Ciaran Brennan

Students in St Joseph’s Secondary School Rochfortbridge addressed phone addiction in young people with their Young Social Innovators (YSI) project.

Cllr Hazel Smyth and Cllr Carol Okeke called for the redevelopment of St Loman’s at a Regional Health Forum meeting for the Dublin Mid Leinster area on Tuesday, 16 April.

Finea man Phil Lynch will celebrate the launch of his new poetry book Moving On in Dublin on Sunday, 28 April at 2.30pm.

The Rathowen community has a serious litter problem according to Rathowen Community Development Chairman, Jeremiah Nally. “We are plagued along the main N4 with people dumping rubbish along both directions approaching the village.

4,048 Westmeath people were on the Live Register in March 2024 according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office on Monday, 8 April.

Minister Peter Burke became the first ever representative from Mullingar elected to cabinet when Taoiseach Simon Harris reshuffled the Dáil’s inner sanctum on Tuesday, 9 April.

International Protection (IP) applicants can not currently be housed in buildings under construction near Coole Court, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth told Topic on Friday, 12 April.

Wilson’s Hospital School and St Joseph’s Secondary School will compete in the national Pi Quiz final at Maynooth University on Saturday, 20 April.

Mullingar musician Nathan Johnston will perform with Hamburg soul group Angels Of Libra in Smiddy’s on Friday, 26 April.

Mullingar Town Band won the Best Uniform Award at the International Marching Band Championship in Limerick on Monday, 18 March.