Ruth O'Connell
Deputy News Editor and Court Reporter at LMFM
Deputy News Editor and Court Reporter with @lmfmradio
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2 weeks ago |
lmfm.ie | Ruth O'Connell
Local TD Ruairí Ó Murchú says it's disappointing the father of Michael McNeeela - the Dundalk soldier killed on UN duty in Lebanon in 1989, has not had any contact from government departments in the week since he highlighted how he's been left 'poor' by the loss of a small monthly allowance his late wife had received. The Sinn Féin TD says he'll raise the case in Leinster House this week when the Dáil returns from its recess..
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3 weeks ago |
lmfm.ie | Ruth O'Connell
One in every four council houses across the country have been left vacant for over 12 months. Freedom of Information figures show almost 3,000 housing units owned by the State are boarded up, with those in Limerick, Wicklow, Tipperary and Louth lying empty the longest. Sinn Fein says the figures they obtained show a 'shocking failure' by government in funding local authorities.
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3 weeks ago |
lmfm.ie | Ruth O'Connell
Local Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen says senior representatives of the owners of Tara Mines have highlighted two major challenges facing its operations in Ireland. He met with them at the European Parliament in Brussels this week to discuss protecting the future of the Navan mine which is the largest zinc mine in Europe. The Midlands North West MEP says its continued operation is seen as key to Europe’s ambitions to secure more strategic autonomy in critical raw materials.
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3 weeks ago |
lmfm.ie | Ruth O'Connell
A man (46) who was convicted of sexually assaulting his then partner’s teenage daughter and her 13-year-old friend, has been told at Dundalk Circuit Court that a custodial sentence is inevitable. The defendant, who can’t be named to protect the victims’ identities, had denied six offences at trial, and was convicted of two counts of sexually assaulting the girls, and a third charge of sexually exploiting his step daughter.
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3 weeks ago |
lmfm.ie | Ruth O'Connell
There are fears for the future of 217 jobs at Wellman International Limited in County Cavan. It's after it filed a petition with the High Court to place its operation in Mullagh into examinership.
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