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Christmas can be a difficult time of year for many, but it is especially difficult for those experiencing homelessness, when issues such as loneliness, isolation, and poverty become even more challenging. Knowing there is support available can make all the difference.

A stark warning was delivered yesterday to Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe by Westmeath’s post-primary principals - the loss of 31 teaching positions and over €0.5 million of resourcing to Westmeath schools will have dire consequences for the future of the county’s children.

A stark warning was delivered yesterday to Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe by Westmeath’s post-primary principals - the loss of 31 teaching positions and over €0.5 million of resourcing to Westmeath schools will have dire consequences for the future of the county’s children.

The construction of the new school building for Athlone Community College could provide much needed employment in the Athlone area, according to Deputy Mary O’Rourke.

There’s probably enough of talk of doom and gloom around without me adding to it here. But sure at this stage we wouldn’t know how to cope if we heard a bit of good news anyway, would we? With that in mind I thought I’d share with you something that has been troubling me over the festive period.

Secondary school students from all over Westmeath are gearing up to compete in the Westmeath County Student Enterprise Awards, to take place on Friday March 6 in Golden Island Shopping Centre, Athlone. The winning team will represent Westmeath in the national finals in May.

A heroin addicted father of two who stole a camera from a woman during Sunday service in a church was given 22 months in jail for this and one other sample burglary conviction at the District Court this week (February 18).

Westmeath secondary school students are expected to be amongst the many students entering SciFest this year. This one day festival of science is held in Institutes of Technology around the country and it is here that local secondary school students ranging from first to sixth years demonstrate their projects and participate in a competition.

Connaught Champions, Sionann O'Reilly-Collins, Katie Kelly, Ciara O'Murchadha-Flynn and Laura Mc Intaggart made up the Athlone Community College team taking part in the 40th All- Ireland Schools Cross Country Championship on Saturday March 7.

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