Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland

(Source: The Carlow Nationalist)

 

CAVAN

Local politicians, traders and community interests in Cootehill and Bailieboro are gearing themselves up for a battle with higher authority following last week's revelation that the Courts Service is planning to terminate district court sittings in both east Cavan towns virtually with immediate effect. The Courts Service confirmed that following consultation with the presiding judge (Sean MacBride), it's proposed to merge the district court area of Cootehill with Cavan and the Bailieboro district court area with Virginia.

(Source: The Anglo Celt)

 

CLARE

Clare County Council is set to “freeze” more than 4,000 acres from development in response to Department of Environment concerns on “unjustified and unsustainable” over zoning. The move means that during the lifetime of the current development plan to 2014, no housing development would take place on 4,171 acres of land zoned for housing around Ennis. The local authority was given a deadline of Friday, October 16th, to address the over zoning in the Ennis Development Plan only months after it was adopted.

(Source: The Irish Times)

 

CORK

Gardai (police) are investigating an incident in Mallow two weeks ago where a man is alleged to have fled with a young baby while holding a knife to fend off concerned onlookers. It is believed that the matter began inside the local Tesco supermarket in what has been described as a 'domestic' type incident. An argument is thought to have started between the man and his partner. It is believed the man then got involved in an altercation with his partner and subsequently attempted to leave the supermarket with the baby. Mr. Jean Almeiba, a security guard at the Tesco store in Mallow, spoke of his terror, claiming that the man pulled out a knife when he (Almeida) followed the man from the store. Mr. Almeida said the man then got into a car with the baby and drove off. It is believed Gardai later succeeded in getting the man to surrender the baby. The baby is now believed to be safe and the matter is being investigated.

(Source: The Corkman)

 

DERRY

Foyle View Special School in Derry is coming under increasing pressure to close after the death of a second pupil from swine flu. 14 years-old Ashleigh Lynch died last Wednesday at Altnagelvin Hospital where she had been receiving treatment for the condition. Her death came ten days after Orla O'Kane, who was also 14, died from complications arising from swine flu.

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