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# athlone - Friday 12 May, 2017
'Every League of Ireland club is a couple of bad decisions away from going out of football'
Athlone investigation turns the spotlight back on the league’s financial pressures, writes John O’Sullivan.
# athlone - Tuesday 9 May, 2017
Lotto ticket worth €6.1 million stored in Westmeath gun cabinet for safe keeping
Each family member will receive €1 million from the prize.
# athlone - Sunday 7 May, 2017
Athlone Town call on the Gardaí, Interpol and Uefa to open match-fixing investigations
“It is our strong opinion that no stone should be left unturned in relation to these very damaging claims.”
# athlone - Monday 2 January, 2017
Whatever happened to... A massive Chinese business centre in Westmeath?
It was hoped that the huge €175m Athlone-China hub would create thousands of jobs.
# athlone - Monday 21 November, 2016
Government accused of "cloak and dagger tactics" on Roscommon boundary changes
Fianna Fáil TD Eugene Murphy accused the Government of “cloak and dagger tactics” on the issue.
# athlone - Friday 14 October, 2016
Defence Forces member hospitalised after incident during parachute jump
The accident, which involved the male soldier making a ‘hard landing’, happened earlier this afternoon at Custume Barracks in Athlone.
# athlone - Wednesday 12 October, 2016
The Leaving Cert appeal results are out this morning
Honours English and Biology were easily the most appealed subjects in 2016.
# athlone - Monday 19 September, 2016
"You do not want to f*** with me" - CEO threatened to ruin former company, court hears
Former CEO of consultancy company Madcalm Sean McGrath allegedly threatened to “ruin” the firm if they did not pay him €135,000.
# athlone - Sunday 11 September, 2016
Two men arrested after robberies at bookies in Athlone and Castlebar
The man threatened staff with a knife in the Athlone incident.
# athlone - Friday 22 July, 2016
Unstoppable! Limerick make it 17 wins from 18 in the First Division
Aaron Greene and Robbie Williams scored a goal in either half against Athlone.
# athlone - Wednesday 6 July, 2016
Families 'very upset' as residents of nursing home to be removed over safety concerns
The HSE made the decision after an electrical report highlighted a number of risks.
# athlone - Thursday 23 June, 2016
Three people charged after large amount of cash stolen from Athlone shop
Two men and a woman were arrested in Co Offaly.
# athlone - Wednesday 22 June, 2016
Body of missing woman Kathleen Reilly discovered after search
The 74-year-old’s remains were found near a lake, gardaí say.
# athlone - Monday 20 June, 2016
Renewed appeal for Kathleen Reilly (74) missing from Athlone
She was last seen on Thursday afternoon.
# athlone - Friday 17 June, 2016
Appeal for missing 74-year-old woman Kathleen Reilly
She was last seen in Athlone town at around 11am yesterday morning.
# athlone - Friday 3 June, 2016
Airtricity League condemn Athlone Town's late withdrawal from First Division fixture
Hosts Waterford United confirmed the game would not go ahead just two hours before kick-off.
# athlone - Thursday 2 June, 2016
# athlone - Tuesday 24 May, 2016
Their stories aren't new, but you're about to hear a lot more about these OTHER garda whistleblowers
The stories of gardaí Nicky Keogh and Keith Harrison are starting to get a lot more attention.
# athlone - Saturday 2 April, 2016
Woman missing from Athlone found
Lisa Monaghan Shanley was last seen yesterday.
# athlone - Friday 19 February, 2016
11 tweets and Instagrams that sum up the madness of Rag Week
When the students of this country lose their entire minds.
# athlone - Monday 4 January, 2016
Live RTÉ report about flooding interrupted by water protesters
“We’re going to leave it there, some shenanigans going on behind you there.”
# athlone - Monday 21 December, 2015
'The darkest of cases': Man who raped two children in Athlone has his appeal dismissed
The 32-year-old man had appealed against the life sentence which was handed down last year.
