The HSE has said it's carrying out a review of its accommodation needs in Westmeath, and that this will assist in finding an ...

John Aldridge’s family connections with Athlone enabled the prolific striker to represent the Republic of Ireland on 69 occasions. And speaking to the Westmeath Independent this week, he spoke of his ...

Westmeath County Council has formally started the public consultation process to name the Athlone Greenway Bridge in honour ...

Local charity the Midlands Simon Community has launched a summer fundraising challenge designed to raise vital funds for people experiencing homelessness across Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, and Longford.

Locals and visitors to Athlone over the August Bank Holiday have a bumper weekend of entertainment to look forward to when the annual Féile na Sionainne Festival gets underway with an action-packed ...

World number 354 Jacob Skov Olesen made light of his major inexperience to set the early clubhouse lead at The Open at ...

Dublin Airport has been allowed to increase the number of nighttime flights, with some subjected to noise limits. Irish ...

Water infrastructure works are to get underway shortly along a number of roads in urban Athlone, leading to traffic disruption in several areas over the coming months.

Club championship season is upon us and first up are the hurling clubs of Westmeath as the Senior ‘A’, Senior ‘B’ and Intermediate championships kick off this coming weekend.

BiaSol, the Tullamore-based company run by two Westmeath siblings, Ruairi and Niamh Dooley, has been chosen as one of two winners of the inaugural BMW Future Entrepreneur Competition. The competition ...

Darren Finn, Raharney; Tommy Doyle, Lough Lene Gaels; Eoin Ryan, Fr Dalton's; Brian Gaffney, Clonkill; and Aonghus Clarke, Castletown Geoghegan at the launch of the Senior 'A' Hurling Championship in ...

The Shannonbridge GAA community gym fundraiser has taken place, as the fundraising goal of €80,000 was reached.