http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/navan/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:26:38 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 75 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/mc_logo_500x75.png http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/navan/ The HSE has taken the decision that with immediate effect all acute/emergency surgery will cease at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. It says the decision has been made in the interest of providing the highest quality of service to patients and following expert clinical advice. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999748-acute-and-emergency-surgery-at-navan-hospital-ended/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999748-acute-and-emergency-surgery-at-navan-hospital-ended/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:56:03 +0100 News Fears that the HSE is planning to axe all acute surgical services in Our Lady's Hospital in Navan have been expressed by local doctors and public representatives. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999706-gps-say-hse-axe-to-fall-on-surgery-at-navan-hospital/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999706-gps-say-hse-axe-to-fall-on-surgery-at-navan-hospital/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:01:41 +0100 News A second post mortem has been carried out on the remains of boxer Darren Sutherland. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999749-second-post-mortem-carried-out-on-boxers-remains/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999749-second-post-mortem-carried-out-on-boxers-remains/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News The first slow signs of recovery were visible in Meath this week with the opening of the new DID Electrical outlet at the Navan Retail Park on the Athboy Road and the start of a recruitment drive by Indaver Ireland, the developers of the municipal waste incinerator outside Duleek. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999709-did-opening-brings-new-jobs-to-navan/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999709-did-opening-brings-new-jobs-to-navan/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:58:46 +0100 News A Navan man who should now be at home recovering after keyhole surgery instead faces an uncertain wait for the procedure to be carried out in Blanchardstown, following the HSE's decision to halt all laparoscopic surgery in Our Lady's Hospital in Navan. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999732-patient-who-missed-out-on-surgery-must-now-wait-for-op/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999732-patient-who-missed-out-on-surgery-must-now-wait-for-op/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:53:54 +0100 News With the publication of the draft local area plan for Johnstown now imminent, local councillor Shane Cassells is calling for a cohesive approach to educational facilities in the Johnstown area of Navan, rather than the current "piecemeal" approach. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999728-one-education-campus-needed-in-johnstown/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999728-one-education-campus-needed-in-johnstown/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:52:03 +0100 News The work of a Navan artist has been included in the Royal Mail's latest collection of stamps issued ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999715-navan-artist-puts-stamp-on-royal-mails-olympic-collection/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999715-navan-artist-puts-stamp-on-royal-mails-olympic-collection/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:51:38 +0100 News Gardai are investigating the cause of a blaze at a derelict mill in Navan last Thursday. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999712-firefighters-tackle-major-fire-at-derelict-navan-mill/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999712-firefighters-tackle-major-fire-at-derelict-navan-mill/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:50:02 +0100 News Navan Gardai are investigating a spate of break-ins to cars in the area where 10 vehicles were targeted over a four-day period last week. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999719-gardai-investigate-large-number-of-cars-broken-into-in-navan-area/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999719-gardai-investigate-large-number-of-cars-broken-into-in-navan-area/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:49:42 +0100 News The two Lithuanian men killed in a two car collision close to Longwood last week had been living in Navan. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999514-navan-residents-lose-lives-in-collision-near-longwood/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999514-navan-residents-lose-lives-in-collision-near-longwood/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:59:10 +0100 News SPECIFIC questions put to the Health Service Executive this week about the future of mental health services in the four counties in the North East have largely gone unanswered. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999521-uncertainty-over-future-of-mental-health-care-in-meath/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999521-uncertainty-over-future-of-mental-health-care-in-meath/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:54:37 +0100 News Dr Ahmad Jamal, a senior emergency medicine physician at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan and his wife, Navan councillor, Suzanne Jamal are particularly concerned about the plight of 20 million flood victims, as Dr Jamal is a native of Pakistan. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999523-pakistan-native-doctor-urging-support-for-flood-relief-charities/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999523-pakistan-native-doctor-urging-support-for-flood-relief-charities/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:53:29 +0100 News A FRESH call for the release of a report into the death of an eight-year-old boy in a Navan swimming pool last August has been made by a local councillor. Sinn Fein Cllr Joe Reilly said that one year on, the details of "this child's unfortunate and untimely death" remain unknown and he said that was unacceptable. