http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:24:11 +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/roundup/ If you're one of those who believes in the mantra that the distance from "farm to fork" should be as short as possible, then there's good news ahead: a new Westmeath Food Network has been established, and is to launch formally next Wednesday night. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998568-everyone-is-doing-it-045-and-now-westmeaths-doing-it-too/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998568-everyone-is-doing-it-045-and-now-westmeaths-doing-it-too/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News At the time of going to press Gerry Duffy and Ken Whitelaw were in Tipperary, undertaking the 12th of the 32 marathons they are running in 32 counties in 32 days. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998562-the-trip-to-tipp-for-marathon-men/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998562-the-trip-to-tipp-for-marathon-men/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News The Ballymore man who recently completed the toughest foot race on the planet - the Marathon des Sables across the Sahara desert - raised almost double his target for the children's charity, Barnardos. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998533-ballymore-mans-desert-run-raises-836418k-for-charity/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998533-ballymore-mans-desert-run-raises-836418k-for-charity/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News The Ballymore man who recently completed the toughest foot race on the planet - the Marathon des Sables across the Sahara desert - raised almost double his target for the children's charity, Barnardos. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998532-ballymore-mans-desert-run-raises-836418k-for-charity/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998532-ballymore-mans-desert-run-raises-836418k-for-charity/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Confirmation that Westmeath is one of the worst-hit counties in Ireland in terms of the property crash has come this week in the latest property index from the website, Daft.ie. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998531-new-figures-show-house-prices-still-falling-locally/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998531-new-figures-show-house-prices-still-falling-locally/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News The Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has criticised conditions at St. Loman's Hospital in Mullingar, on foot of a complaint lodged with her office by the daughter of a resident at the Hospital. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998367-ombudsman-critical-of-st-lomans-facilities/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998367-ombudsman-critical-of-st-lomans-facilities/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News The Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has criticised conditions at St. Loman's Hospital in Mullingar, on foot of a complaint lodged with her office by the daughter of a resident at the Hospital. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998366-ombudsman-critical-of-st-lomans-facilities/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998366-ombudsman-critical-of-st-lomans-facilities/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Figures that have emerged from a survey carried out in Mullingar parish appear to show a huge slump in the numbers attending Mass. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997889-fewer-than-a-quarter-of-mullingar-residents-going-to-mass/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997889-fewer-than-a-quarter-of-mullingar-residents-going-to-mass/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Staff at the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar (MRHM) are working "under severe pressure" following recent bed closures at the facility, and there are "loud whispers" that things may get worse, a nurses' representative said at Saturday's "Hands Off Our Hospital" protest march in Mullingar http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997801-hospital-staff-under-severe-pressure-inmo-claims/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997801-hospital-staff-under-severe-pressure-inmo-claims/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Fine Gael councillors in Westmeath appear divided over whether Enda Kenny or Richard Bruton should lead the party, but they are united in their concern over what the leadership battle will do to party unity ahead of a general election. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997879-division-and-doubt-locally-over-fg-leadership-question/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997879-division-and-doubt-locally-over-fg-leadership-question/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:12:04 +0100 News A shock Primetime Investigates programme broadcast on Monday night has revealed that in a one month period, nineteen separate people from Mullingar engaged in online trading of child sex abuse images. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997499-nineteen-child-porn-perverts-in-mullingar/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997499-nineteen-child-porn-perverts-in-mullingar/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News No decisions have been made about matters relating to the future of services at the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar, or any other hospital across the country, a leading junior minister has stated this week. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997498-fate-of-hospital-time-will-tell-all-says-minister/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997498-fate-of-hospital-time-will-tell-all-says-minister/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News Fears for the closure of the A&E department as well as elective surgery at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar escalated last week when a date, namely Tuesday, June 15 has been reportedly set for the planned shut-down of services. