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The Moyne road out of Carrigallen was closed from the afternoon of January 16 until after the body was removed from the scene on Thursday afternoon, January 17.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]

LIMERICK

Judge Eugene O’Kelly last Tuesday asked – in respect of a man with 213 previous convictions – whether his reoffending was rooted in his desire to get dental treatment behind bars.

Michael Whelan (34) of Kylefea, Croom, pleaded guilty at Limerick District Court to the theft of a packet of razors valued at $20 from Ballinacurra Pharmacy on January 4.

Before sentencing the accused, Judge O’Kelly asked Whelan’s solicitor, Ted McCarthy, if his client was the same person who had previously abused him because a sentence he imposed “was not of sufficient length.”

Mr. McCarthy said his client had on that occasion sought a longer sentence so he could qualify for dental treatment while in jail.
[Source: Limerick Leader]

LONGFORD

He may be renowned for his unique poetry, but Longford man Enda Murray created a stir of a different kind – this time as he tied the knot to fiancée Ann Marie Kerin in the first-ever civil ceremony at Ardee Castle in County Louth.

Now dubbed the “Bard of Ardee,” Enda wed Ann Marie last Thursday. For his fiancée, it is the perfect fairytale wedding. She grew up in the shadow of the historic castle just across the street.

After being made redundant from his job in Sligo about five years ago, Enda set decided to take a new path in life and he started writing poetry. He went on to compile his now famous books including “Back to the Craic” and “Doom and Gloom me Arse.” Then, he took to the roads of Ireland selling his poems.
[Source: Longford Leader]

LOUTH

Dr. Peter Geraghty, who is from Ardee, has been made president of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

The Institute has over 23,000 members and represents professional town planners in the U.K. and Ireland and also has members in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and China.

Peter is the eldest son of P.J. and Breda Geraghty, Ardee. He is married to Caroline Colon, daughter of the late well-known historian Larry Colon.

Peter attended the Monastery National School and Arden Community School before studying at Dundee Institute of Technology and the University of Ulster.
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]

MAYO

A county councilor described a spate of burglaries two weekends ago in his electoral area as “devastating.”

Speaking to The Mayo News last Monday, Clr. Damien Ryan said he did not want to strike fear into communities in South Mayo, but said he believed it was only a matter of time until there was a fatality as people take extra measures in protecting their homes.

Clr. Ryan was speaking after a weekend that saw two homes in South Mayo and a holiday home in East Mayo broken into, while a calf-cage was also stolen from a farmyard in Hollymount.

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