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999525-pool-death-report-remains-unpublished/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999525-pool-death-report-remains-unpublished/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:51:47 +0100 News THE Health Service Executive (HSE) said this week that the new County Infirmary (Community Nursing Unit) at Athboy Road, Navan is scheduled for opening before the end of the year but no specific date has been set pending registration and inspection of the unit. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999532-new-navan-nursing-unit-due-to-open-by-year-end/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999532-new-navan-nursing-unit-due-to-open-by-year-end/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:48:55 +0100 News While the economic downturn has seen a number of businesses close in Navan, despite the recession there are also new businesses opening in the town. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999538-sweet-shop-and-wine-store-are-among-new-ventures/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999538-sweet-shop-and-wine-store-are-among-new-ventures/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:46:05 +0100 News Five businesses on Navan's main shopping throughfare of Trimgate Street have closed in recent weeks while another is due to close. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999537-closing-trimgate-street-businesses-blame-parking-problems-and-banks-/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999537-closing-trimgate-street-businesses-blame-parking-problems-and-banks-/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:45:00 +0100 News THE decision by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to end laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan has been challenged by 47 medical practitioners in the county who say that the move was "hasty" and "inappropriate" and have called on it to provide evidence to back up its claim that there were concerns about the consistency of meeting necessary standards in this type of surgery. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999321-hse-hasty-in-surgery-removal-from-navan/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999321-hse-hasty-in-surgery-removal-from-navan/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:00:12 +0100 News The long-awaited regeneration scheme for the Townspark local authority estate in Navan could be facing lengthy delays because of an industrial dispute involving the developer. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999328-townspark-works-face-further-delays-over-wages-dispute-/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999328-townspark-works-face-further-delays-over-wages-dispute-/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:58:47 +0100 News A fireman was injured as he fought a major blaze which swept through a grain store in Kilberry on Monday evening. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999322-fireman-injured-fighting-kilberry-blaze/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999322-fireman-injured-fighting-kilberry-blaze/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:57:38 +0100 News Navan O'Mahonys GAA club has expressed its disappointment over An Bord Pleanala's decision to refuse planning permission for their proposed new training facility at Robinrath and Knockumber, Navan. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999330-navan-omahonys-pitch-planning-overturned-by-bord-pleanala/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999330-navan-omahonys-pitch-planning-overturned-by-bord-pleanala/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:53:11 +0100 News Six year-old Navan girl, Kayley Dunne is preparing to travel to the US for life-changing surgery in October which will enable her to walk. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999342-kayley-fundraising-is-on-target-for-october-surgery/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999342-kayley-fundraising-is-on-target-for-october-surgery/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:48:09 +0100 News Navan teenager Andrew Gavin is set to light up the stage this September as he takes on the coveted role of Jean Valjean with Real Theatre Company's production of 'Les Miserables' schools edition, which will play from 7th until 11th September in The Helix, DCU, Dublin. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999365-navan-teen-takes-top-role-in-les-mis-at-the-helix/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999365-navan-teen-takes-top-role-in-les-mis-at-the-helix/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:45:08 +0100 News SOSAD Navan is based in a bright, welcoming house on the outside of the town. Every caller is welcomed by a friendly face and a cup of tea as soon as they step inside the door. This informal setting helps create a safe environment for people who are at risk of suicide to come and get help and support. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999459-volunteers-support-work-of-sosad-in-fight-against-suicide-risk/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999459-volunteers-support-work-of-sosad-in-fight-against-suicide-risk/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:40:25 +0100 News All keyhole surgery (laparoscopy) is to be ended at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has announced. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999223-all-keyhole-surgery-to-end-at-our-ladys-hospital/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999223-all-keyhole-surgery-to-end-at-our-ladys-hospital/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:59:44 +0100 News A six year-old Navan girl was the envy of the country last week when she walked out onto the pitch at the new Aviva Stadium, hand in hand with Manchester United star striker Michael Owen. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999224-hand-in-hand-with-her-new-hero/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999224-hand-in-hand-with-her-new-hero/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:50:15 +0100 News