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997483-hse-not-ruling-out-closure-of-mullingar-ae/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997483-hse-not-ruling-out-closure-of-mullingar-ae/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News In dramatic fashion, at Mullingar District Court today, one of the best-known judges on the District Court circuit - Judge John Neilan - announced his retirement from the bench. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/28/3997452-judge-neilan-resigns/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/28/3997452-judge-neilan-resigns/ Fri, 28 May 2010 18:48:07 +0100 News The death has occurred of Deirdre Romanes, chief executive and founder of Celtic Media Group, parent company of Meath Chronicle, after a long and courageous battle with illness. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/20/3997137-celtic-media-group-founder-dies/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/20/3997137-celtic-media-group-founder-dies/ Thu, 20 May 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News Scroll down to see faces from this weekend's Kilbeggan Races http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/15/3997111-video-footage-up-from-this-weekends-kilbeggan-races/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/15/3997111-video-footage-up-from-this-weekends-kilbeggan-races/ Sat, 15 May 2010 23:56:57 +0100 News PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE VIDEO The daughter of a man who vanished in Mullingar 27 years ago has this week issued a plea hoping that someone might, at this stage, be able to tell her what became of her father. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVm00hYvjVs http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/3996953-help-find-my-father-plea-from-daughter-of-disappeared-man/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/3996953-help-find-my-father-plea-from-daughter-of-disappeared-man/ Thu, 13 May 2010 10:05:00 +0100 News April was something of a boom month for car registrations in Westmeath - at least compared to April of last year, according to figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/3996948-april-was-boom-month-for-car-sales-in-westmeath/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/13/3996948-april-was-boom-month-for-car-sales-in-westmeath/ Thu, 13 May 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News The Health Service Executive has stated that x-ray and scan services at the Midland Regional Hospital at Mullingar are operating as normal, despite claims that public patients are being refused scans at the facility. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/3996937-hse-denies-scans-being-refused-at-hospital/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/3996937-hse-denies-scans-being-refused-at-hospital/ Thu, 06 May 2010 21:00:00 +0100 News All the colour from the parade on the Hill of Uisneach http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/02/3996776-video-of-parade-on-the-hill-of-uisneach/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/02/3996776-video-of-parade-on-the-hill-of-uisneach/ Sun, 02 May 2010 22:23:43 +0100 News "We don't want to push anyone into doing something they don't want to, we would like if people who had a genuine interest in the community centre to put themselves forward for the task.... http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/28/3996647-local-centre-committee-threatens-community-with-no-entry/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/28/3996647-local-centre-committee-threatens-community-with-no-entry/ Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Despite being in charge for a little over seven months, former Westmeath senior football manager Brendan Hackett has emphasised to Gerry Buckley on Monday afternoon last, that he is exiting the Lake County carrying "no bitterness", adding that "I would like to thank Westmeath County Board for the opportunity and I would like to extend my best wishes to the team and thank all of those that I worked with during our brief tenure." http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/3996481-no-bitterness-from-hackett-as-he-departs-westmeath/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/3996481-no-bitterness-from-hackett-as-he-departs-westmeath/ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Destination Sport, the Sports Festival planned for the town in June, has received €5,000 from Failte Ireland to develop a "family funday" as part of the event. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/3996469-discover-day-lost-sports-festival-funding-found/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/3996469-discover-day-lost-sports-festival-funding-found/ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Anyone know anyone local stranded or affected by the flight ban? If so, can you contact us on news@westmeathexaminer.ie, or by calling us in the office tomorrow, 044-9346741 http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/18/3996428-know-anyone-stranded/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/18/3996428-know-anyone-stranded/ Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:58:49 +0100 News There are as many as nine prostitutes operating in Mullingar this week, and three more due to arrive in town next week, the Westmeath Examiner can exclusively reveal. http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996315-up-to-nine-prostitutes-in-mullingar-at-any-one-time/ http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/3996315-up-to-nine-prostitutes-in-mullingar-at-any-one-time/ Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:27:10 +0100 News