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  Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:30

  Mullingar woman will be flying the flag at Special Olympics European Games

  The Special Olympics European Games take place in Warsaw, from 18-24 September and flying the flag for Mullingar will be Ruth Geerah.

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  Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:00

  Fundraising for wishes

  A Westmeath mum has raised a staggering €3,400 for the “Make-A-Wish” foundation and hopes the money will offer a seriously ill child and their family the same hope the foundation...

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  Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:00

  Multy resident up to speed with technology

  Multyfarnham’s Mary Daly showed Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan she was up to speed with her computer skills at the launch of a new website...

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  Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:00

  Department cannot spend money on schools - Burke

  Fine Gael Mullingar East county councillor Peter Burke has said that in the first six months of this year less than a quarter of the capital allocation for school buildings has...

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  Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:00

  Portrait of an artist - Neil Selby

  Neil Selby lost his job but found a new way of earning a living - one that makes him much happier, he told Olga Aughey this week.

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  Published: 1 Sep 2010 16:30

  ‘His name is Rebecca’ tells story of Mullingar sex-change hairdresser

  Rebecca de Havaland is the author of “His name is Rebecca” , a book launched just this week in Dublin.

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  Published: 1 Sep 2010 16:30

  Roma Café celebrating 40 years in business

  The Roma Café has been an integral part of Mullingar life for as long as I can remember, but today, Wednesday, September 1 is a very special day for the Toselli family...

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  Published: 25 Aug 2010 16:30

  Healing through humanity

  As the Order of St. Camillus celebrates 75 years in Ireland, Paul Hughes talked to Killucan-based Fr. Frank Monks MI about life in service to God and to the sick

• People

• Peggy’s husband was one of Ireland’s first in the Congo
• Mullingar writer has her first novel published
• Mullingar leads the way with fashion aid
• Paul’s USA coast to coast bike trip is to help Cancer Society
• Rosemount priest gearing up to do parachute jump
• Mullingar's Mellon Man
• Daytime burglars arrested and charged in Delvin
• Rashid to sell car to help flood relief in Pakistan
• Kings of the Road
• Paul is chasing storms across the USA

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• Local veterans celebrate first ever Congo trip
• Filmmaker to visit Uisneach for Irish documentary
• Julie to lead Chamber in fight against recession
• Ballymore man's desert run raises €18k for charity
• Ballymore man's desert run raises €18k for charity
• Back to school for artist Kevin Flood
• Local composer's new work to debut at National Concert Hall
• New Blizzards album next year?
• Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam...
• Sr. Veronica to live as a hermit

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  Published: 25th August, 2010 04:30pm

  Smiles in the sunshine for Kilbeggan students

  by Eilis Ryan

  In Kilbeggan on Wednesday morning, the most common reaction to their Leaving Cert results from most pupils was surprise.

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  Published: 25 Aug 2010 16:30

  Community College students “delighted”

  “We’re delighted!” Charlene Bell and Niamh Lally from Mullingar Community College chimed in unison as they collected their Leaving Certificate results on Wednesday morning last...

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  Published: 25 Aug 2010 16:30

  Results time at Loreto and it’s smiles all round!

  The school grounds of Loreto College Mullingar were alive with Leaving Cert students on Wednesday morning, and it seemed to be smiles all round as they collected their results...

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  Published: 25 Aug 2010 16:30

  Seventy one students, seventy one smiles

  Wilson’s Hospital School, at Multyfarnham, had 71 candidates take the Leaving Certificate this year. There were twenty-two subjects undertaken, including those as diverse as...

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  Published: 25 Aug 2010 16:30

  Steady results year at Coláiste Mhuire

  It seemed to be good news all around at Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar last week as most students emerged from the results room looking at least relieved if not extremely happy...

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  Published: 25 Aug 2010 16:30

  St Finian's students happy with results

  The Leaving Cert students of St. Finian’s College, Mullingar were up and at ‘em early on Wednesday morning of last week, to pick up the results of what, for most of them, will...

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  Published: 25 Aug 2010 16:30

  Nerves first, relief after in Killucan

  At Columba College in Killucan, pupils entered the principal’s office one by one, looking nervous - and all emerged minutes later looking much happier - and a lot less shaky.