Wednesday is Westmeath Independent day!

Wednesday is Westmeath Independent day! In this week's packed 44-page paper in shops now, check out:

*As Pope Benedict prepares to depart, one local is offering the famous Popemobile for hire!

*Mystery surrounding an explosion in Cornamagh at the weekend.

*Second knife-point robbery at a Roscommon road filling station.

*Walderstown community comes together for fundraiser in support of teenager undergoing cancer treatment.

*Read our special feature on two local polio survivors who tell their poignant stories to Adrian Cusack.

*Full-page picture special of Our Lady's Bower production of 'Hairspray'.

*In sport, check out our two-page coverage of the Westmeath Independent/Hodson Bay Sports Awards 2012 last Friday.

*Ahead of the big match on Sunday, our three-page special profiles St Brigid's chances of getting one over titans, Crossmaglen, in the All-Ireland Club Semi-Final.