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  Published: 10 Mar 2010 18:00 (1)

  St. Patrick's Day in Mullingar: no longer just a parade

  St. Patrick's Day in Mullingar this year won't feature merely a parade - but an entire festival, with stages for live bands, musical theatre, all sorts of side attractions...

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  Last updated: 10 Mar 2010 18:00

  Celebrating the Shamrocks in Kilbeggan

  Historic victories from 1954 and 1959 were celebrated by Kilbeggan Shamrocks, at an event held in Locke's Distillery on Sunday.

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  Last updated: 10 Mar 2010 18:00

  Berty's 'Stars of Our Bars' set for finale

  The final of Berty's Bar "Stars of our Bars" has now arrived and is taking place on Friday, March 12, in the Annebrook House Hotel.

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  Published: 10 Mar 2010 16:36

  Concerns over threat to elderly daycare at St. Mary's

  Staffing issues at St. Mary's Hospital, Mullingar's day service for the elderly have led to fears that the Health Service Executive is trying to close the service by...

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  Last updated: 10th March, 2010 06:00pm

  Rumours of Mullingar Fine Gael split strenuously denied

  

  Rumours of a split among Fine Gael's Mullingar branch members have been strenuously denied, amid reports this week that the party is facing a mass walkout by its supporters in the Mullingar area.

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  Last updated: 10 Mar 2010 18:00 (1)

  Windfarm plan attracts over 300 objections

  Westmeath County Council has received 336 objections to the planning application lodged by the Cavan firm Galetech for permission to build a 12 turbine windfarm at Gaybrook.

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  Last updated: 10 Mar 2010 18:00

  Major Irish acts set to attract over 2,000 to July Mullingar concert

  Republic of Loose, Aslan and The Coronas are all set to appear in a major concert in the Mullingar Equestrian Centre on July 30.

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  Last updated: 5 Mar 2010 18:36

  Innovation promised for St Patrick's Day parade

  Fire eaters, stilt walkers and jugglers are amongst the exciting acts performing at this year's St. Patrick's day parade in Mullingar town centre, and the organisers...

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  Published: 3 Mar 2010 17:00

  Residents in the dark over Springfield tunnel

  Residents in the Springfield area of Mullingar are concerned over what they feel are ongoing delays to the opening of Springfield Tunnel, which links houses in the area with the...

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  Published: 12th March, 2010 06:00pm

  George will miss the cut and thrust of local government role

  

  When George Lambden retired from Westmeath County Council on Friday last, over four decades of experience in local government walked out the door of the County Buildings in Mullingar.

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  Last updated: 5 Mar 2010 18:33 (1)

  Local man steeling himself for Sahara run

  An athlete from Ballymore is this week entering his final week of preparations before heading to Morocco to take part in the gruelling "Marathon Des Sables", a six day...

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  Published: 3 Mar 2010 17:00

  Multiple birth families twinning for support

  Most new mums require a 'period of adjustment' when their little bundles of joy finally arrive. But, what if instead of one little bundle, the stork dropped off two...