The Agenda

THE grieving mother of Keane Mulready-Woods has told how the “cruelty and inhumanity” of cuttingup and disposing of her child’s body is a “constant and unbearable torment.”Elizabeth Mulready said that it “prolonged our suffering” after her son’s remains She added: “Insteadof being allowed dignity in death, his body was cut up, scattered and treated as if he was nothing, asif he was not someone’s son, as if he didn’t matter.”

A public realm plan for Athboy is expected to go on public consultation in the coming months, a local councillor has said.

Sinn Féin councillor Maria White has been elected chairperson of a newly established working group campaigning for a fully functioning Garda station in Laytown to serve the east coast of County Meath.

Experts are warning that cocaine use has become increasingly normalised across Ireland, spreading from big cities into small towns and villages.

We are joined on the programme now by Housing Lecturer at the Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) and housing policy analyst Lorcan Sirr, who wrote a piece in the Irish Times this week titled: “Ireland would do well to pay close attention to differing housing policies in Spain”.

The eight countries that Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on unless he can reach a deal for the US to take over Greenland have said the US President’s plans “risk a dangerous downward spiral”

A proposal for a new railway station in Louth was raised last week by Fine Gael TD Paula Butterly, highlighting what she said is the urgent need to address growing demand in the region.

Sinn Féin TD for Meath East, Darren O'Rourke, has slammed the government’s total failure to tackle dereliction as thousands of homes and buildings across the state are left to rot and over €26 million in Derelict Sites Levies goes uncollected. In Meath, there are 38 derelict sites and the most recent figures show that €881,895 is owed to Meath County Council.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a tragic homeless woman who was found dead in a tent in the heart of the capital.  Natasha Smith’s body was discovered on Pearse Street at around 12.30pm on Friday.The woman in her 40s was transported to St James’ Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. It is understood that no foul play was suspected in the woman’s death.