On Thursday, April 25, Emper National School will punch above its weight when it takes on the Divine Word NS, Rathfarnham in the quarter finals of the National Concern Primary Debates 2024.

Moore Group, led by Westmeath man Martin Moore, will help build a 70-storey highrise building in Miami’s urban centre.

A HSE End of Life Survey has concluded that staff members in Regional Hospital Mullingar needed more awareness with the experiences of family and friends for those receiving End of Life Care.

Mullingar is gearing up for this year’s Darkness Into Light event, set to take place on Saturday, 11 May.

Photos: Birthday celebrations for Westmeath Rose Grace O’Connor

Mullingar student Nicholas Glynn (8) has won a top prize in this year’s 70th Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

On Friday April 19, Naíonáin Bheaga and Naíonáin Mhóra classes from Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn, Ashe Road lit up the Mullingar Arts Centre stage in the national finals of the Féile Scoildrámaíochta with their musical drama “An Fear Sinséir.” (The Gingerbread Man)

Moate man David Digan was part of a group that spoke to the Joint Committee on Disability Matters in Leinster House on Monday, 8 April.

A Milltown–Rathconrath community group has been nominated for two Digital Town Awards which will take place on Friday, 24 May in Athlone.

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

Several Mullingar hospitality businesses are celebrating national acknowledgements after The Irish Hospitality Awards 2024 published their list of finalists.

The National Clinical Lead for Paediatric Diabetes, Prof. Michael O’Grady, said he was “delighted to announce the planned return to the service” of Regional Hospital Mullingar’s “incredible” Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Paediatric Diabetes, meaning a full return to services for the clinic.

A Westmeath County Councillor has asked the council to develop a countywide lake strategy as summer beckons.

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.

The Cara Phort family resource centre and charity shop has been serving the village of Ballynacargy and surrounds for almost twenty years, yet its work and impact is unfamiliar to many.

Mick McCarthy set up Fairgreen TV, Mullingar in 1984 and is this week celebrating 40 years in the business of selling top model televisions, domestic appliances, mobile phones, computers, gaming accessories, and much more at his premises opposite Columb Barracks.

Last week, Matilda ‘Tilly’ the lamb arrived to Gráinne and Chris Murtagh’s Westmeath farm in a jumper and a nappy!

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.

On Easter Sunday, Mullingar friends Lauren Butler (22) and Rachel Collins (26) travelled to Lourdes, France as guests of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust.