Westmeath Examiner

29/12/2025

The Junior 'B' football final brought the curtain down on a busy GAA season as Tubberclair took the spoils.

Westmeath GAA chairman, Paddy Wallace, presents Tubberclair captain Niall Walker with the Junior ‘B’ cup. Prolific Duffy leads Tubberclair to Junior ‘B’ glory Published: Mon 29 Dec 2025, 2:13 PM Tubberclair 3-15, The Downs 1-8 Previous Next Image 1 of 8 Westmeath GAA chairman, Paddy Wallace,...

29/12/2025

There will be plenty of new faces on the sidelines in Westmeath in 2026.

The Westmeath GAA managerial merry-go-round is in full swing again and several clubs will have new faces for the season ahead.

29/12/2025

Clubs want U18 players to play at adult level.

Clubs in Westmeath are on a collision course with the new county committee in relation to the age limit at which players can play adult football.

29/12/2025

Christy Moore was detained and questioned for over two hours at Holyhead port, but says his car was never searched.

The singer-songwriter said he was stopped by officers and detained for more than two hours after he got off a ferry

29/12/2025

Museum of Me is to be aired in spring 2026 RTÉ One

Westmeath native actress Mary McEvoy is set to make an appearance on the new RTÉ series 'Museum of Me'.

29/12/2025

Midlands Mink Eradication Programme involves collaboration among Breeding Waders EIP and National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC), with support from National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)

Athlone man, from left, Owen Murphy, Patrick Dunning and Conan Kelly, who are running the Midlands Mink Eradication Programme. Programme aims to eradicate mink from Lough Ree area Published: Mon 29 Dec 2025, 2:30 PM By Kevin O'Neill For many years Owen Murphy has worked as one of the country's most....

29/12/2025

Approval for Loughnavalley GAA plan for clubhouse Loughnavalley GFC

Approval for Loughnavalley GAA plan for clubhouse Published: Mon 29 Dec 2025, 1:00 PM An application by Loughnavalley GAA Club to develop a new clubhouse has been approved by Westmeath County Council planners. The club lodged plans to construct a new 135.8 square metre clubhouse last August. The pro...

29/12/2025

Cllr Niall Gaffney also sought an update on resurfacing and repair works for Crowenstown Boreen, Crowenstown Littclle

Queries relating to road and safety issues at a number of locations in north Westmeath were raised by Cllr Niall Gaffney at the December meeting of the Mullingar Kinnegad Municipal District, including bridge maintenance, resurfacing in Crowenstown, and tr...

29/12/2025

Archive documents have been released.

29/12/2025

National community protest planned for Athlone on Saturday January 10 at 11am

Further details have emerged of a major planned national community protest set to take place in Athlone on Saturday, January 10 (11am).

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