Westmeath football manager Jack Cooney is looking for a big performance from his side when they face rivals Meath in Navan in the opening round of the Allianz Football League Division 2 game this Sunday afternoon.
Losing is never easy. Losing by 30 points is extremely difficult to accept. Even allowing for the fact that Westmeath were defeated by a top class Galway side last Saturday, who will be amongst the main contenders to win this year’s All-Ireland hurling title, and that Westmeath were minus some of their top players, a heavy defeat can be very demoralising.
There are many reasons why we should all do our best to get out and about at least once a day, if not more, not least to keep active and physically fit.
Shiela Foy has been a familiar face on GAA sidelines for the past 35 years as a sports physio and more recently as an amateur photographer. Currently joint-PRO of her beloved St Brigid’s GAA club, she is also well-known for her selfless work on behalf of Special Olympics.
A desire to further his knowledge of the GAA rulebook and to view Gaelic football from a different perspective led to former Offaly minor selector Padraig Corcoran taking up the whistle last year. Having played and coached GAA for many years, the Ballinamere clubman felt it was time to try something different. “I always said I’d like to give refereeing a go,” he said.
Chris Lynch (C. L.) Recycling is in its 41st year of business in Mullingar and although the helmsman, Chris, has gone to a waste free world, his four children continue to keep the business going from strength to strength. Our chat with Elaine, one of Chris’ daughters helped us get to know more about C.L. Recycling.
This exceptional four-bedroom family home, is located in an exclusive development of 34 detached homes at Richdale Court, on the much-desired Dublin Road. This house is presented to the market in show house condition throughout.
As the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland warned this week that cannabis is now the “gravest threat to the mental health” of young Irish people, Topic learned about a young local father-of-three who has set up a new group that aims to guide and support those wishing to recover from drug addiction, mainly cocaine, which has become a major problem drug in Mullingar area.
Last Friday was a special and emotional day for Lucy Harris, who has been working in Rochfort’s Superstore, Mullingar for over four decades and is now retiring from her post.
