Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
This question was raised every day by my colleagues in Seanad Eireann and in a stormy Dail debate. It referred to the Government commitment of €10 million to deal with the devastating floods that destroyed large parts of Ireland. Why so little? The deserts and sky rise cities of Dubai have literally nothing in common with the ruined homes in Athlone, Carrick on Shannon and Ennis. But some of the...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
IRELAND SHOULD end its obsession with home ownership and look at alternatives such as renting or leasing, a former housing adviser to Bill Clinton told a social housing conference in Athlone yesterday.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
ESTUARY PLAYERS, the amateur drama group from Baldoyle in Dublin, won the RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival for the second year in a row, in Athlone on Saturday night.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 04/13/2009
Asylum seekers and refugees living in mobile homes on a specially created site on the outskirts of Athlone have indicated they want to put down more permanent “roots” in Ireland.
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 02/28/2009
Ireland's under 20s remain on course for a Grand Slam, they continued their fine record at Dubarry Park Athlone by overcoming defending champions England by a single point 19-18 last evening.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 02/27/2009
THE ENGLISH appear better equipped to continue their seemingly relentless march towards retaining the Grand Slam in Athlone this evening. And yet, evidence from Ireland’s courageous 9-6 defeat of France, and the manner in which they dealt with the Italian experience, gives Allen Clarke’s team more than a fighting chance.
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