In this week’s Westmeath Independent
This week’s edition of the Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features 42 pages of the best local news and sport, plus a special four-page pull-out to mark St Brigid’s wonderful achievement in winning last weekend’s All-Ireland Club SFC final in Croke Park. The pull-out is a resplendent memento of the scintillating victory over Ballymun Kickhams and includes team photographs, action shots from the game itself, and plenty of supporters pictured revelling in the joy and drama of the day.
Stories featured this week include:
* The top official in Westmeath County Council, Danny McLoughlin, is set to leave for another post in the near future.
* Funding of €5.7 million has been granted to Roscommon County Council for water rehabilitation projects, with ten per cent of the identified locations in South Roscommon water schemes.
* Fears intensify over the future of weekend 24-hour Midoc nursing cover in Athlone.
* The renowned Athlone Little Theatre set to undergo refurbishments costing over €100,000. Read about the fundraising plans ahead of the planned revamp.
* Missing your loved ones in Lebanon? See our special St Patrick’s Day picture feature on the troops abroad. This weeks’ edition also includes tonnes of photographs from both the Athlone and Moate St Patrick’s Day Parades.
* Read about the Moate native that set up an inspirational charity following life-changing volunteer work in Somalia and Burundi.
* In sport, the St Brigid’s success story is covered extensively through six pages and a four-page pull-out, along with the Marist College’s senior rugby side’s superb retention of the Connacht Senior Cup, Athlone Town’s first victory under the guidance of Roddy Collins, and Westmeath’s senior footballers’ latest win in the Allianz NFL Division 2, which puts them on the cusp of promotion to the top-tier ahead of Sunday’s home game against Armagh.
All this and much more 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, see: http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/epaper#undefined)