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Aug 11, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Gavan Becton

    Comment: ‘Outbreak’ alert from HSE not good enough | Meath Chronicle (opens the original)

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    The email from the HSE Dublin North East Hospital Comms team dropped at 5.06pm yesterday (Monday). The subject line was clear: Visiting restrictions introduced at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan. The request was to get the message out on our “news bulletins and shared across your social media channels to ensure that patients, families and visitors are aware of the temporary visiting arrangements.” The statement said that Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan has introduced restrictions on visiting acros

  2. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Gavan Becton

    Fire tenders from Ashbourne assisted at north Dublin blaze | Meath Chronicle (opens the original)

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    Tenders from Meath Fire Service assisted Dublin crews in tackling a major blaze at a Dublin scrapyard yesterday Between 80 and 100 scrapyard cars were destroyed in the massive fire in north county Dublin on Thursday and into Friday morning. "Following a request from the Mobilisation Officer in Dublin Fire Brigade for additional resources to support firefighting operations, Meath County Council Fire & Rescue Service mobilised assistance to the scene," Meath Co Council confirmed in a statement. "T

  3. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Gavan Becton

    Meathman’s Diary: Glen struck the most beautiful of chords | Meath Chronicle (opens the original)

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    I bought my first guitar when I was 16 years old, courtesy of a short-lived stint as an electrical apprentice. A school work experience placement had turned into a full-time summer job in the late 80s and this spotty teenager with no overheads, a dodgy quiff and a bag of chipped screwdrivers pillaged from my father’s toolbox, was delighted to be earning a nice few quid. Problem was, that first job came with the horrors of being placed on ‘Emergency Tax’ - effectively Revenue’s way of saying ‘we

  4. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Gavan Becton

    Meath Gardai seize e-scooters from youths under the age of 16 | Meath Chronicle (opens the original)

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    Gardai in Meath have seized e-scooters, one of which was capable of reaching speeds of 70km/h. Yesterday evening, whilst on patrol around the Duleek and Ashbourne areas, members of An Garda Siochana's Meath South Community Engagement Team seized four e-scooters from youths under the age of 16. One of the e-scooters is capable of reaching a speed of 70km/h. Two of the seized vehicles are pictured. In a statement Meath Gardai said: "Every day in the news there is another report of a serious collis

  5. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Gavan Becton

    39 children under 16 attended Drogheda A&E following e-scooter incidents so far this year, compared with 10 during the whole of 2025 | Meath Chronicle (opens the original)

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    SHOCKING figures from the HSE have confirmed that 87 patients have been treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda for e-scooter and e-bike fall related injuries so far in 2026 - four times more than those who were treated for the whole of 2025. Clinicians said fractures, serious abdominal injuries and head injuries, some of which have life changing consequences were being dealt with with increasing frequency with excessive speed, rider inexperience, failure to wear appropriate protecti

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