Last updated: 17th December, 2009 06:00pm

Dialysis patients still facing treks to Dublin for treatment

It's bad enough having to undergo the trauma of dialysis, but having to travel to Dublin for the life-saving treatment ever week is an added stress that twenty seven patients in Westmeath must endure on a weekly basis.

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Last updated: 16th December, 2009 06:00pm

Sex abuse audit should extend beyond church - Bishop

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The Bishop of Meath, Most Rev. Michael Smith, who said this week he was "shamed and shocked" by the revelations in the recent Murphy Report into the Diocese of Dublin, believes that the state now needs to go further with its investigations into child abuse in Ireland.

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Last updated: 16th December, 2009 06:00pm

A word in your ear, Santa!

Dear Santa... ... or, Santy as we used always call you back then. You will be surprised at hearing from me after all these years. To tell you the truth, I sulked a bit after my last letter to you on account of the bike and my feeling that you pulled a bit of a cheap stunt on me.

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Last updated: 16th December, 2009 06:00pm

Credit Union to crack down on absconders

Mullingar Credit Union is planning to crack down on absconders, or those refusing to pay loans, members were told at the body's AGM, held last Wednesday night.

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