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News from Westmeath

Ireland has the second-highest rate of new cancer diagnoses in the EU, according to a report published by the European Commission.
17 February 2025
A 12-year-old boy from Co Donegal murdered in the Omagh bomb had his life taken in the "most evil and barbaric fashion" his father told the inquiry.
17 February 2025
Three men have been found guilty of the murder of the gunman Tristan Sherry who died after he shot a man dead at a restaurant in Blanchardstown in Dublin on Christmas Eve 2023.
17 February 2025
A man has been jailed for 18 months for threatening to publish intimate images of his former girlfriend online, as well as harassing her and trespassing at her home.
17 February 2025
The last year of war in Ukraine - a conflict about to enter its fourth year - was marked by billions in aid, Ukraine seizing Russian territory, and Moscow using a new hypersonic missile.
17 February 2025
Follow developments live as they happen as European leaders meet to discuss security concerns, on the eve of a meeting between US and Russian officials over the situation in Ukraine.
17 February 2025
There needs to be a more "holistic approach", coupled with an increased garda presence, to allay the safety concerns of residents in the capital, according to the CEO of the Dublin Town business group.
17 February 2025
A fireman who rushed to help people in the aftermath of the Omagh bombing has told the inquiry that the scene reminded him of an iconic image of the Vietnam War.
17 February 2025
Legal notices have been served to 13 operators of illegal TV streaming services known as 'dodgy boxes'.
17 February 2025
Two people have been arrested - one in Belfast and one in Dublin - in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old man in Dublin at the weekend.
17 February 2025
Michael O'Sullivan had "so many credentials racked up for a guy who was so young", says Jane Mangan as she paid tribute to the jockey who died at the weekend following a fall at a race at Thurles on6 February.
17 February 2025
Pope Francis, who is in hospital with a respiratory infection, is in a stable clinical condition and does not have a fever, the Vatican has said in a statement.
17 February 2025
French president Emmanuel Macron is hosting a meeting of European leaders in Paris amid a deepening rift between Europe and the Trump administration.
17 February 2025
Israel's security cabinet is set to discuss the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, after top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front against Hamas and Iran.
17 February 2025
A 31-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin in Canacona, India, in 2017.
17 February 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed planned talks between the US and Russia on ending the war in Ukraine, reiterating that Kyiv should be involved in any discussions about its own future.
17 February 2025
China is willing to strengthen dialogue with Ireland, enhance mutual trust, and properly handle differences, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin.
17 February 2025
The clear pent-up demand for supporters of the League of Ireland begs the question, where to next? Peter Branigan takes a look.
16 February 2025
Kneecap director and co-writer Rich Peppiatt has won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer on a night when Conclave and The Brutalist were the big winners.
16 February 2025