In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and is packed with news, sport and photos. Featured stories include: * An immigrant rights group has asked Gardai to investigate an 'Athlone Con Artists' facebook page which it claims is promoting incitement to hatred towards the Roma community * Athlone IT's new €13m indoor athletics arena is to host its first events this weekend * Scottish singer Paolo Nutini has been spotted enjoying a few drinks in Moate * Talks have been held at The White House over a new product, developed at Georgia Tech's facility in Athlone, which could curb gun violence * Cllr Mark Cooney says he has "no regrets whatsoever" over his bid to have a controversial artwork removed from Athlone's Luan Gallery * The Twist soup kitchen has expanded its services and is now offering deliveries to needy families * We feature photos from the Moate GAA social and the Athlone Community Policing Unit's party. * Reporter Deirdre Verney profiles the Ballymahon Men's Group, while Niall McHugh of Athlone Sub Aqua Club is interviewed for our 'Independent People' series * We have ten pages of sports news, including match reports on the Marist College's victory over 'The Jes' in Connaught Schools Senior Cup rugby; the draw between Roscommon and Mayo's senior footballers; Athlone Community College's defeat of the Marist College in the North Leinster Schools Junior 'A' semi final; Athlone GAA club's Feis Cup victory, NUI Galway's defeat of Westmeath in hurling, and the meeting of AC Celtic and Temple Villa's under-12 teams in the ADSL, among others. All this and much more in this week's paper, which available in local outlets and can also be accessed in the ePaper format (for more on this option, see: http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/epaper#undefined)