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September is proving to be a busy month for the arts across the county, with Westmeath County Council planning three major events for the next two weeks alone.

Claire Rynn from Castlepollard was named the best young farmer in Westmeath at a ceremony in Wexford this week.

A variety of exhibitions, lectures, and other events are being planned in Westmeath libraries to coincide with National Heritage Week, which runs from August 20 to 28.

The number of people signing on in Westmeath has risen by over 100 in the past year, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office this week.

Magical spectacle at Tullynally Castle

Westmeath’s population stands at 85,961 according to the provisional figures for the 2011 Census which were released yesterday, Thursday June 30.

After witnessing the elevation of his protégé, Robert Troy to the Dail last month, the 29-year political career of Castlepollard businessman Donie Cassidy ended this week in bittersweet fashion after he failed in his efforts to be returned to the 24th Senate.

The Bealtaine Festival is the national festival celebrating creativity in older age and Ireland’s largest collaborative arts festival. Running from May 1-31 and co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity, the festival collaborates with local, regional, and national organisations to produce inspiring and innovative opportunities for older people to engage and participate in a whole range of arts events and experiences.

Despite the massive reductions in the HSE’s building budget in the last four years, all bar one of the nine projects in Mullingar and Westmeath are finished or on schedule.

Seachtain na Gaeilge, which runs from March 5 to 17, is a celebration of Irish language, culture, and heritage. It offers the chance for people to practice their cúpla focail, to celebrate ‘leabhar power’ by reading books as Gaeilge, or even to try a language course. Westmeath Libraries are proud to support Seachtain na Gaeilge with a wide range of events.