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Clubs demand change and oust Bealin

13 August 2014

When the name of Paul Bealin was put to clubs for ratification at last week’s fractious County Committee meeting, no delegate proposed him. After...

Heroic 82-year old praised

6 August 2014

A brave 82-year-old mother, with only partial sight, made a valiant effort to save her son’s life when a fire broke out at their...

Special report: The state of our health

6 August 2014

Some serious health statistics show that Westmeath is a county on the edge when it comes to the state of our health. This week,...

Mullingar the destination for TM Cycle 2014

6 August 2014

By Michelle Crawley MULLINGAR is the destination of the 7th annual Tomas Mulligan (TM) Cycle 2014 in aid of Pieta House. The cycle, named...

UK mag says Westmeath a ‘Piking Paradise’

6 August 2014

Across newsagents in Europe, UK and Ireland, one of the biggest fishing magazines on the market this month declares Westmeath to be ‘a piking...

Mullingar man at Festival Interceltique featured on RTÉ News

6 August 2014

By Michelle Crawley WELL-known Gaeilgeoir, Matt Nolan, from Ballagh, Mullingar, made the RTÉ News at Nine last Sunday night, 3 August, when he was interviewed...

The late Christy Neary

6 August 2014

MULLINGAR lost one of its finest contributors to the arts on Wednesday of last week, 30 July, when Christopher (Christy) Neary, Tower View, and...

From St. Mary’s to The Cathedral of Christ the King

6 August 2014

It was in the year 1932, just a century after the town of Mullingar had first become the Cathedral town for the...

Good news for Mullingar’s 1428 club

6 August 2014

There has been a positive development in relation to the future of the 1428 Active Retirement Club in Mullingar, with staff funded by Pobal...

John blown away by local support for Amani Orphanage

6 August 2014

WELL-KNOWN Mullingar photographer, John McCauley, told Topic this week that he has been blown away by the generosity of the people of County Westmeath...