Pages Past: inaugural Mullingar parkrun held in April 2016
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On stewarding duty at the inaugural Mullingar Parkrun, held in April 2016, were, at back, Yvonne Kane, Julie Stakem, Blathnaid Adamson, Sonja O’Mahoney, Anne Fagan, Dorothy Duffy and Caroline and Brian Boyle, and in front, Daniel and Hannah Boyle and Éabha and Caoimhe O’Mahoney. Eilis RyanImage 2 of 3
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Getting the dinners out at the Meals on Wheels kitchen in Mullingar in this picture from April of 2016 were, from left, coordinator Bernie O’Farrell, driver Lee Jordan, and chef Caroline Carrington. Eilis RyanWestmeath Examiner
April 23 2016
Rural gardaí were being hamstrung in their efforts to fight crime by a political class who took their eyes off the ball and senior management who were selling their members short.
That was according to controversial crime reporter Paul Williams, who was one of the speakers at a talk on rural crime held at Mullingar Auto’s new Škoda showroom.
Mr Williams told the gathering that the Irish police force was still among the finest in the world and remained of the community. However, years of mismanagement and underinvestment in staffing and equipment had created a corporate organisation that has lost confidence in itself, he stated. Mr Williams also said that recruits to the gardaí were not getting paid enough.
“We have brilliant recruits and we expect them to fight crime for less than you’d get paid stacking shelves in Tesco,” he said.