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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: 9 Sep 2008 12:00

  There"s no watering down the truth

  It is very difficult to believe that this country could be facing water shortages in the future - especially when that news comes in the midst of one of the wettest years on record...

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  Published: 2 Sep 2008 12:00

  Neary documentary reinforces need for accountability

  On Sunday and Monday last, a two-part factually based drama entitled "Whistleblower" was screened on RTÉ One. The programme was the source of much debate and comment...

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  Published: 26 Aug 2008 12:00

  London"s calling for Westmeath"s finest

  The XXIXth Olympiad came to a spectacular conclusion in Beijing last Sunday and a happy-go-lucky atmosphere prevailed in the Bird"s Nest Stadium.

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  Published: 19 Aug 2008 12:00

  Time to differentiate between "easy degrees" and the real stuff

  Congratulations to the over 1,000 Westmeath students who collected their Leaving Certificate results on Wednesday morning last, firstly, on their achievement in successfully coming...

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  Published: 12 Aug 2008 12:00

  Days of free third level education may be coming to an end

  There"s a denial that the days of free third level education may be coming to an end - but much ado about how the Universities are suffering because of the lack of funding...

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  Published: 5 Aug 2008 12:00

  Travellers owe it to Mullingar to sort out their grievances

  Mullingar"s image has taken a hammering in the newspapers since last Tuesday afternoon"s riots at D"Alton Park and at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar...

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  Published: 29 Jul 2008 12:00

  When will this thuggery end?

  There have been two days of tension among warring factions in Mullingar this week, and it begs the question: when is this all going to end?

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