http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/lifestyle/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:33:13 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 78 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/wme_logo_500x75.png http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/lifestyle/ Between music, gardening, teaching and his love of history, Gaybrook native Danny Dunne is a man with a lot on his plate. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/3997973-a-lot-dunne-more-to-do/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/3997973-a-lot-dunne-more-to-do/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100 News The Coordinator with Westmeath Sports Partnership, Sonja Statham is about to showcase everything that Westmeath has to offer in the world of sport http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/3997664-sonja-is-a-good-sport/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/3997664-sonja-is-a-good-sport/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:17:11 +0100 News Destination Sport is a new week-long local festival, to be centred in Mulingr, which will allow clubs to showcase their particular sport in exciting and innovative ways to members of the general public. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/3997701-a-chance-to-try-out-a-new-sport-in-mullingar/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/3997701-a-chance-to-try-out-a-new-sport-in-mullingar/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News In a warm-up for an international competition for anglers with special needs later this month, Westmeath angler Brendan Allard landed nine trout http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/3997658-brendans-haul-a-good-warmup-for-rutland-event/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/3997658-brendans-haul-a-good-warmup-for-rutland-event/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0100 News A hilarious new play called 'Widow's Paradise' will be staged in the Milltown Community Centre from Thursday, April 22 to Sunday, April 25 by members of the MEM Players. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996297-mem-players-stage-widows-paradise/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996297-mem-players-stage-widows-paradise/ Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +0100 News On Saturday, April 17, Yngve & the Innocent plus guests Arrow in the Sky and James O'Connor with Audrey Trainor will appear in the Stables, Mullingar. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996296-a-little-bit-of-indie-this-weekend/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996296-a-little-bit-of-indie-this-weekend/ Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0100 News An athlete from Ballymore is this week entering his final week of preparations before heading to Morocco to take part in the gruelling "Marathon Des Sables", a six day run across the Sahara Desert, in what is described as the toughest footrace in the world. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/3995328-local-man-steeling-himself-for-sahara-run/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/3995328-local-man-steeling-himself-for-sahara-run/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:33:00 +0000 News Theatre-going audiences in Florida have been getting an insight into life in Westmeath - at first hand. And they're loving what they're hearing. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995214-telling-florida-all-about-westmeath/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995214-telling-florida-all-about-westmeath/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 News The site has been chosen, the planning permission is in place - now the major task facing the committee behind plans to provide Multyfarnham with a spanking new community centre is raise the estimated €400,000 that the project is to cost. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/3994834-hopes-that-brick-sale-will-fund-new-community-hall/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/3994834-hopes-that-brick-sale-will-fund-new-community-hall/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News If you want to know what the weather was like in Killucan just two and a half seconds after you've finished reading this sentence, log on to http://www.irlweather.com/wxindex.php http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994831-karl-westmeaths-own-meteorologist/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994831-karl-westmeaths-own-meteorologist/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News "My father was a farmer, my grandfather had a shop in the village. My uncles and aunts used to come and visit us, and the children of the village used to come around and we used to play and the family was very much liked in the village. If anybody wanted to know anything, they would ask my father or grandfather." http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994829-bergen-belsen-camp-was-hell-on-earth-survivor-tells-mullingar-audience/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/3994829-bergen-belsen-camp-was-hell-on-earth-survivor-tells-mullingar-audience/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News "We were in an orphanage and a pregnant girl, no more than a child herself, came up to me and said 'will you be the mother for my child'. I was numb, I had to just walk away, it was just heartbreaking." http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994653-mullingar-garda-recalls-the-heartbreak-of-haitis-poor/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994653-mullingar-garda-recalls-the-heartbreak-of-haitis-poor/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:57:00 +0000 News Friends of the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar are in the middle of a major campaign to fundraise €250,000 to upgrade the current CT scanning facilities in the hospital and are holding a Black Tie Masquerade Ball in the Mullingar Park Hotel on Saturday, February 27. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994658-masquerade-ball-fundraiser/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994658-masquerade-ball-fundraiser/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:41:00 +0000 News When Kilbeggan man Pat Bohan came out of an operation which removed three-quarters of his right lung, the surgeon told him that he could count survivors of lung cancer on one hand. Pat is well aware that he is one of the very few lucky ones who were struck down with one of the most deadly forms of cancer and survived. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994647-every-day-is-a-bonus/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/3994647-every-day-is-a-bonus/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News