Paul Neilan
Stories by Paul Neilan
Below are recent stories by Paul Neilan
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Published: 1 Feb 2012 17:00
Residents in plea to make safe their 'deathtrap' development
Angry residents of the Maudlin Vale housing estate in Trim have voiceed their anger at the dangers of living on their unfinished "deathtrap" estate.
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Published: 1 Feb 2012 16:58
Body of missing man is recovered from river
The body of missing Navan resident Tony McLoughlin was recovered from the Boyne River last Sunday, 29th January.
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Published: 1 Feb 2012 16:49
Hundreds sign petition to reverse Trim's 10-minute parking rule
Angry traders in Trim have circulated a petition to shops around the town to urge Trim Town Counil to reverse its recent parking rules.
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Published: 1 Feb 2012 16:48
School principal 'hopeful' of deal after pupils' free milk is withdrawn
The principal of a Trim primary school has said he is hopeful of a compromise on the recent paring back of the milk and bun scheme, which had been running in the school for over 50 years.
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Published: 25 Jan 2012 17:00
'Please help us find our missing dad': family's plea
The distraught family of a missing Navan resident have issued a desperate appealing for information on his whereabouts.
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Published: 25 Jan 2012 16:57
Sitting in the control booth of Navan Fire Station, which he knows so well, station officer Alfie Kavanagh, one of the country's longest-ever serving firefighters, is looking back on his career prior to his retirement this Friday after 42 years as a fireman.
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Published: 25 Jan 2012 16:53
Tree-planting is highlight for China's ambassador in Kells
THE Chinese Ambassador to Ireland made an historic visit to Kells last week - and said the highlight of his busy itinerary was planting a Chinese red birch tree in the grounds of Headfort Golf Club.
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Published: 25 Jan 2012 16:49
Baptism of fire for new town manager
Trim Town Council's new town manager has had a roller-coaster first few days in the job and now will be tasked with addressing the massive rates arrears in the town.
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:58
Wrigley's Believe It Or Not: Trim looks to ban gum!
A sticky situation may await Trim Town Council if it proceeds with proposals to ask local shopkeepers to stop selling chewing gum.
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:57
East meets west as Kells celebrates Chinese New Year
East will meet west in Kells tomorrow (Thursday 19th January) as the town will host the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland to honour the Chinese New Year and strengthen ties between Yunan province and the town that is home to many of the province's trees.
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:53
Local couple pin their hopes on Pyrite Panel
A young Ashbourne couple are hoping that their pyrite nightmare will be addressed by the government in an upcoming report due to be published early next month.
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Published: 18 Jan 2012 16:48
Trim parking charges rise 10c as town council tries to balance books
Trim Town Council approved an increase in parking charges in the town by 10 cent but left commercial rates untouched as it balanced a budget of "the bare minimum" last week.
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:58
Delight in Trim as town is declared cleanest in Ireland
After years of knocking on the door, Trim is officially Ireland's cleanest town - a result that has "delighted" hard-working local volunteers, town council staff, politicians and community groups.
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:55
Oldcastle boy must wait on decision over assistance dog
A 12-year-old Oldcastle boy who suffers from cerebral palsy cannot go to school because it has banned his assistance dog.
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Published: 11 Jan 2012 16:54
Six months on, Navan's CCTV cameras prove their worth
Garda Superintendent Michael Devine has hailed Navan's new CCTV cameras a major success in tackling crime in the town, following a 33 per cent drop in public order offences for December, compared with the same period in 2010.
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Published: 4 Jan 2012 16:52
Christmas roadworks in Kells criticised
A Kells town councillor has criticised the decision to carry out roadworks in the town in the "middle of Christmas week".
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Published: 28 Dec 2011 16:58
No new leads in search for missing Navan resident
Gardaí say there are no new leads on a Navan resident who has now been missing for over a week.
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Published: 28 Dec 2011 16:56
Kells council approves 'difficult' 2012 budget
Kells Town Councillors were told at their December meeting that the budget for 2012 was "not pretty reading".
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Published: 21 Dec 2011 16:55
HSE in deal to purchase former McKeon car showrooms in Kells
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is in the process of buying a newly-built garage showroom in Kells and will transform it into a headquarters for 175 staff, it has emerged.
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Published: 21 Dec 2011 16:53
Gritting on school routes in Trim area criticised
A row broke out at a meeting of Trim Town Council last week over the choice of roads selected for gritting over the winter.
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Published: 21 Dec 2011 16:51
War of words over protest in Trim
A protest in Trim last week over government cuts organised by Sinn Fein to coincide with a visit by Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been criticised for "turning its back on honouring Meath's war dead".
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Published: 14 Dec 2011 16:58
Shopowner grapples with knife attacker
Gardaí in Navan are refusing to rule out the return of a mysterious knife raider who targeted shopowners in March and May after an abortive robbery on a shop in Navan this week.
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Published: 14 Dec 2011 16:54
Trim family to host Taoiseach for tea after budget u-turn
A Trim family will have a very special guest for tea tomorrow (Thursday 15th December) when Taoiseach Enda Kenny drops in for a chat.
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Published: 14 Dec 2011 16:53
War of words follows PayPal's 'rejection' of Navan
A war of words has broken out over claims that global e-commerce company PayPal rejected Navan as a location for its new operatio
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Published: 8 Dec 2011 16:59
Property quango with no powers costs taxpayer nearly €4m
A Navan-based body set up six years ago to police and investigate estate agent 'mischief', which has so far cost the taxpayer close to €4 million, has yet to make a single investigation because the legislation giving effect to it has never been passed.
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Published: 8 Dec 2011 16:58
Council investigates planning status of Aras Tailteann
Meath County Council has confirmed it is investigating an "unauthorised development" at the Meath County Board headquarters at Aras Tailteann in Navan.
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Published: 8 Dec 2011 16:52
Taoiseach in Trim to launch new book on Meath war dead
Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be on hand to launch a new book on the county's war dead by a Trim historian next week.
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Published: 2 Dec 2011 09:30
'€200,000 wasted' in upward-only rent deals
The government is wasting around €200,000 a year in Meath because it is locked into controversial upward-only rent reviews.
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Published: 2 Dec 2011 09:30
Bogus gardai alert following incident in Duleek area
A county-wide warning has been issued about two men pretending to be gardaí, who recently called to an elderly woman trying to rob her.
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Published: 23 Nov 2011 16:57
Serious safety issues revealed by audit at Pairc Tailteann
A report on Pairc Tailteann in Navan has highlighted a raft of public safety issues at the stadium, including fire, crowd and planning concerns.