# athlone - Tuesday 15 December, 2015
The UK has sorted the flooding and insurance debacle, so why can't we?
Jason O’Sullivan says government needs to re-evaluate the flood insurance protection in Ireland.
# athlone - Monday 14 December, 2015
Looking for a job in Galway or Westmeath? You may be in luck...
The jobs are being created by Irish courier company DPD and a German medical devices company.
# athlone - Thursday 10 December, 2015
The curious tale of the Westmeath family and Queen Victoria's salad bowl
After Ms Carroll returned to Ireland, the bowl was regularly used for salads at her home.
Athlone residents battle floods as raw sewage erupts onto streets
Locals residents have been working non-stop to prepare for more flooding
# athlone - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
An Irish Water water treatment plant is underwater
More rain is expected tonight.
Watch: Aerial videos show the devastation wrought by Storm Desmond
Areas of Galway and Westmeath look like a giant lake…
# athlone - Friday 13 November, 2015
Man who raped two young girls in Athlone moves to appeal 'excessive' life sentence
The 32-year-old man is looking to appeal his sentence, arguing that he co-operated fully with the investigation.
# athlone - Monday 2 November, 2015
Court hears how sex worker killed by ex-soldier was a 'loving carer' to her mother
Jimmy Devaney is set to be sentenced in two week’s time.
# athlone - Thursday 29 October, 2015
OUR BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY: Win a stay for two at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Athlone
TheJournal.ie is five years old this month so we’re giving readers the chance to win some great prizes.
# athlone - Wednesday 30 September, 2015
The Late Late is venturing out of Dublin 4 to find future Toy Show stars
The programme will be holding auditions around the country ahead of the Late Late Toy Show.
# athlone - Saturday 19 September, 2015
Why this man is going to be motivating politicians today
Eamon Dunphy will be addressing a meeting of the Independent Alliance in Athlone today.
# athlone - Wednesday 5 August, 2015
Sailors were warned about weather before Lough Ree drowning tragedy
Details of the report into the tragic accident have been released.
Three teens arrested after two elderly men hospitalised in separate attacks
One man was a taxi driver, the other was a shop keeper.
# athlone - Friday 3 July, 2015
"The violence is now at our door - it invades our town in two coffins"
The funeral mass for Larry and Martina Hayes, killed in last week’s terrorist attack in Tunisia, has taken place in Athlone.
# athlone - Thursday 11 June, 2015
Teenage boy dies after River Shannon swimming incident
The 14-year-old died overnight at Temple Street hospital in Dublin.
# athlone - Thursday 16 April, 2015
Two guns have been found and a man and woman arrested - at houses in Athlone
Two firearms were recovered in the search of two houses.
# athlone - Sunday 29 March, 2015
An Athlone company is helping solve a big problem for the world's growing population
Oxymem has overhauled waste-treatment processes which have barely changed in a century.
# athlone - Monday 16 February, 2015
Armed gardaí deployed, roads closed and checkpoints in place for Barney McGinley funeral
The 63-year-old father of nine was shot dead at a wedding last week.
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Poll: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
IT’S A MONTH since the launch of the HSE’s new Covid-19 contact tracing app.
Since then, the app has had well over one million downloads, with the take-up rate heralded as being “the most successful launch” of the app anywhere in the world, said HSE CEO Paul Reid last month.
The app is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day. The bluetooth function means that users will be notified via the app if they have been a close contact of a confirmed case.
As cases begin to rise again – particularly in Kildare, Laois and Offaly – health officials fear that transmission could once again spread within the community.
Of the 174 cases reported yesterday, around 50 of them were reported outside of the three counties now under new restrictions.
With that in mind, we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 tracker app?
Poll Results:
Yes, I check in every day (2795)
Yes, I check in most days (2290)
I didn't download it (1898)
Yes, but I only check in once or twice per week (1537)
No, I've stopped using it (1312)
Yes, but I only have the bluetooth contact tracing function enabled (1011)
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