High Court to hear challenge to accommodation for 1,000 asylum seekers in Athlone
Incoming Independent TD for Longford-Westmeath Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran among group of local representatives backing challenge
Westmeath
High Court suspends solicitor over ‘serious and extensive’ record-keeping failures
Cormac Lohan, practising as Lohan and Co Solicitors, Athlone, argued there was no loss of funds to any client and he was not guilty of any ‘dishonesty’ offence
Number of people illegally gained entry to Athlone international protection housing centre
Gardaí police 200-strong protest from town’s civic centre to the Midlands Accommodation Centre at Lissywollen
Plan to house 1,000 male asylum seekers on Athlone site subject of High Court challenge
Councillor Paul Hogan’s case is supported by four other Athlone-based representatives
Designer Helen James: I was teased at school about being English, a Protestant. There was always something of the ‘other’ about me
Designer Helen James on returning to Dublin from New York, the ‘gentler, lovelier pace’ here, and the traditions of Christmas
Carer who preyed on six vulnerable pensioners and stole €34,000 jailed for eight years
Precious Moyo (38) developed ‘intimate’ knowledge of victims’ households, helping her to carry out offences
‘I wouldn’t like to be a young person. You get a job but you have nowhere to live’: Mixed odds on Government at Mullingar dog track
Some punters feel the country is going to the dogs and needs a change of leadership, while others say they are on to a winner with the incumbents
Westmeath home on 48 acres with stunning lake and countryside views for €780,000
Old stone church provides dramatic backdrop for Stonehall Lodge Stud ‘hobby farm’ with stables
Garda arrest two men and a juvenile in connection with 29 burglaries
The thefts took place across five counties
TidyTowns 2024: Full list of winners as Ballincollig in Co Cork claims top prize
Westport in Co Mayo named Ireland’s tidiest large town and Ballynahown in Co Westmeath receives award for Ireland’s tidiest village
Irish education and food are great but ‘as a sober person, it’s very odd to be here’
Max Wolpoff, from near Washington DC in the US, moved to Dublin this autumn
The Case I Can’t Forget: Ireland’s first human trafficking conviction is both a positive and depressing tale
Television: The final episode of the true crime series highlighted Ireland’s poor record in tackling modern day slavery
‘A remarkable woman’: Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke after her death
Ms O’Rourke was deputy leader of party between 1994 and 2002 and became Seanad leader afterwards
Athlone logistics facility extending to 80,000sq ft to let at €7.28 per sq ft
Former Flancare warehouse comes fully racked to accommodate 9,500 pallets
‘He was my best friend, my love and the best father’: Helicopter crash victim had courage to strive, funeral told
Jillian Crosby said becoming a helicopter pilot was her late husband Niall Crosby’s ‘lifelong dream’
Appeal court finds ‘no legal basis’ for order preventing firm extracting peat from part of Midlands bogs
Harte Peat argued some land considered by High Court not being extracted when EPA brought application
Locals hear loud bang as helicopter crashes on farm building in Westmeath
Two fatalities understood to have occurred in crashlanding at Raharney
Two men die in helicopter crash in Co Westmeath
The victims (40s) were killed when their helicopter came down on the roof of a piggery near Killucan
Great beer gardens: Our pick of pubs for a relaxing outdoor pint around Ireland
Few things say summer in Ireland like chilling out somewhere convivial with a drink, good food and a view
Several food businesses and Dublin creche ordered to close in June for breaches relating to rodents and flies
Some premises forced to close entirely including a childcare facility where a ‘significant amount of rodent droppings’ were found
Retired Supreme Court judge Hugh Geoghegan dies aged 86
Father of Dublin Lord Mayor James Geoghegan came from family steeped in law
Circle K purchases nine forecourts and shops from retail group Pelco
Acquisition increases total Circle K locations in Ireland to 419, but requires competition watchdog approval
Co Westmeath crashes: US tourist killed and wife seriously injured while driving to airport
Man who died in separate incident near Castlepollard identified as Marcin Nowosielski (47), who was last seen on Sunday
Man stabbed gamer friend during row over recording of Covid-19 deaths, court hears
Accused William Cuffe (49) and Rory Fagan had been playing Battlefield V on Playstations in their respective homes prior to incident in Moate
Westmeath footballer who escaped jail for ‘off the ball’ match assault must pay €20,000 compensation
Sentence of two years and six months imposed on Tom Molloy (26), of Rathcolman, Mullingar, suspended on condition he does not reoffend in next four years
TikTokkers find death records in former psychiatric hospital in Westmeath
Discovery follows launches of data breach investigations concerning a former psychiatric hospital in Donegal and a hospital in Dublin
‘I am handing the shame back to you’: Woman raped with bottle left with serious physical injuries, court told
John Moran (26) of Tower View, Mullingar, Westmeath was convicted of rape and aggravated sexual assault of the woman after a night out at the Galway Arts Festival
1,059-acre forestry portfolio offers sustainable investment at €7.5m
11 plots distributed across Wicklow, Kildare, Louth, Westmeath, Donegal, Galway, Cork and Waterford
Man (54) appears in court charged with assaulting woman in Athlone nursing home
Peter Keaney remanded in custody in connection with incident which allegedly happened on Monday night
Man charged after alleged assault on woman (80s) in Westmeath care home
Woman was taken to hospital for treatment on Monday but injuries are not believed to be life-threatening
Q&A: When do the All-Ireland SFC & Tailteann Cup draws take place and how will they work?
