In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's Westmeath Independent contains 40 pages of the best local news, sport and photography. Our featured stories include: * A house in Athlone sold for €5,500 last year, making it the joint cheapest house in the country. * An new product which has the potential to cut security queues in airports will help create up to 30 new jobs in Athlone. * Gardai probe arson attack on Shine and Dunning Auctioneers' premises * The revamped Athlone Castle is to open on November 6. Westmeath Independent editor Tadhg Carey received a sneak preview of the new visitor centre and shares his views on the experience. * Five adults who recently returned to education share their stories in a special news feature. * We have a full page of photos from the recent Athlone IT Nursing Ball in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel. * In sport, boxer Joe Ward discusses his future options; St Brigid's and Padraig Pearses both win to set up county final clash; and Athlone's Robbie Henshaw discusses his rise to the ranks of the Connacht senior rugby team. All this and more in this week's paper, which is now on sale and can also be accessed in the ePaper format (for more on this option, see: http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/epaper#undefined)