Midlands 103

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Gender Pay Gap At Midlands Local Authority Among Highest In Ireland (Midlands103)

A survey of the country's county councils found women were paid more than men in 13 local authorities nationwide.

The smallest pay gap in the country belongs to the local authority in Kildare, at 0.07% in favour of women, while a 6.56% gap in favour of men credits Carlow County Council with the largest gender pay gap. A midlands local authority has one of the largest gender pay gaps among county councils in Ireland. A survey of the country's county councils found women were paid more than men in 13 local authorities nationwide.

Over 26000 People In The Midlands Applied For Passports Online In ... (Midlands103)

Last year was the busiest on record for the Passport Service with just under 1.1 million passports issued in 2022.

Midlands Business Forced To Slash Opening Hours To 'Keep Heads ... (Midlands103)

Clown Around in Portarlington took to Facebook to announce its decision to close the play centre from Monday - Friday, with the exception of school breaks. It ...

Speaking at an energy meeting in Portarlington last year, owner Elaine Mullally says the centre saw a massive increase in its electricity bill: Clown Around in Portarlington took to Facebook to announce its decision to close the play centre from Monday - Friday, with the exception of school breaks. The play centre took to Facebook to announce the difficult decision.

Gardaí Renewing Appeal For Witnesses To Cash-In-Transit ... (Midlands103)

The incident occurred on December 20th, 2022. Gardaí are renewing their appeal for witnesses to a cash-in-transit robbery in the midlands.

None of the staff were around injured in the incident. The security staff member was forced to drive from the premises before it was abandoned on the slip road between the N4 and R156. Security staff were approached and threatened by a man outside a retail premises Eastbound on the N4 at Clongowney/Marlinstown, Mullingar on the 20th of December, 2022 at around 6.45pm.

Westmeath Town Traffic Congestion Among Worst In The World (Midlands103)

The Inrix.com Global Traffic Scorecard has ranked traffic congestion issues in 991 towns and cities worldwide.

That's according to the latest inrix.com Global Traffic Scorecard that sees Mullingar enter the list of 991 towns and cities, at number 620. The Inrix.com Global Traffic Scorecard has ranked traffic congestion issues in 991 towns and cities worldwide. A Westmeath town has one of the worst traffic congestion problems in the world.

Extension To Midlands Nursing Home Gets Green Light (Midlands103)

Oakdale Nursing Home in Gracefield, Portarlington, has received planning permission from the local authority to add 49 en-suite single bedrooms to their ...

The provision of a number of solar panels have also been given the green light. As part of proposal being granted, the developer must pay a fee of €45,207 before construction begins. The developer has been granted approval to demolish a canopy at the front of the building, in order to erect a new lobby.