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06 February 2012
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Comments on Western Rail Corridor ‘misleading’
31 January 2012
Dear Editor,
In the interests of accuracy and “truth in the news”, I wish to correct the misleading letter from Mr John Mulligan in your edition of January 24th in which he incorrectly inferred that Minister Varadkar had said on the Prime-time programme, recently broadcast by RTE, that the Athenry to Claremorris railway “would not now be built” or that “this project has been cancelled”.
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Sliabh Bán plan does plan does not include sound judgement
31 January 2012
Dear sirs,
I am writing in opposition to the Coillte proposal to construct the building of twenty wind turbines on Sliabh Bán in County Roscommon.
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Taxpayers’ money should not be wasted
24 January 2012
Dear Editor,
Finally, a member of government has stepped off the fence and told it like it is.
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Boyle actor nominated for two awards
24 January 2012
Dear Editor:
The announcement that actor Chris O’Dowd is among four nominees for this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) Rising Star category is welcomed after he was pictured with David Rawle who plays the character Martin Moone rehearsing a scene in Boyle, during the filming of the actor’s comedy ‘Moone Boy’.
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Positive approach to Tibohine AD saga
17 January 2012
Dear Editor
A new company called Biocore Environmental AD1 Ltd, based in Dublin, has recently sprouted and applied, in December 2011, for a waste permit for 20,000 tons of waste to process in Ballinaphuill site/ Tibohine.
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Farm incomes on the rise
17 January 2012
Dear Editor:
Farm incomes rose by 27 percent last year, with average farm incomes up to €21,500 which corroborates an upbeat survey by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Farm Income Review 2011, which provides an economic and statistical analysis of farm incomes.
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Challenging the hideous household charge
10 January 2012
Dear Editor
As the campaign against payment of the €100 household charge gathers momentum, with a payment deadline of March 31st, and TDs publicly stating they will not pay the charge, while calling on other citizens to do likewise like any mutt in a rut, in the spirit of Dr Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, I’m fecked if I’m going to pay this hideous charge, even though opponents of the charge who refuse to pay risk having a fine of up €2,500 deducted from their wages or welfare payments to avoid lengthy court proceedings.
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Hospital A&E closure data is disputed
10 January 2012
Dear Editor,
Data supporting the closure of Roscommon’s A&E unit were challenged by leading oncologist Senator John Crown saying the Government maintained official data showing there was a 25 per cent mortality rate after a heart attack in Roscommon hospital compared to a 5 per cent rate in Galway hospital.
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Organisers of GOAL Mile say thanks
10 January 2012
Dear Editor
Just a couple of lines to thank everyone who helped with the 2011 Christmas day GOAL Mile in Roscommon Town. We collected €2508.83, which is a marvellous figure given the times that we are living in.
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Experiencing our health services
03 January 2012
Dear Editor
During the night of Saturday, November 28th I became very ill and had a high temperature. By Sunday lunch time I was getting worse, despite taking Panadol tablets.
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