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Westmeath
Man who delivered ‘final strike’ in death of man on stag jailed for six-and-a-half years
Seán Munnelly of Athlone jailed for the manslaughter of Paul ‘Babs’ Connolly (48), who fell three times during sustained attack
Farm labourer who worked 77-hour weeks for as little as €6.83 an hour is awarded €23,000
Workplace Relations Commission orders compensation for unpaid wages and rights breaches
Man jailed for stag-night killing after 21-minute violent assault
Paul ‘Babs’ Connolly’ (48) attacked by two men on night out in Athlone after becoming separated from his group
Enoch Burke: High Court again orders arrest and jailing of sacked teacher over school trespass
Court had to act to protect Wilson’s Hospital School’s children from Burke’s ‘appalling behaviour’, judge says
Enoch Burke faces jail again as school lodges fresh High Court application
Lawyers for Wilson’s Hospital School say sacked teacher trespassed multiple times, in breach of court order
Fianna Fáil Minister of State Robert Troy ordered to pay €500 in damages after tenant left without working oven
Troy’s Co Westmeath tenant Priscilla Ryan alleges she was hospitalised after receiving notice of termination over rent arrears
Sentencing of Polish man who imported cocaine valued at €8.4m delayed again
Michal Luczak flew Cessna plane that transported drugs to Abbeyshrule aerodrome in Co Longford
Barrister disagrees with defence that death on stag night was ‘a single punch’ case
Ruling on sentence following manslaughter verdict in Athlone death due later in month at Mullingar Circuit Court
Three- and four-bed homes at new scheme near Athlone from €380,000
Plovers Wood will feature 576 homes when complete
Landlord who advertised house at higher rent after evicting family ordered to pay €15,000
Tenant had to move several times after eviction and remained ‘very affected’, Residential Tenancies Board hears
‘US business people buy properties in Ireland because they love everything about it’
Westmeath-born, Palm Beach-based Desmond Keogh, president of the Irish Georgian Society in the US, owns Oakley Park House in Co Meath
Luxury hotel to reopen on Thursday following recent norovirus outbreak
Glasson Lakehouse in Co Westmeath closed two weeks ago on foot of public health guidance
From devastation to pure love: Couple finds venue after hotel closes two days before wedding
Glasson Lakehouse has been temporarily closed since last week after norovirus outbreak, leaving couples scrambling to find new venues
Alternative venues found for couples due to have weddings at norovirus-hit Westmeath venue
Two weddings were scheduled at Westmeath venue this weekend before it was temporarily closed
Scramble to find new wedding venues as luxury hotel closes after norovirus outbreak
Glasson Lakehouse, a popular wedding venue, shut on Wednesday following advice from HSE
Sacked teacher Enoch Burke turns up outside Wilson’s Hospital School again
Burke has repeatedly been jailed for breaching court orders banning him from Co Westmeath premises
Dredging Moate: Frank McNally on an Anglo-Mexican surrealist with deep roots in Westmeath
Mayan folk beliefs mingled with Leonora Carrington’s inherited Celtic ones in a heady concoction
July among ‘hottest, driest and sunniest months on record’, Met Éireann says
All monthly rainfall totals across country were below 1991-2020 average
Brothers who abused teenage girls in 1990s identified for first time
John Owens and Martin Owens, of Westmeath, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting teenage girls
GP shortages are most acute in rural and commuter belt areas, data shows
Causes include population growth outstripping rate of increases in provision of family doctors
Woman raped in marriage and targeted by ‘false allegations’ sees former husband jailed
Joseph Jessop, who has six previous convictions, sentenced to 10 years on multiple counts
Teenager who drowned in Lough Ree ‘was goodness personified’, funeral Mass told
Mourners wore red and white to Co Westmeath service in memory of Martin Greene (15)
Boy (15) who died after getting into difficulty in water in Westmeath is named
Social media post from boy’s mother notes ‘heart broken’ over death of ‘her poor baby’
High temperature warning extended to Tuesday in some counties with low 30s expected
Uisce Éireann has also called on the public to reduce hosepipe and power-hose use
‘Caring and compassionate’: Spain crash victim Amy McCullagh remembered at funeral
Priest tells mourners in Co Westmeath how mother of three loved to make special moments for her children
Burying a child ‘disrupts rhythm of the world’: Malaga crash victim Michaela Newcombe remembered at funeral
Congregation hears how Michaela Newcombe’s world revolved around her nanny Francie and grandad Eddie, with whom she had lived since age three
Former employee at Wilson’s Hospital School awarded €7,500 for unfair dismissal
School where teacher Enoch Burke worked has faced employment cases from six former staff over past two years
Met Éireann issues heat warning for 12 counties with temperatures set to soar
Ireland is likely to see hot and humid weather for the next week at least
Enoch Burke launches fresh court challenge over school dismissal
Latest case is against disciplinary appeals panel, school board and Minister for Education
Frank McNally’s bad beatitudes: Blessed are those who add to the growing list
Now salvation for Gen Z faithful can be found at the checkout and motorway, too
Spain crash victims were excited to be going on holiday, Mullingar locals say
Death notices for two of the victims have been published but funeral details are still to be finalised
Guilty plea over manslaughter of Co Offaly man who died during stag party in Athlone
Seán Munnelly (37) to be sentenced in October after pleading guilty to unlawful killing of Paul ‘Babs’ Connolly (48) in August 2022
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