# Athlone

All time

# whoa dude

Athlone car park having an existential crisis

I mean, REALLY think about it.

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Jul 30th 2014, 9:33 AM

# River Shannon

Detectives appeal to Polish community for help investigating Patryk Krupa murder

One man has already appeared in court in connection with the case, and there have been a number of other arrests.

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Jul 28th 2014, 7:42 PM

# Galway

Man charged in connection with disappearance of Adrian Folan

He will appear before a special sitting of Galway District Court this evening.

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Jul 8th 2014, 9:20 PM

# adrian folan

Man still being questioned over disappearance of man found in quarry

The quarry is located near the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare.

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Jul 8th 2014, 10:46 AM

# Missing

Body found near Cliffs of Moher is that of missing man Adrian Folan

The Athlone resident had been missing since Thursday.

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Jul 7th 2014, 10:50 PM

# Athlone Town

Gardaí concerned for welfare of missing Adrian Folan (41)

Folan was last seen on the night of 3 July 2014 at around 11.40pm.

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Jul 6th 2014, 3:31 PM

# logan report

Garda car shortage meant hour delay in child 'abduction' response

It also took two hours for the incident to be assigned to a garda.

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Jul 5th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Taken

"Ethnic profiling" a factor in removal of Roma children, report finds

The Taoiseach, Minister for Justice and the interim Garda Commissioner have all apologised for what happened in the cases in Athlone and Tallaght.

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Jul 1st 2014, 11:15 PM

# Roma children

Timeline: Here's what happened to the Roma Child A in Athlone

After being taken in foster care, the child was heard screaming for his parents at 4am.

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Jul 1st 2014, 8:15 PM

# St Vincent's

Taoiseach accused of 'insulting' morbidly obese people

Kenny faced questions from the opposition benches over a decision to suspend gastric band operations at a hospital.

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Jul 1st 2014, 4:08 PM

# Apology

Family still don't know where Roma boy (2) was kept overnight by HSE

The family of the young boy are suing the State for breach of constitutional rights.

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Jul 1st 2014, 9:06 AM

# Athlone

Man released over death of Polish man found in the Shannon

The man in his 20s was freed last night and a file is being sent to the DPP.

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Jun 23rd 2014, 7:45 AM

# Athlone

Man charged with assault of Polish man whose body was found in River Shannon

A man in his 20s remains in custody at Athlone Garda Station while two men detained in Mullingar were released without charge overnight.

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Jun 22nd 2014, 8:28 PM

# Athlone

Three men still in custody in relation to body recovered from River Shannon

The body was recovered near the Athlone bypass bridge along the M6 Dublin to Galway road.

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Jun 21st 2014, 8:45 PM

# Jobswatch

Three companies have announced a combined 480 new jobs across the country

The jobs are being created by Ericsson, SAP and Wipro.

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May 27th 2014, 1:30 PM

# on the ground

What matters to the voters of Longford-Westmeath?

These constituents will not only be choosing politicians to represent them in the council and the European Parliament but also a new TD to speak for them in the Dáil.

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May 18th 2014, 11:00 AM

# Aengus O'Rourke

Fianna Fáil is running Mary O'Rourke's son in the Longford-Westmeath by-election

Aengus O’Rourke will run for the party in the by-election caused by the death of Fine Gael TD Nicky McFadden.

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Apr 30th 2014, 10:30 AM

# Children's Ombudsman

Roma child cases: Emily Logan's handed her report in to Alan Shatter

The removal of the two children from their families in Dublin and Athlone last October led to strong criticism of the HSE and Gardaí.

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Apr 2nd 2014, 11:17 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Monday

Everone’s been talking about the dramatic MH370 developments, the Athlone child rapist’s appeal against his sentence… and Enda Kenny’s refusal to talk to the media.

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Mar 24th 2014, 11:14 PM

# appeal

Child abuse support group oppose any sentence reduction for Athlone child rapist

The man was convicted of raping two young girls who were attending a birthday party last September.

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Mar 24th 2014, 7:28 PM

# Roads

Witness appeal after woman dies in collision

The incident occurred on the N6 at 9am today.

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Mar 24th 2014, 12:50 PM

# lough ree

Search for missing fisherman to resume today

Searchers are now focusing on the south end of the lake after 30 divers scoured the area yesterday.

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Mar 24th 2014, 10:19 AM

# missing angler

Over 50 divers took part in the search on Lough Ree today

34 divers from Athlone Sub Aqua Club took part in the search, along with other groups from elsewhere in the country and garda divers.

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Mar 23rd 2014, 8:24 PM

# Search

Search for missing fisherman stood down for the evening

One of the men rescued from the water yesterday has died.

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Mar 21st 2014, 10:02 PM

# Life Sentence

Groups say 'justice was delivered' in Athlone rape case ruling

The Rape Crisis Centre say that the children received support ‘immediately’ and so ‘recovery is now possible’.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 10:13 PM

# Athlone

‘We have all been touched by evil’ – father of Athlone victim

The families today read victim impact statements in court, with both describing the aftermath of the attack.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 10:00 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Mar 3rd 2014, 4:53 PM

# Crime

Man given two life sentences for rape of two children in Athlone

The families of the two children cried as the verdicts were handed down, and the fathers of the victims hugged each other outside the courtroom.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 4:10 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning, it’s the start of a new week so here’s today’s news to get your day started.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 8:33 AM

# Courts

Athlone child rapist will be sentenced today

The 30-year-old man has admitted to all charges against him, relating to sex offences against two young girls who were attending a birthday party in Athlone last September.

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Mar 3rd 2014, 7:15 AM

# big river rising

This doesn't bode well for an already flooded Athlone...

River Shannon levels remain high today and there’s more rain on the way.

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Feb 24th 2014, 7:03 PM

# music to your ears

Government trumpets 50 new jobs at Jazz Pharmaceuticals

The company are to build a new plant by 2016 which will employ up to 160 people during construction.

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Feb 10th 2014, 2:00 PM

# natural leader

‘You have to go out to win the Championship’: Captain Leavy setting standards for Ireland U20s

Few argue that this is the man for the job of Ireland captain, and that doesn’t faze Dan Leavy in the slightest.

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Jan 25th 2014, 8:05 AM

# Athlone

Athlone child rape case: DPP to accept guilty pleas

The 30-year-old accused appeared at Harristown District Court today.

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Dec 13th 2013, 6:10 PM

# Grant Thornton

Largest shopping centre in the midlands enters receivership

Grant Thornton have been appointed as receivers in an agreement that includes the shopping centre, car park, and a number of apartments.

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Dec 9th 2013, 7:24 PM

# Drugs

Gardaí seize heroin and cannabis at Athlone house

A 34-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

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Nov 20th 2013, 4:34 PM

# bray now

Did your town or county get the 'Ireland: The Musical' treatment?

“This means nothing to me… ooohhh Fermanagh”

5.2k

Nov 19th 2013, 8:19 AM

# Athlone

Breakdown of communication led to Roma boy being removed from family

The wrongful removal of a two-year-old boy has been blamed on a lack of communication between agencies.

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Nov 10th 2013, 12:06 PM

# Roma children

Ministers receive gardaí and HSE reports on Roma children

The two reports come a fortnight after the removal of two children, aged seven and two, from their parents in Dublin and Athlone after authorities were informed that they were not their children.

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Nov 8th 2013, 6:20 PM

# Roma children

Human Rights Commissioner slams media reporting of Roma child cases

Nils Muižnieks says reporting of the cases reinforced the myth of Roma people “as child abductors”.

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Oct 24th 2013, 9:45 AM