In this weeks westmeath independent

This week’s Westmeath Independent is now on the shelves and features the best local news, sport, features and photography coverage.

Our stories include:

* Inspirational student's six A1s after finishing chemotherapy

* 10-year-old Ballinahown bull breeder wins national title

* Emotional scenes as Clearys win memorial race

* Michelin star chef to demo at Athlone festival

* Athlone's Ravens band to play in Croke Park

* Points rise for science and technology courses in AIT

* Leaving Cert results: reaction and photos from local schools

* High Court challenge over local motorway station contract

* In sport: Joe Ward makes history with second European gold medal

* Garrycastle must beat Loman’s to stay in title race

* Shane Curran's column gives his view on who should take charge of Roscommon's senior footballers

* Golden weekend for Community Games competitors

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).