Development proposed for Baylough Athlone to be debated at Westmeath Council
A material contravention of the Athlone Town Development Plan at Baylough is to be discussed at this afternoons meeting of Westmeath County Council.The scheme...
150 new jobs announced for Athlone DPD hub
150 new jobs are to developed by parcel delivery company DPD at its base in Athlone.The company has announced 700 jobs are to...
Pamela Scott to close 12 shops but Athlone and Mullingar stores unaffected
Pamela Scott is to close half of its stores with the loss of 104 jobs.The clothing chain is shutting 12 shops across the...
Sinn Fein says budget housing policies are a failure
Sinn Féin has described the housing policies in the budget as a failure, as it emerges as one of the key talking points.The government...
Dog detects €38,000 worth of drugs in parcels at Athlone Mail Centre
Revenue officers at Athlone Mail Centre have seized seized 1.5kgs of various types of illegal drugs with an estimated value of €38,000.Detector dog Bailey...
Local “shebeen” among those raided by midlands Gardaí
Gardaí in the midlands have seized substantial quantities of alcohol and equipment after carrying out raids on illegal shebeens.As part of Operation Navigation, a...
Athlone among Ireland’s cleanest towns as Roscommon and Longford also show litter improvement
Athlone has been reported as one of the cleanest towns in Ireland.A new litter league survey reveals that the town on the Shannon...
People are being asked not to attend the Emergency Department of Mullingar Hospital after...
The public is being asked not to attend the Emergency Department of Mullingar Hospital after an electrical fire overnight.The incident occurred in an electrical...
New garda Superintendent takes up role at Athlone garda station
Superintendent David Nolan is taking over at Athlone Garda Station today following the announcement of appointments and allocations of senior personnel within the force.The...
Public asked to pay respects to late St Bernard Lynch in safe manner
Gardaí in Athlone say they hope everyone who wants to pay their last respects to Sr Bernard Lynch will be able to do so...
Basketball Ireland Cancel National League Season
Basketball Ireland have cancelled this year's men's Super League and Division One seasons.In a statement, The Basketball Ireland Men’s National Competitions Committee (MNCC) has...
Roscommon And Westmeath Ladies Set For All-Ireland Semi-Final
2018 and 2019 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate semi-finalists Roscommon take on Westmeath, who are aiming to bounce back to the senior grade at the first...
Thomas Galligan Wins GPA Player Of The Month
Cavan’s Thomas Galligan has won the PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for November.Galligan was one of the Breffni County’s heroes as they beat...
NOEL HANLEY
NOEL HANLEY.
Carnaglough, Creggs, Co Roscommon. November 28th, 2020; (Peacefully), after a short illness, in the devoted care of the staff of...
Michael Dolan
Michael Dolan
Cleenrath, Aughnacliffe, Co. Longford.
Friday, 27th November, peacefully at his residence.Pre-deceased by his parents Michael and Anna Mai, by his twin...
Michael (Mickey) Smith
Michael (Mickey) Smith
Bracklon, Meathas Troim, Edgeworthstown, Longford.
Friday, 27th November.Mike passed away very peacefully at his home in the loving care of his family.
Predeceased by...
Podcast: T Hill and Gerry Browne
A Roscommon town painter and decorator known affectionately as T Hill has thanked the people of the town and beyond for their support following...
LISTEN: Strokestown TY students rebuild 1956 Ferguson 20 tractor for childhood cancer raffle
Three Strokestown TY students have combined their love of agricultural machinery with their transition year student enterprise programme to raise money for Childhood Cancer...
Podcast: Mary Gleesons-Christmas Cake Recipe
Christmas Cake9” tin round or 8” square grease line whith parchment paper and a collar of brown paper to come up half as high...