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• Major Westmeath Housing Development Delayed

  The local authority wants further information on 75 houses and apartments in Kilnafaddoge in Athlone. 

• Mary's Wheels Volunteers Doing Church Gate Collections In Midlands This Weekend

  Edenderry, Mountmellick and Clonbollogue are just some of their upcoming collections.

• Two Westmeath Companies Win Biopharma and Chemical Sector Awards

  Dunbar Pharmaceuticals and Thermo Fisher Scientific have won awards.

• Laois Councillor Demands Progress On Laois Bridge Works

  Fine Gael Councillor Conor Bergin feels that plans need to be submitted to the OPW on Castletown Bridge.

• Revenue Seize Contraband Worth Over €695k

  21.5kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of over €419,500 have been seized.

• Westmeath Woman Detained On Flotilla Ship Bound For Gaza

  Moate's Louise McCormack is among the Irish citizens being detained by Israeli forces.

• Sexual Abuse Survivors To Protest Counselling Notes Amendment Outside Dail Tomorrow

  Co-Founder of Eist - Saying No To Silence, Mullingar's Hazel Behan

• Offaly Man Praises EU Health Directive For Securing Surgery

  Killeenmore's Micheal Feery used the EU Cross-Boarder Healthcare Directive to have knee surgery in Spain.

• Charity Feeding Children In World’s Poorest Countries Launches Local Collections

  Mary’s Meals volunteers will be in Edenderry, Mountmellick and Clonbollogue this weekend.

• Westmeath Housing Project Put On Hold Pending Further Details

  Garrycastle Homes Ltd has submitted plans for a 75-unit housing development in Athlone.

• Westmeath Businesses Celebrate National Industry Award Success

  Dunbar Pharmaceuticals and Thermo Fisher Scientific is celebrating national success.

• Delaney Cup To Tour Westmeath Venues Today

  Westmeath were crowned Leinster Football Champions yesterday.

• Westmeath Man Jailed For Assaulting Garda And Calling Officer A Nazi

  Aidan Ward pleaded guilty to assault.

• Rain To Continue Across Midlands Before Sunny Weekend Boost

  Temperatures are set to reach above 20 degrees celsius later this week.

• Calls Made For Clearer Referral System For Children With Complex Needs

  The Department’s Access and Inclusion programme is closing some early intervention classes.

• One Person Arrested Over €8k Laois Drug Seizure

  Cannabis was discovered in searches in Portlaoise over the weekend.

• Water Supply Interruptions Expected In Westmeath Town Tomorrow

  Customers across Athlone will be affected from 11am-2:30pm tomorrow.

• Safeguarding Ireland Launches Support Guide For Financial Abuse Victims

  One in 10 adults report having experienced financial abuse firsthand.

• Free Heart Health Screenings In Westmeath Today

  The unit will be parked at Bloomfield House Hotel today. 

• Gardaí Searching For Missing Westmeath Man

  Arthur Johnson has been reported missing from Mullingar.