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One Direction fans descend on Westmeath village as Niall Horan’s brother ties the knot - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:37:58 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

One Direction star Niall Horan brought a Westmeath village to a halt –at his brother Greg’s wedding.

Westmeath GAA goalkeeper Gary Connaughton could be US bound this summer (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:07:20 PST

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Westmeath goalkeeper Gary Connaughton could be forced to return to America for the summer if he can’t find work at home.

New York GAA: Jeff Farrell’s firepower enough for Westmeath, Brooklyn’s in the winning House, Burke the Donegal Star, Horan leads in One Direction (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:34:15 PDT

By: EUGENE KYNE

Junior Quarter Final
Jeff Farrell’s firepower enough for Westmeath

New York GAA: Easy win for Westmeath against Offaly (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:46:17 PDT

By: Eugene Kyne

Westmeath won the battle of the Midlands with an easy victory in this junior KO contest on Sunday. They had far too many weapons and used a powerful midfield performance from Jeff Farrell and the late arriving Vinnie Gavin to carry them to victory.

Irish dad of One Direction star Niall Horan won’t accept handouts - Westmeath man inundated with fan mail for popstar son (IrishCentral)

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:45:10 PDT

Niall Horan with his father BobbyThe father of One Direction star Niall Horan says he does not want a cut of his son’s fortuneBobby Horan told the Sun newspaper, “I don’t want one penny of Niall’s money He’s offered me big things like a car but I’ve always said no I’m happy living and working as I am READ MORE

Two-year-old boy drowns in pool of water in Westmeath ghost estate (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:00:39 PST

By: BERNIE MALONE

Two-year-old Liam Keogh drowned in a pool of water in the unfinished ghost estate of Glenatore, in Athlone, County Westmeath. It is believed he followed the family dog through the fence before getting into difficulty.
This tragic accident brings the fact that a vast number of ghost estates in Ireland have been let to fall into a dangerous state of neglect since the collapse of Ireland’s economic property bubble.

Westmeath TD Willie Penrose: Profile in courage or parish pump politician? (IrishCentral)

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:30:20 PST

Last week, Willie Penrose, a Labour Party TD (member of Dáil Éireann, Ireland’s lower house of parliament) based in the town of Mullingar in the constituency comprising the counties of Longford and Westmeath, resigned his seat at the government’s cabinet table and the party whip He had been a so-called “super junior” minister with responsibility for housing and planning This is a very big job in Ireland in 2011 in light of mounting mortgage arrears and the collapse of the building industryPenrose is enormously popular in his locality READ MORE

County Westmeath Photo Gallery (IrishCentral)

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:46:36 PDT

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Last week, Willie Penrose, a Labour Party TD (member of Dáil Éireann, Ireland’s lower house of parliament) based in the town of Mullingar in the constituency comprising the counties of Longford and Westmeath, resigned his seat at the government’s cabinet table and the party whip. He had been a so-called “super junior” minister with responsibility for housing and planning. This is a very big job in Ireland in 2011 in light of mounting mortgage arrears and the collapse of the building industry.

News from around the 32 Counties (IrishCentral)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:23:36 PDT

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County Westmeath (IrishCentral)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:18:07 PST

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Irish Name: an Iarmhí - "West of the middle"

Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland (IrishCentral)

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Ireland’s eye: Happenings around the Auld Sod (IrishCentral)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:05 PDT

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:53:41 PDT

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Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:05:04 PDT

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Cathal Dervan: Determined Dubs Annihilate Westmeath (IrishCentral)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:50:10 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Dublin absolutely destroyed hapless Westmeath in Sunday’s Leinster SFC semifinal at Croke Park as they found their scoring boots with a vengeance, but manager Pat Gilroy was keeping his feet on the ground afterwards.