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ANTRIM

Ambitious plans for a new £180 million housing development on the hills above Belfast were unveiled last Friday. Work to build more than 1,000 homes on the 96 acre Millmount site in Dundonald is set to begin by the end of this month. Developers Lagan Homes will create around 150 jobs in the construction phase. The first 150 properties are due to be completed by next summer. The planning application is at an advanced stage and is expected to be rubber-stamped by Castlereagh council next week. Stormont First Minister and East Belfast MP Peter Robinson said the project would provide a much needed economic lift.

(Source: The Belfast Telegraph)        

ARMAGH

Forkhill was plunged into mourning at the weekend with the sad passing of the village’s oldest and one of its most esteemed citizens. Popular and respected businessman, John Toner, from Main Street, died peacefully in Daisy Hill Hospital early on Sunday morning last. He was 85. Having suffered failing health for the past two years, his passing leaves a void in this small, close-knit community where he was held in the highest esteem.

(Source: The Examiner)

CARLOW

A Carlow hostel has allegedly been housing a convicted pedophile since his release from the Midlands Prison earlier last month. It is also being alleged that the man has yet to register on the sex offenders list at Carlow Garda Station, despite being released from prison three weeks ago.

 He is said to be staying at a hostel located near to two schools, one a primary school and the other a secondary school.

 A senior garda (policeman) has said that there are “quite a number of convicted sex offenders living the county” since their release from prison.
. A concerned local resident said he found it disturbing that a convicted child abuser was now residing close to two schools.

 “It’s like dangling a carrot in front of him,” he added.



(Source: The Carlow Nationalist)

CAVAN

Gardaí from Granard along with members of the Longford/Roscommon Divisional Drugs Unit seized cannabis with a street value of about €30,000 when they searched an area on the outskirts of the North Longford town on Monday evening last. Following a search of a house in the area, the Gardai proceeded to comb a nearby woodland and in a secluded, sheltered area they found 130 cannabis plants. According to the gardaí, 80 of the plants were still growing while the other 50 were described as being ready for use. No arrests have so far been made but gardaí say their investigations are part of a wider campaign against drugs, DVD piracy and counterfeit cigarettes in the area.

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