http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:53:02 +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/ Gillian says current immigration rules are discriminatory http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995561-athlone-woman-vows-to-fight-husbands-deportation/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995561-athlone-woman-vows-to-fight-husbands-deportation/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News Bank confirms it reduced cash stocks http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995560-moate-atm-short-of-cash-over-crime-fear/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995560-moate-atm-short-of-cash-over-crime-fear/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News All 150 jobs remain under threat, union says http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995559-no-proposals-to-save-any-postbank-jobs-yet/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995559-no-proposals-to-save-any-postbank-jobs-yet/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News Awards are a symbol of Irish corporate success http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995558-hodson-bay-group-honoured-at-best-managed-awards/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995558-hodson-bay-group-honoured-at-best-managed-awards/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Project wins category award at schools enterprise event http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995557-mind-your-manners-say-athlone-students/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995557-mind-your-manners-say-athlone-students/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Project wins category award at schools enterprise event http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995556-mind-your-manners-say-athlone-students/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995556-mind-your-manners-say-athlone-students/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Website seen as key marketing tool for town http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995555-new-athloneie-goes-live/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995555-new-athloneie-goes-live/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Hospital has €7m less than last year http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995554-mullingar-hospital-budget-cut-by-over-10-per-cent/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995554-mullingar-hospital-budget-cut-by-over-10-per-cent/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Parade committee calls for public support http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995553-pipe-band-to-lead-athlone-parade/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995553-pipe-band-to-lead-athlone-parade/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Tommy Heavin to lead Moate parade http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995552-paddys-day-fun-planned-in-moate-and-ballymahon/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995552-paddys-day-fun-planned-in-moate-and-ballymahon/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Groundswell of local support for campaign http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995551-march-planned-against-possible-portiuncula-downgrading-/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995551-march-planned-against-possible-portiuncula-downgrading-/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:00 +0000 News Students from Ardnagrath National School Athlone have been selected as the overall winners of Westmeath County Council's "Outdoor Classroom" competition. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995550-ardnagrath-are-tops-in-green-contest/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995550-ardnagrath-are-tops-in-green-contest/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +0000 News New Community College building comprising of in excess of 83,000 feet is proposed http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995548-new-secondary-school-planned-for-kilbeggan/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995548-new-secondary-school-planned-for-kilbeggan/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +0000 News A coffee morning and cake sale to raise money for Bealnamulla woman Michelle Keane's upcoming trip to Bangladesh will be held this Saturday morning. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995547-cake-sale-for-charity-building-group/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995547-cake-sale-for-charity-building-group/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:15:00 +0000 News Supermac's MD guest speaker http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995549-moate-partnership-group-hears-of-opportunities/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995549-moate-partnership-group-hears-of-opportunities/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:35 +0000 News Scenes from Athlone Musical Society's New Pirates of Penzance http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995562-in-full-voice/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995562-in-full-voice/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 News Drama teacher Suzi Hogan believes that children can learn through drama and dance that they have all the resources within themselves to create everything they need in the world. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995545-athlones-lady-of-the-dance/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995545-athlones-lady-of-the-dance/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 News An outstanding role model and an example of an active and inspirational life http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995544-athlone-woman-is-an-allireland-inspiration/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995544-athlone-woman-is-an-allireland-inspiration/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 News From the back issues of the Westmeath Independent http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995535-pages-from-the-past/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995535-pages-from-the-past/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000 News St Martin's shapes for spring summer focus on fluidity and ease http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995546-latest-st-martins-collections-bursts-with-brazilian-soul/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995546-latest-st-martins-collections-bursts-with-brazilian-soul/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:56 +0000 News New sustainability event for gateway businesses http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995536-energysaving-contest-launched-for-local-firms/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995536-energysaving-contest-launched-for-local-firms/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:30:00 +0000 News Average rates bill per hotel room in Westmeath is over €950 http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995537-rates-bills-are-crippling-hotels/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995537-rates-bills-are-crippling-hotels/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:29:00 +0000 News Two suspect devices were found at two head shops in the Irishtown area of Athlone this morning. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995521-suspect-devices-found-at-two-head-shops-in-athlone/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/3995521-suspect-devices-found-at-two-head-shops-in-athlone/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 News Taxi drivers who want to work in Athlone have to pass a street knowledge test of Mullingar to get a licence from the Taxi Regulator, it has been claimed this week. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995336-taxi-drivers-tested-on-wrong-town/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995336-taxi-drivers-tested-on-wrong-town/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News The future of approximately 170 jobs in Athlone hangs in the balance after the announcement that Postbank Ireland is to close by the end of this year. http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995335-postbank-closure-leaves-doubt-over-future-of-170-athlone-jobs/ http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/3995335-postbank-closure-leaves-doubt-over-future-of-170-athlone-jobs/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News