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Eye on the past
Destruction of Model School is devastating blow for the town
11 March 2010
THIS morning I started to write the Eye, intending to relate my experiences of the ‘Open Night’ arranged by the local Toastmasters to which I had been kindly invited.
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Traffic management plan is not workable
25 February 2010
BY FRANK TAAFFE
I AM very loathe to pass judgment in public on the new traffic management plan prepared for Athy Town Council which was recently on public display prior to being presented to meetings of Kildare Co Council and Athy Town Council.<
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Barrow reminds us of her presence
03 December 2009
THE River Barrow had cut a channel through this part of the country long before there was any settlement here.
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Exploring local history through a trip to the Royal Irish Academy
08 May 2009
THE local Heritage Centre is currently holding an exhibition of medieval texts which includes facsimile copies of the book of Kells and the book of Lindisfarne.
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Local passings mark end of an era
16 April 2009
by Frank Taaffe
LAST Sunday the death of three Athy persons who in these changing times were readily identified with what I call “old Athy” was announced.
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