Saturday, November 2, 2024

Ciaran Brennan

‘Bizarre and disturbing’: Controversial SPHE book blasted during Council meeting

Cllr Andrew Duncan blasted a book used in the Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum during the September meeting of Westmeath County Council on Monday, 23 September.

Local transport plan slammed

Local councillors have slammed the Mullingar Local Transport Plan outlined at the September meeting of the Mullingar–Kinnegad Municipal District on Monday 9 September, describing it as “anti-car”.

Another thriller from Lorraine!

If you’re magnetised by the macabre and want to give your heart a workout, He Loves Me Not by Mullingar’s Lorraine Murphy is the perfect book to get you through the day and keep you up at night.

Millie Walsh proposed for Address of Recognition

Cllr Ken Glynn proposed Millie Walsh for an Address of Recognition from Westmeath County Council at a Mullingar–Kinnegad Municipal District meeting on Monday, 9...

Potential for 85 new dwellings from converted commercial properties in Westmeath

Westmeath County Council received 35 notifications for the conversion of commercial properties to residential units under planning exemptions between 2018 to 2023.

Nell McCafferty spent much time in Westmeath

Journalist, author and feminist campaigner Nell McCafferty, who passed away on Wednesday, 21 August, spent much time at the Westmeath home of her friend, the late broadcaster Marian Finucane.

Niall Horan wows fans with two magical nights in Kilmainham

Niall Horan played two sold-out shows at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on Friday, 23 August and Saturday, 24 August. “Dublin and the country...

Jamie Duffy to bring sult agus solas to Mullingar

Internationally-renowned pianist Jamie Duffy will bring his brilliant blend of classical and traditional Irish music to Belvedere House, Gardens & Park on Saturday, 7...

463 fines issued for parking on footpaths in Westmeath

463 fines were issued to motorists in Westmeath for illegally parking on footpaths in 2023, according to data provided to Vision Ireland by Westmeath...

People on live register in Westmeath exceeds 4,000

4,138 people in Westmeath signed onto the live register in July according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday, 2 August.