A midlands teenager has been accused of threatening to “crack” an elderly woman’s skull with a hatchet over her son’s alleged €50 drug debt during a burglary at her home in August. The 16-year-old, ...

Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) will pilot initiative with Three Ireland and Blackout Education ...

Westmeath LGFA has announced that Clíodhna O’Connor has been ratified as manager of the county’s senior football ladies team.

The family of Clara teen Miya Connolly Loonam have issued a final update, as Miya has now returned home following seven weeks of rehabilitation in Dún Laoghaire. Miya was involved in a serious road ...

Local Gardaí will today (Wednesday) be commencing a 'day of action' targetting mobile phone use and distracted driving. An Garda Síochána Westmeath said its members in the Roads Policing Unit will be ...

Aoife Dolan edged Cill Óige back in front but the first of four Tyrrellspass goals, with Roisin O’Toole the scorer in the 23rd minute, had them ahead by two. The major score though proved to be their ...

A new report from One Family, a parent family advocate, highlights the devastating impact the housing crisis is having on one-parent families.

Friends and leaders of the search for the young man missing at Lough Ennell have called on anyone willing and available to ...

Members of the Municipal District of Athlone-Moate has slammed the prevalence of signage promoting e-cigarettes on local ...

Auditions for Athlone Musical Society's 2027 production, 'The Wedding Singer' take place this week. The Dean Crowe Theatre ...

Wholesale electricity prices rose by around 77% in the 12 months to August 2026, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Songs that celebrate the beauty, depth and spirit of Irish music, will resonate in the Esker Arts auditorium on Thursday night (September 24) as Music Network continues its 40th anniversary ...