Wednesday is Westmeath Independent day!
Wednesday is of course, Westmeath Independent day!
In this week’s packed 40-page paper on the shelves today, check out all the latest news, sport and eye-catching photos from Athlone’s lively social scene.
Among the stories covered in this week’s edition include:
* Local woman is convicted of the manslaughter of Lillian Scanlon.
*Moate physio Sarah Jane Whelan has been hailed a hero by GAA officials after stabilising a young footballer who took ill suddenly at a match on Friday.
*Twist Soup Kitchen has been ordered to close by Athlone Town Council after being declared an unauthorised development.
*Check out a full-page report and photos detailing local success at the Junk Kouture fashion competition at the weekend.
*A friend of Colm Murray has strongly criticised a facebook page which was purportedly set up in support of the RTE star, but has instead been used for posting light hearted comments about the weather and other topics. The page, set up last year, has over 16,000 likes.
* Were you caught on camera this week? Westmeath Independent photographers attended the Magic Mile fundraiser in AIT, the Feile Ceol in the Dean Crowe Theatre, and the Summerhill Reunion in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel among others.
*In our weekly Independent People series, brother and sister Rachel and Mark McElwaine talk to David Flynn about their plans for a modern Irish sitcom which they hope will take TV by storm!
*We also have 13 pages of top sports coverage including Pat Flanagan’s thoughts ahead of the Allianz Football Division 2 decider with Derry this weekend, news of several Athlonians who played a major part in Tullamore Rugby Club’s recent success in the Towns Cup Final, and reports from all the first-round games in the Westmeath Senior Football Championship at the weekend.
All this and much more in this week’s paper, which is 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)