Westmeath Independent

Joe Schmidt has confirmed Athlone's Robbie Henshaw as Ireland's starting full-back, rather than in the centre, in their opening game for the 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship against England, in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Athlone Community College recently won the FAI Schools Senior Girls Leinster Cup - and now they are a preparing for their national semi-final tomorrow (Thursday).

The Shamrock Lodge Hotel is the venue for the Westmeath Independent Sports Awards this evening (Friday) as we honour talented local sportspeople for their achievements over the course of 2018.

BUCCANEERS are home to Old Belvedere in the All-Ireland League at Dubarry Park this Saturday afternoon with the action kicking off at 2.30pm. 

Westmeath’s best start to a Gaelic games season for many a long year concluded today with the county’s senior hurlers adding the Kehoe Cup to the O’Byrne Cup won by the senior footballers in Parnell Park last night.