In this week's Westmeath Independent

This week's edition is now on the shelves and is packed with 96 pages of news, sport, features, interviews and photography. 

Featured stories include:

* 'Are we lost to evil?' A father's heartfelt poem after child rape case

* Four-page special on Athlone Town's return to the Premier Division

* Shock as Cllr Mark Cooney withdraws from election race

* Robbie Henshaw is the Westmeath Independent Sport Star of the Year

* A review and photos from Athlone Musical Society's production of Grease

* Family of local Roma sues the State for damages

* Athlone Castle could turn green for St Patrick's Day

* Pictures from the wedding of James Mullen and Petrina Egan

* Local schools impress at Student Enterprise Awards

* The Voice's Jay Boland visits his old school

All this and much more can be found 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, click on 'ePaper' at the top of this page).