County manager given ‘inaccurate’ information on shredded waste permit
A SENIOR official of Wicklow County Council who ordered the destruction of a waste permit worth €400,000 repeatedly gave his county manager misleading information in relation to the permit, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. According to a draft report of the Local Government Audit Service (LGAS), Wicklow county manager Eddie...
‘Republic now two hours wide’ M6 finished
THE REPUBLIC is now just “two hours wide” with completion of the first “inter-urban” M6 corridor between Galway and Dublin. Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey marked the little bit of history yesterday in bright sunshine and freezing temperatures when he formally opened the last section of the 194km motorway in Ballinasloe, Co Galway. A speed...