Most counties know which competition they will be in, but for some their fate is still to be decided
Mullingar land with full planning in place for 207 homes guiding at €4.5m
15.7-acre holding in an area of proven demand will be accessed through existing residential estate
Two new cases of measles confirmed in State
One fatality as a result of measles since start of year following outbreak across Europe
Former Georgian rectory with walled garden and tennis court near Mullingar for €825,000
Updated five-bedroom property on 1.6 acres is in excellent condition
Five homes on view this week in Dublin, Westmeath and Galway
New to the market in Glenageary, Ballsbridge, Dundrum, Finea and Claddaghduff
Man died after being struck by car as he attempted to walk 35km in ‘horrendously foggy’ weather, court hears
David Hughes (31) was attempting to walk from Mullingar to Longford on N4 when he was hit by car
Bressie aiming to ‘honour’ 1,300 unmarked graves at psychiatric hospital
Project under way to build memorial garden and to restore graves at St Loman’s Hospital in Mullingar
Public health alert issued to bus passengers and restaurant-goers after measles death
The HSE has warned thousands of people to be alert for symptoms for 21 days from the time of possible exposure
‘The people in Athlone really stood with me when we had nothing. They supported me like brothers and sisters’
New to the Parish: Fortunate Nesengani arrived from South Africa in 2016, and lives in direct provision with her husband
Four under €200,000: homes in Wicklow, Westmeath, Laois and Louth
Well-maintained homes at keener prices around the country
‘People call the US the land of opportunities and dreams. They’ve obviously not heard of Ireland’
New to the Parish: Stuti Basu arrived from India in 2012
One of the largest solar farm projects for the midlands is refused planning permission
Westmeath County Council rejects application for solar energy development on 87-hectare site at Garlandstown
Summer flooding creates fears of a severe fodder shortage for farmers along the Shannon
Farmers protest in Banagher about what they claim is lack of action to prevent flooding on the Shannon Callows
Not for the faint-hearted: How Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann works, and what to see at the 2023 festival
The biggest gathering of the traditional music calendar kicks off next weekend. Here’s our guide to the event
Great places to stop and eat just off the motorway in Ireland
Find the best restaurants and cafes to stop near Ireland’s main roads
Pilot to stand trial over seizure of €8m of cocaine allegedly flown into private airfield
Michal Luczak (42), who is on bail, denies flying 120kgs of cocaine into Abbeyshrule Aerodrome in August 2022
Man given 10-year sentence for ‘opportunistically’ raping teenager in Co Westmeath
Defendant (33), who has a low range of intellectual functioning, does not accept jury’s verdict, court told
Motorcyclist (50s) dies in single-vehicle collision in Mullingar
N4 at Ballinalack expected to remain closed overnight
Tom Grennan: ‘I’ve got a big heart. And I’ve got a sensitive one, too’
The singer-songwriter says he feels he’s an arena artist and wants to be a global star – but he still finds time for a night of Guinness drinking with his Irish cousins
Challenge to Ballivor wind farm may hit Bord Na Mona’s ‘brown to green’ transition
Bord Pleanála told of significant hurdles in Irish and EU law to development on bogs
200 Ukrainian refugees to be housed in modular units at Columb Barracks in Mullingar - Department
Bus carrying asylum seekers to former army barracks was blocked by protesters in March
Thousands fire up the ancient Bealtaine traditions to mark arrival of summer
The modern version of Bealtaine was originally a music festival first organised in 2012
Franciscan items put up for auction to help Ukrainian refugees
More than 800 ecclesiastical lots valued at €200,000 to help refurbish accommodation
Alison Goldfrapp: ‘You have to keep doing what makes you excited about life’
The singer and songwriter tells Tony Clayton-Lea about her debut solo album, The Love Invention, plus Madonna, utopia and yodelling
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