara Mines in Navan at the weekend claimed the life of a mine employee in his 40s.
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Published: 22 Oct 2008 09:00
Council may be forced to axe jobs in €5m shortfall
Severe cutbacks in Meath County Council"s finances could force the cutting of 45-50 jobs within the next year as the council struggles to set priorities in its spending.
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Published: 8 Oct 2008 11:00
Council to close motor tax offices
A decision to end the local motor taxation office service in both Duleek and Dunshaughlin has been greeted with a furious reaction from councillors from east and south Meath.
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Published: 1 Oct 2008 10:30
Concern for €13m Navan project ahead of budget
Growing fears are being expressed this week that the major €13 million refurbishment project for a Navan local authority housing estate may be a victim of impending Government cutbacks.
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Published: 10 Sep 2008 10:30
Govt orders council to slash costs
A grim forecast of the disabling effects of a Government diktat requiring Meath County Council to cut payroll and administrative costs by three per cent has been spelled out by councillors this week.
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Published: 3 Sep 2008 11:05
Council"s fury after planning inquiry call
A furious row has erupted between members of Meath County Council and a Government Minister over planning in Meath.
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Published: 27 Aug 2008 07:30
Campaign underway to secure Navan multi-denominational secondary school
As pupils at the Navan Educate Together school reach secondary school-going age, a local committee is staging an active campaign to obtain a second-level school for them.
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Published: 20 Aug 2008 09:30
Navan schools delighted with good results
Economic trends are dictating that male students in Navan schools will spend longer in education, principals believe.
