Quotes of the Week

‘Saturated to waterlogged’

The long term average (LTA) rainfall for Westmeath in the month of January showed that 117.8 millimetres fell, representing 128% of its LTA for the month.

“Surely you want a life-saving medical device implanted that is designed just for you. Artificial intelligence is bringing us ever closer to personalised medicine.”

Athlone's first ever TEDx event was a resounding success, as the event achieved a packed house for its inaugural event.

The event, organised by MaryJo Neilan, and Orla Thornton, and supported by the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), aims to become an annual staple of Athlone's social calendar.

"If you told me then that I would one day be awarded a Higher Doctorate of Science, I wouldn't have believed it."

Athlone scientist Professor Neil Rowan has become the first TUS staff member to achieve the highest academic degree in the Irish and UK university systems.

The Coosan native has been awarded a Higher Doctor of Science (D.Sc) by the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.