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Outer Orbital Route Cancelled
2008-03-13 14:45:00 It’s amazing, the government decided to cancel the ?2B outer orbital route that would have linked Drogehda-Navan-Trim-Naas. It was announced with great fanfare less than a year ago, but the cancellation of the biggest infrastructure project in the state doesn’t even get a mention in the national press. Indeed the Indo is still puffing about ...
By: EastMeath.Org
Urban design to combat obesity?
2008-02-18 12:04:00 Not in East Meath. Many people cannot even get from their houses to the main road without a car in our area, not to mention getting to shop, bus stop, train station or to work. As we already pointed out 75% of the population of East Meath travels to work or school by car, a ...
By: EastMeath.Org
?System Build? Schools
2007-10-14 23:59:00 There was some press coverage of the new model for schools in the North County Dublin and other commuter areas. The solution appears to be so-called “system build” schools, work will begin in May with the schools open in September. I lived in the US for quite some time and “system built homes” were a polite ...
By: EastMeath.Org
More on Education
2007-09-08 12:42:00 Education is flavour of the week, with articles in all the papers. The INTO has rowed in in the Indo today saying rightly that the Department of Education is at fault. Meanwhile the INTO has attacked what it called the Department of Education’s “just in time, just enough” approach to school places. “Such an approach might suit ...
By: EastMeath.Org
F**ked Schools
2007-09-03 22:50:00 We recently blogged about “revelations” that there are 100,000 more primary school places needed within the next decade. This it seems, in some quarters, is one of the mysteries of the modern era, somewhat up there with the mystery of where all the houses came from, like the school figures “they could never have been ...
By: EastMeath.Org
Doctors close in on cure for Alzheimer's disease - Irish Independent
2007-07-24 10:07:00 Doctors close in on cure for Alzheimer's diseaseIrish Independent, Ireland --21 minutes agoBy Rebecca Smith DOCTORS have moved a step closer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's and reversing damage already caused by the disease, it was announced … More: continued here
Act quickly on child food problems - Irish Independent
2007-07-08 09:07:00 Act quickly on child food problemsIrish Independent, Ireland --16 minutes agoBodywhys, the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland, believes that up to 200000 people here suffer from anorexia, bulimia and over-eating. … More: continued here
Low priority - why the young will continue to lose out - Irish Independent
2007-07-04 08:07:00 Low priority - why the young will continue to lose outIrish Independent, Ireland --20 minutes agoTHE news that a nine-year-old boy is in hospital with anorexia and is hoping to starve himself to death is startling, but unfortunately serious emotional … More: continued here
Local Needs
2007-06-27 13:20:00 The issue of “locals only” restrictions on building houses in rural areas has been raised today in the context that the EU believes that this kind of limitation on who can get planning permission is illegal under provisions in the EU treaties. It is an issue on which there is a lot of political controversy. This ...
By: EastMeath.Org
Knightley wins £3000 over anorexia slur - Irish Independent
2007-05-25 15:05:00 24dash.com Knightley wins £3000 over anorexia slurIrish Independent, Ireland --39 minutes ago… for causing the tragic death of Sophie Mazurek, a 19-year-old, who battled with anorexia," Knightley's lawyer Simon Smith told the High Court. …Knightley awarded £3000 damages over anorexia claimIndependentSchillings fights Mail over Knightley anorexia articlesThe Lawyerall 103 news articles More: continued here |
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