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Enzo Maresca to decide on Man City leadership group at end of transfer window
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (468+ words) By Ian Parker, Press Association Enzo Maresca will wait to the end of the transfer window to finalise his Manchester City leadership group, given the uncertainty over the final make-up of his squad. Last season’s captain Bernardo Silva has already…...
Two men arrested after???233,000 worth of cannabis seized in Galway
18+ hour, 14+ min ago (125+ words) Two men have been arrested after Galway seized €233,000 worth of cannabis in Galway on Saturday. During the course of the operation, gardaí conducted a search under warrant of a residence in Roscam. Cannabis herb with an approximate value of €122,000 was…...
McSharry into 50m breaststroke semi-finals, Wiffen in 1500m freestyle final
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (105+ words) There has been more medal glory for Team Ireland at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris on Saturday. Ellen Walshe has won a gold medal in the women's 200 metres individual medley. The Dublin swimmer has now claimed two gold medals…...
Ward aiming to be back in the ring???in November or December???
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (674+ words) Joe Ward passed the toughest test of his professional boxing career to date on Saturday last (August 8) when he recorded a unanimous points decision win over the previously undefeated Artjom Kasparian on the first Zuffa Boxing show to take place…...
Recently published novels for the last days of summer
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (799+ words) Here are some personal recommendations, recently published novels for the last days of summer. Dervla McTiernan’s Three Reasons for Revenge (Harper Collins €12.99) begins with a young woman reporting an assault to Detective Sergeant Judith Lee. The culprit is someone known…...
Warning of???frightening surge??? in farming-related accidents and tragedies
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (412+ words) A farmers' representative body has warned of a "frightening surge" in farm-related accidents and tragedies recently. The chairperson of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) farm business committee, Pat O'Brien, urged farmers to "force themselves" to keep farm safety…...
Athlone public meeting this weekend on live export sector???crisis???
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (688+ words) Independent Ireland is to host a public meeting in Athlone tomorrow (Saturday) evening to discuss what it described as “the growing crisis facing Ireland’s livestock export sector”. It comes after a recent decision by Brittany Ferries to announces it plans…...
Local writer publishes series of Connaught Street poems
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (445+ words) As part of the John Broderick Emerging Writer Bursary Award received in 2024, poet Jackie Gorman has written a sequence of poems about Connaught Street in Athlone. The poems will be available as a free chapbook as part of Heritage Week…...
161-year-old boat with strong Athlone links brought back to life
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (719+ words) One of the river Shannon's best-known vessels, which first came to Athlone's shores in 1956, is again operating on midland waters following a Herculean restoration job. The historic SS Fox, once the home of renowned Athlone bandleader and showband legend, the…...
The life of a professional footballer
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (704+ words) The life of a professional soccer player is full of ups and downs, joy and anguish, and many twists and turns. For Ballinasloe native Heather Payne, her seven-year professional career, which has seen her win 51 caps for the Republic of…...