http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/people/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:24:14 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 79 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/wmi_logo_500x75.png http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/people/ Ballinahown man has many ambitions left http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999757-freedom-of-cycling-appealed-to-athlones-world-champion/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999757-freedom-of-cycling-appealed-to-athlones-world-champion/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:01:00 +0100 News Joe Moore has a never-ending store of anecdotes and tall tales as David Flynn found out. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999751-athlone-artist-of-pen-and-paint/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999751-athlone-artist-of-pen-and-paint/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Monday was a huge night for Knockcroghery parish, in particular Ballymurray, as large numbers of people gathered in Tralee or around the nearest television to cheer on their Roses. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999592-knockcroghery-cheers-on-roses-on-the-double/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999592-knockcroghery-cheers-on-roses-on-the-double/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Not many people can even lay claim to one All-Ireland title in their lifetime, but last weekend a Tubberclair musician collected her fourth in a row, all at the tender age of 20! http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999591-fourth-fleadh-win-for-musicall-tubberclair-girl/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999591-fourth-fleadh-win-for-musicall-tubberclair-girl/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Albert Fitzgerald has helped local radio find its place in the midlands as TADHG CAREY explains http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999588-making-radio-waves/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999588-making-radio-waves/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News A music-based television show produced and co-hosted by Athlone native Elton Mullally has been awarded a second series on RTE Two. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999587-athlone-mans-music-show-returns-to-tv-screens/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999587-athlone-mans-music-show-returns-to-tv-screens/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News National charity SOFT Ireland, the support organisation for families of children born with chromosonal disorders, Patau's Syndrome and Edward's Syndrome, will hold its very first meeting in Athlone next week. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999586-bayloughbased-chairperson-of-soft-ireland-to-hold-local-meeting/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999586-bayloughbased-chairperson-of-soft-ireland-to-hold-local-meeting/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Gravely ill and on dialysis, Rosemount native, Willie Byrne, was on a lengthy waiting list for a life-saving transplant. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999434-the-kidney-transplant-that-came-with-sisterly-love/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999434-the-kidney-transplant-that-came-with-sisterly-love/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:00:01 +0100 News Austin Berry has spent a lifetime promoting the army and trad music. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999433-the-musical-soldier/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999433-the-musical-soldier/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Tom Ganly is helping to keep an historic link with Argentina alive http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999249-the-argentine-aficionado/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999249-the-argentine-aficionado/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Cecil English is part of a local family with deep roots in South Westmeath. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999109-a-passion-for-history/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999109-a-passion-for-history/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News When Professor Eliathamby Ambikairajah (widely known as 'Dr Ambi') left Athlone to move to Australia in 1999, the departure was described in the Westmeath Independent as a 'major blow not just to the Midlands but to Ireland.' http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3999077-exathlone-it-academic-honoured-at-function-in-shamrock-lodge/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3999077-exathlone-it-academic-honoured-at-function-in-shamrock-lodge/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News 93 year old Nellie Gough tells of life in a different era on a farm in South Roscommon http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998924-a-farmers-daughter/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998924-a-farmers-daughter/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Ballymahon man tells of living with Friedrich's Ataxia http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998923-living-with-a-rare-genetic-disease/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998923-living-with-a-rare-genetic-disease/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Most of St Mel's Terrace has been demolished, but one man who lived there from the time of its inception in 1934, for almost 70 years, bears happy memories of a community that has largely passed away. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998600-happy-memories-of-community-spirit/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998600-happy-memories-of-community-spirit/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News "We've brought dragons to Italy, 15ft street puppets to Luxembourg, stilt-walkers and fire breathers to France." So goes the life of Athlone woman Sandy Hughes, Manager of Tonnta, Athlone's street theatre and community arts group http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998485-bringing-passion-and-imagination-to-athlone/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998485-bringing-passion-and-imagination-to-athlone/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:01 +0100 News Kiltoom man Brigadier General Ger Aherne is currently involved in the handover of the UN mission MINURCAT to the Chadian government, a process that began in March of this year. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998482-kiltoom-man-overseeing-un-handover-in-chad/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998482-kiltoom-man-overseeing-un-handover-in-chad/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News One of Athlone's best kept secret literary talents was revealed over seven years ago, when a local woman wrote and produced her first play, 'The Sleeveens'. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998327-the-life-of-an-athlone-playwright/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998327-the-life-of-an-athlone-playwright/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:15:00 +0100 News When you have 25,000 books cluttering up your own apartment there comes a time when something must be done. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998125-john-donohoe-is-keeping-a-love-for-books-alive-in-athlones-curiosity-bookshop/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998125-john-donohoe-is-keeping-a-love-for-books-alive-in-athlones-curiosity-bookshop/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Local man John O'Hara spoke to the Westmeath Independent about living with a rare cancer called myeloma. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998124-how-one-mans-story-helped-locals-deal-with-rare-blood-cancer/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998124-how-one-mans-story-helped-locals-deal-with-rare-blood-cancer/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Lillie McCormack spent six decades helping to run one of Athlone most prominent businesses. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997897-a-lifetime-in-photography-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997897-a-lifetime-in-photography-/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Athlone woman recalls filming of His & Hers http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997896-paulines-ready-to-see-her-film-debut-in-local-cinema/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997896-paulines-ready-to-see-her-film-debut-in-local-cinema/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News Athlone native Ultan Moran describes himself as "a bit of a homebird," so it's no surprise that when he first moved to England to take up a job his friends were skeptical. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997764-the-man-behind-the-athlone-music-festival/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997764-the-man-behind-the-athlone-music-festival/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News A native of Scotland, Tricia McKenna came to live in Coosan with her parents during the 1980s, at a time when Ireland endured a recession similar to the one ravaging the country now. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/3997611-independent-people--tricia-mckenna/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/08/3997611-independent-people--tricia-mckenna/ Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:45:00 +0100 News This week's Independent People features Noel Henry from Coosan. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/19/3997237-a-lifelong-love-for-john-mccormacks-music/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/19/3997237-a-lifelong-love-for-john-mccormacks-music/ Wed, 19 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 News