February 2020 News Week 1
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Hunks
Whoever said fundraising was dull, certainly not the ladies who attended the event raising funds for Wilkinstown Community Centre.
What happens late at night in the Newgrange Hotel - stays in the Newgrange Hotel!
Election Poster
Last minute appeals for votes saw the attempt by one candidate to defy the Johnstown Plastic Election Poster Free Zone.
Social Media and public outcry replied accordingly and the signs didn't last long.
Clean Abbey
Great to have the community taking part in the weekly clean up of Johnstown and its Estates with Johnstown Tidy Towns.
Having the youth involved from Athlumney Abbey makes a long term difference.
Which Estate is next?
Junk Kouture
Congratulations to the budding designers from St Joseph's Mercy Secondary School Navan and good luck in the competition, we're highly impressed.
See the Schools Facebook posting 1 and posting 2 and JunkKouture for competition details.
"An Andulusian Noel " is the entry by three TY Students from Colaiste Na Mi Secondary School with a design based on all of the waste that is created and accumulated around Christmas.
More details on their Website
Soccer
Soccer Training has commenced with the MDL set to be hosting games in March.
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If you're looking for a team then check out the Local Guide for all the links to:
- Johnstown FC
- Balrath FC
- Bohermeen Celtic FC
- Kentstown Rovers FC
- Navan Town Cosmos FC
- Navan Town FC
- OMP Utd FC
- Parkvilla FC
- Robinstown FC
Scam Calls
Scam phone calls from a computer generated voice which definitely wasn't from Amazon Alexa.
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Amazon Prime scam enticing bank details from residents have been notified to the Garda this month.
We received one such call but online subscriptions are exactly that, they don't phone you, so don't give out details.
It Was So Quiet
The local rush hour was noticeably quiet for a few days whilst school's were impacted by Strike action.
Early childcare providers, educators, and parents are protesting before the General Election in a call for greater government investments in the sector.
Car Crime
2 Incidents involving cars in 2 days : the 1st collided with a tree in the Priory Estate and the 2nd car was abandoned on the basketball courts within the Johnstown People's Park.
Both cars were removed and Gardai are investigating.
Council Monthly Meeting Update
Three notable subjects raised the temperature of the room Monday Feb 3rd.
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- Homeless Emergency Out of Hours Service
The issue is the service operating times whereby any calls out of hours are dealt with the next day. This isn't humain over bank holiday weekends or during periods of extreme cold.
- Building Inspections for Landlords providing Council Rented property.
The question was posed about the Council's property visits to ensure Landlords are complying with terms of contract.
- Academy Street Apartment Development is another fast tracked planning application for over 500 homes via An Bord Pleanala.
The Councillors made observations, on behalf of concerned local residents, about existing properties being overlooked.
Giving blood
Regular donors were met with new donors at Scoil Naomh Eoin this week to do their bit and support those in need.
Check out where and when you can next contribute.
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Facebook has restricted our ability to post direct Magazine Page Links to articles.
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At the moment we can only post to the entry page www.JohnstownTimes.com which is a significant challenge to overcome.
Having created 35 Editions with hundreds of articles we're too big to be hosted as a single website without costly fees. We have 3 sites connected to one Domain and need to reorganise to comply with the new Social Media restrictions of one Domain name per website.
Therefore we're making changes which will mean the slight inconvenience of one extra link click for those who've not yet subscribed to our monthly email for the direct links.
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