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INSIDE: Brian Ormond opens new Boots store at The Mill SC Page 2
Athletics: Local duo win big in Community Games finals Page 30
Hurling: Round Tower’s star on Camaint finals day Page 31
ALSOINSIDE: GALLERIES ......................8 BUSINESS .................... 18 MOTORS ....................... 20 TRAVEL......................... 22 ENTERTAINMENT ........ 24 CLASSIFIEDS ............... 26
CLEANING UP: Greyhound, council crackdown on waste left on streets P6
Single mother to lose home as aid cut I PAUL HOSFORD
A SINGLE mother of two will be made homeless this week after a rent supplement review cut her payment by almost 30%, leaving her unable to afford her rent. Claire Doyle, of Collinstown, has been served notice to quit by her landlord and will be homeless from the end of August. Claire says that the Department of Social Protection
told her that, regardless of the cost of her rent, she would be required to make up the difference of €395 a month – money she says she simply cannot afford. “They’re asking me to put away €100 a week – that’s money I don’t have. “I can’t go home because my mother’s house is already overcrowded, so the only option is a homeless shelter,” she said. Full story on Page 4
Winning styles: Best-dressed ladies at Kilbeggan race night THESE stylish ladies were dressed to impress when they attended a race night at Kilbeggan Races recently, held by Active Retirement Ireland (ARI). Mai Quaid (second-left), president, ARI was joined by Nell Scally, of
Ballycommon, Co Offaly (secondright, who won first place in the Best Dressed Lady competition), while Clondalkin women Mary McNamara and Barbara O’Flaherty took third and second place, respectively.