In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's Westmeath Independent is out now and contains 96 pages of the best local news coverage, sport, features and photography. 

Our stories include:

* Athlone singer Joe McCaul speaks about recently being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

* Gardai nab suspects in Glasson after dramatic car chase

* Dessie Dolan Snr takes over as new Garrycastle manager

* Vast majority of local flood-prevention funding remains unspent

* Athlone pub launches monster burger challenge

* Speculation about TK Maxx arrival

* Reports and pictures from the ADSL Futsal finals

* Escape to the sun with our holiday giveaway competition

* We have a feature on the Athlone 'Opportunity in a Million' enterprise initiative

* Moate CS and Marist College claim wins in Leinster Schools action

* We go behind the scenes at TG4 soap Ros na Rún with Athlone actor Leah Egan

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).