In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week’s Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features 88 pages of the best local news, sport, and photography coverage. Our stories include:

* Athlone trio set to scrap for last Dáil seat

* Crunching times for rugby aces Henshaw and Carty

* Local shop's staff fight off armed raiders

* March planning verdict for Ballymahon's Center Parcs

* Further strike action looms at Athlone IT

* Council opposes injecting rooms and decriminalising drugs

* Athlone man convicted of assault on ex-girlfriend

* Election: We interview Gabrielle McFadden and Donal Jackson

* PHOTOS: Wedding of Sandra Lennon & Lorcan Byrne; Marie & Seamus Martin's 40th anniversary, and St Aloysius/Summerhill musical

* Marist College denied again in Leinster decider

* Rossies' true grit earns historic win in Kerry

All this and much more can be found in this week’s paper, which is available in local outlets and can also be accessed in the ePaper format (for more on this option, click on ‘ePaper’ at the top of this page).