The Shamrocks G4MO team is calling on trivia lovers and local supporters to bring their “Big Brains” to Clarkes Bar, Mullingar on Thursday, 5 June at 8 PM for a table quiz fundraiser.

Gardai in Mullingar were called to a public order incident in McCurtain Street, Mullingar on Tuesday, 20 May.

The wedding of Yesim Fitzpatrick from Fore and Mark McDonnell from Kells took place in St. Feichín's Church, Fore on Friday, 9 May.

Teresa Farrell of Mullingar got a huge surprise last Thursday, May 8, on her final day working in Eurospar, (Marshall’s Green Road) after 26 years of dedicated service.

The spirit of community and compassion will be on full display this Friday, 25 April, as Caffreys Bar on Mount Street hosts a special Quiz Night and Monster Auction in support of local resident Lorrai...

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic collision on Monday, 21 April.

Delvin is set for a great two night drama showdown on the weekend of the 25 and 26 April.

Margaret Conroy, the oldest woman in the Kilbeggan parish, celebrated her 100th birthday among lifelong friends and family last Friday. The centenarian was delighted to receive the Centenarian Bounty,...

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Mullingar tenor, Emmet Cahill, said this week it was “special” for his parents to be in New York and complete his solo US Spring tour in the iconic Carnegie Hall, New York.

What do Christina Aguilera, Rory McIlroy and Garron Noone have in common? They have all eaten food cooked by the same Mullingar man.

A retirement celebration honouring Ballynacargy man Pat Beglan’s 44 years of service as a postman took place in the parish hall on Thursday, 27 February.

Final preparations are being made to this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City, which takes place on Monday, 17 March.

The spectacular starling murmurations on Lough Ennell a few miles south of Mullingar, have increasingly drawn remarkably large numbers of sightseers to the lake in winter and early spring over the pas...

The unexpected and untimely passing of Shannon McAndrew of Bellview Heights, Mullingar sent sadness and shock throughout the town and beyond after her death was learned on Friday, 21 February.

With International Women's Day taking place on Saturday, 8 March and Local Enterprise Week taking place this week, Topic has been catching up with a number of successful local female business leaders,...

Sorca Clarke TD said it is “totally unacceptable” for 2,159 learner drivers to still be waiting for a driving test and criticised the Government for failing “to keep pace with increasing demand.”

James Crombie, the Westmeath photographer who received international attention for his photographs of the Lough Ennell starling murmurations, became AIB’s Press Photographer of the Year for a third ti...

The phrase - ‘this cup tie had everything’ is often branded about but it was never more appropriate than to describe this Paddy Cotter Cup quarter-final tie in Gainstown last Friday evening.

The staff of SPAR, Dominick Street, are inviting women across the county to scan the QR code in store and check their 'breast before' dates.

On International Women’s Day - Saturday, 8 March - one Mullingar woman is holding a fitness challenge to celebrate and empower her clients while raising money for local charity Westmeath Support Servi...

Rían and Grace were the most popular names in Westmeath in 2024 after naming statistics were released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday, 28 February.

Mullingar man Aidan Keena is currently on fire for St Patrick’s Athletic in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.

Westmeath Sports Partnership (WSP) were unable to spend last year’s budget for women’s sports due to an unfilled vacancy which resulted in zero new investment from Sport Ireland.

It may be know as “The Forgotten County”, but this Friday all of that will be forgotten when Mullingar’s Donegal Association is re-booted.

And they thought romance is dead. A pair of singletons may have found their match in Mullingar, following a viral social media campaign to find the “brown-haired primary school teacher” that was stuck...

The Mullingar St Patrick's Day Festival Committee have announced that admissions for floats are now open for this year's St Patrick's Day Parade.

Local representatives criticised the logjam of requests for works in homes owned by Westmeath County Council during the February meeting of the Municipal District of Mullingar and Kinnegad on Monday, ...

A man in his 20s has died following a road traffic collision at Ballynascarry, Finea, this afternoon Saturday, 22 February.

This year, Lenehan’s Motor Factors are celebrating an impressive 40 years servicing the motoring needs of drivers across the county.

Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary announced the benefactors of the first Newborn Baby Grants on Tuesday, 11 February, including 99 Westmeath families.

A new Lough Ennell 10-year Catchment Management Plan was publicly launched at Bloomfield House Hotel, Mullingar on Wednesday, 29 January, by a partnership of agencies with special interests in such vi...

The death has taken place of popular Mullingar man, Aidan (Muggs) Mulligan.

The wedding of Chloe Kelly from Multyfarnham, and Jamie Gonoud from Tyrrellspass, took place on Friday, 6 December in St Nicholas Church Multyfarnham, with the reception afterwards in the Hodson Bay H...

John Clarke, businessman and husband of the late RTÉ broadcaster Marian Finucane, passed away on Wednesday, 5 February, at the Beacon Hospital in Dublin. He was 88.

Many trees fell to the power of Storm Éowyn as it ripped its way though Ireland on Friday, 24 January, including one very special little whitethorn at Uisneach, the ancient spiritual centre of Ireland...

With Valentine’s Day approaching, one Mullingar dating expert has spoken of her job as playing the role of Cupid for couples all over Ireland.

Many of a certain vintage will find it hard to believe that Coláiste Mhuire have not won the Leinster title since 1983 when they beat fellow Westmeath side, Marist College of Athlone.

St Kenny Parents Association praised families for completing a 60km January walk to help fundraise for a school relaxation room.

Coláiste Mhuire Mullingar will be looking to bring home the Leinster title and the Br Bosco Cup for the first time in 42 years when they take on Ardscoil Na Tríonóide from Athy in the Leinster College...

Hundreds of supporters turned up to celebrate the centenary anniversary of Mullingar RFC at a glamorous and historic night at the Mullingar Park Hotel last Sunday, 2 February.

Mullingar Hiking Group are preparing for a big future, with plenty of lifetime-changing trips and challenges planned over the next two years.

Last week, Anna Murphy (15) from Mullingar joined signers from all over Ireland on The Curragh to record their Irish Sign Language (ISL) version of Sing A Song to Brigid.

Four paintings by Westmeath artists have reached the final of the 2025 Art Team Magazine’s Emerging Artist awards.    “Shelter from the Storm,” by Deirdre Clogher from Castlepollard, “Golden Hour (Lou...

By Thomas Lawrence The median home price in Mullingar stood at €315,000 in Q4 2024, rising from €255,000 compared to the previous year according to a report by Geowox.

Last Sunday evening, 26 January marked the end of an era in local radio broadcasting in the midlands, as popular radio DJ Billy (Billy Mac) McCauley broadcast his last hit show - The Rock Show - to th...

The country lost a great musician when Paddy Cole died last Wednesday, 22 January, at the age of 85, following a three year battle with lung cancer, but one Mullingar man also lost a good friend. Tomm...

The development work in the dressing rooms area in TEG Cusack Park is continuing.  Westmeath GAA County Chairman Frank Mescall stated at last week’s County Committee Meeting that, “For this weekend’s ...