Helen Sweeny

Stories by Helen Sweeny

Below are recent stories by Helen Sweeny

• Published: 29 Jul 2010 18:00

  Ennell residents want houses knocked

  Residents of Ennell Court are living in terror of a gang of young thugs who have been setting fires in derelict houses at the front of the estate.

• Published: 28 Jul 2010 17:00

  Foodies turn out in force for Dundon

  Kevin, who started the demonstration with a beetroot, goats cheese and walnut salad was most popular among members of the female audience who weren’t shy when it came to offering assistance with the cooking.

• Published: 27 Jul 2010 09:30

  Pass savings on to businesses - says Gateway chamber president

  Midlands Gateway Chamber President Paul O’Reilly has said the proposed half a billion savings recommended by Local Government Efficiency Group review must be passed on to local businesses if and when they are implemented.

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 17:01

  Julie to lead Chamber in fight against recession

  Despite the effects of the recession, Ilia Tapas, Gourmet and Coffee are managing to stay afloat. In the last few years Julie also became the happy wife of business man Joe Shields.

• Last updated: 7 Jul 2010 17:00

  Transitioning back from global to local

  During a time when the global concern is that the earth's oil supply is going to run out, small groups of people dedicated to localising environmental campaigns are starting to spring up across the UK and Ireland and very own Mullingar's Transition Town Project is already under way.

• Published: 24 Jun 2010 10:00

  No figures for calls made to Mullingar miscarraige helpline

  The HSE cannot confirm the number of calls made

• Published: 24 Jun 2010 10:00

  "Special" year for Leas Cathaoirleach

  It's been a busy year for outgoing Westmeath County Council Leas Cathaoirleach Dan McCarthy, but then life as a serving county councillor rarely allows him much time for a break.

• Published: 24 Jun 2010 10:00

  Mullingar library launches Mental Health initiatives

  A way of spreading ideas about good mental health

• Published: 10 Jun 2010 10:00

  Minister keen to sign off on Marlinstown

  There was good news for Curraghmore yesterday morning after Tánaiste and Education minister Mary Coughlan gave a positive response to a 10-minute meeting with the board of management to discuss the Department of Education's level of commitment to building a new school.

• Published: 27 May 2010 11:57

  Natasha is home and doing very well

  Thanks to all those who helped fundraising effort

• Published: 27 May 2010 11:53

  First part of €40m Mullingar Sanitation upgrade complete

  The first part of the largest infrastructual investment in Mullingar's history was officially opened

• Published: 27 May 2010 10:00

  Camera Club launches exhibit

  Mullingar Camera Club launched its annual exhibition last week and the display, featuring photographs of club members and will run until June 10.

• Published: 27 May 2010 09:00

  Camera club launches exhibit

  The club itself has been going for over 30 years

• Published: 14 Apr 2010 16:00

  Mullingar's very own rocket man

  While the moon landings in 1969 changed our conciousness about the world that we live in forever, for most people watching the historic moment on TV would be as close as they would ever get to seeing pictures of the moon. For Clonkill man John Nooney, however, it was something that sparked a life-long passion for astronomy.

• Last updated: 31 Mar 2010 18:00

  Mum tackles cyber bullying

  Bullying has been the subject of much debate over the last decade as schools have implented strict codes and policies to deal with a problem that can have a devastating affect on its victims.

• Published: 31 Mar 2010 18:00

  Road deaths decrease over two-year period

  The number of deaths on Westmeath Roads plummeted from 2006 to 2008, from 18 to just three fatalities.

• Last updated: 31 Mar 2010 17:00

  This is political life - Detty Cornally

  It's been 16 years since Detty Cornally made her first foray into politics and she has no intention of hanging up her boots

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:02

  Mullingar 'head shop' was open 24 hours

  Senator Camillus Glynn who was also in attendance at the conference said that "his feeling" on the subject was to call for an immediate ban.

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:01

  To grit or not to grit

  The increase in the number of nights the council's trucks have been sent out on the roads meant a few halry moments for staff who had realised that while salt stocks had been heavily depleted, they could little but wait until they could get access to more.

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:00

  Winter leaves Council with €2.5 million road repair bill

  Mr Kehoe said that repairs had been estimated at €2.56 million and that the projected bill had now been sent to the Department of Transport.