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Friday 2 June 2023 Dublin: 12°C

# Mullingar

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AS IT HAPPENED
Ballymun Kickhams v Portlaoise, Leinster Club SFC Final
Thirty years after losing to the same opposition in the final, the north Dublin club win their first ever provincial crown after physically and tactically dominating the Laois side for three-quarters of the game. We had all the action and analysis right here.
# Arrests
Four arrests in garda dissident republicans investigation
The four were arrested outside Tullamore in Co Offally last night as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity.
# Roads
Woman killed, child seriously injured in Mullingar crash
Gardaí appealing for witnesses to two-vehicle crash at Ballagh this evening.
# Mullingar
Second man dies following Mullingar road crash
A single vehicle crash outside Mullingar on Saturday afternoon has claimed the life of a second person.
# Roads
Man dies after Mullingar car crash
The single-vehicle accident, on the road between Mullingar and Killucan, occurred at about noon today.
# Assault
Teenager in court over Mullingar assault
A second man arrested in connection with the incident has been released without charge.
# John Joe Nevin
John Joe replaces Joyce on Mullingar's local currency
Nevin’s Olympic success commemorated by having his profile put on tourist notes.
# Welcome home
Don't go to the airport today to welcome the Olympians...
… go to the Mansion House on Wednesday instead.
# evening fix
The Evening Fix: Saturday
Things we learned, loved and shared today…
# 50 shades of Bray
Details of Katie Taylor's Bray homecoming revealed
Live music and a massive fireworks display will greet the golden girl.
# Olympics
In pictures: London 2012, Day 14
Mullingar got a day in the Olympic sun and there were some low-blows in the taekwondo.
# Your Say
Poll: will you attend an Olympics homecoming?
Will you be heading out with your Irish flag to welcome Katie and co home?
# GET OUT OF THE HOUSE
Olympics overload? What else is there to do this weekend?
Need a break from the Olympic games this weekend? Here’s what else is going on…
AS IT HAPPENED
Down v Tipperary, All-Ireland SFC round four qualifier
There was a place in the All-Ireland senior football quarter-finals at stake in Mullingar today as Tipperary and Down went head to head. Here’s how it all unfolded.
# Underage
Galway, Wexford, Clare and Down prepare for crunch minor hurling clashes
There’s six teams left in the running for this year’s All-Ireland minor hurling title but that will be reduced to four after tomorrow afternoon’s games.
# Preview
Tipperary v Down - All-Ireland SFC qualifier round four match guide
Tipperary are 70 minutes away from a first ever All-Ireland senior football quarter-final appearance but a Down side overturned in last week’s Ulster final stand in their way.
# Premier
Hannigan relishing Tipperary football success
The Tipperary midfield has had to bide his time for a run of championship victories but is savouring every moment of the 2012 campaign.
# Outburst
Flynn: "I just thought it was outrageous and with the big decision in the second-half the referee absolutely done Westmeath."
The man in the middle for last Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier in Mullingar is in the firing line.
# Preview
GAA throw-in: here's your guide to Sunday's football qualifiers
The focus is on events in Cavan town but there are two other All-Ireland football round two qualifiers as well on tomorrow afternoon.
# Team news
Kerry boss O'Connor rings the changes for Westmeath tie
Midfielder Bryan Sheehan is one of four new faces to the Kerry team after their provincial championship loss to Cork with the injured Darran O’Sullivan amongst those to make way.
# Travel
Carlow, Nenagh, Castlebar, and Kilkenny to be among 'active travel towns'
The government has given €4.5 million to nearly a dozen infrastructure projects which will aim to get more people cycling and walking in towns across the country.
# Oh fliuch
Weatherwatch: It’s still raining, but there’s an end in sight
Karl Mehlhorn says a dry patch in the south-west will spread nationwide – but the weekend will still be showery.
# Checkpoint
Three in court after Garda patrol car ramming incident
The three men were arrested yesterday evening after they failed to stop at a checkpoint.
# Roads
Man in his 60s killed in two-car Mullingar collision
The man was the only occupant of his car; the driver of the other car and three children were taken to hospital.
# Crash
Pensioner killed in Mullingar crash
Two others were injured in the collision in the eastbound lane of the N4 last night.
# Investigation
Three charged over fatal assault in Mullingar
20-year-old Andrew Dolan died after he was assaulted on Pearse Street in Mullingar over Christmas.
# Barracks
Renting new bases to replace barracks will save €1million – Shatter
The Minister said leasing separate training facilities in towns whose barracks shut down would cut costs significantly.
# Barracks
Dept of Defence looking for new bases in four towns where barracks closed
The department is seeking to rent military training premises in Cavan, Mullingar, Castlebar and Clonmel – where it already owns barracks buildings.
# Barracks
Government looking for premises... in town where army barracks was closed
Alan Shatter has confirmed his department is advertising to rent another property in Cavan, whose barracks was slated for closure last year.
# Drugs
Two men arrested over €500k Mullingar cannabis haul
The two men were arrested after a search at an industrial unit on the outskirts of Mullingar yesterday afternoon.
# Courts
Man due in court over Mullingar cannabis seizure
Gardaí said earlier this week that 450 cannabis plants were seized during a search on two houses in Mullingar.
# Seizure
Man arrested after 'sophisticated' cannabis operations found in Mullingar
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after cannabis worth an estimated €180,000 was seized yesterday.
# Assault
Mullingar assault victim, 20, dies from injuries
Andrew Dolan, from Carrick-on-Shannon, was assaulted in the early hours of December 23, and died from his injuries last night.
# Roads
Pedestrians killed on Limerick, Mullingar roads
A 69-year-old man was killed in Limerick last night, while a 23-year-old was knocked down and fatally injured in Mullingar.
# Assault
Man in critical condition after Mullingar assault
Three people were arrested in relation to the incident but were later released without charge.
# Barracks
Barracks closures will not have major impact on local economies - minister
Junior defence minister Paul Kehoe says closing four rural barracks will help make the Defence Forces “more professional”.
# Court
Two charged over sledgehammer robbery
Gardaí have charged two men in relation to a robbery at a Post Office in Tyrrellspass yesterday.
# Robbery
Two arrested after sledgehammer robbery on Westmeath post office
Gardaí in Mullingar are questioning two men after an incident where men armed with a knife and sledgehammer held up a post office.