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Join Rosemount’s Alan Mullen for Operation Transformation walk this Saturday

The annual nationwide Operation Transformation walking events take place this Saturday January 17, with one of the programme’s leaders, Alan Mullen from Rosemount, to take part in the local event in Moate. Westmeath Sports Partnership are delighted to get behind Alan and his journey through the RTÉ programme, and his TV crew will also be joining him on the day.

Mullingar is first club to train tag team for Special Olympics

Mullingar Rugby Club is to be the first in Ireland to train a tag rugby team for the Special Olympics, it was revealed this week.

Mayor of Athlone accepts European Town of Sport 2013 accolade

A delegation from Athlone headed by Mayor of Athlone Jim Henson travelled to the European Parliament in Brussels recently to formally accept the designation of Athlone as European Town of Sport for 2013.

National award for Destination Sport

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The Destination Sport-Mullingar project has scooped a top national award in this year’s Local Government Awards.

Caroline Kearney memorial triathlon a huge success

Triathletes from around the country congregated in Mullingar last weekend for an Olympic distance event to honour the memory of the woman who might have been first to represent the country in the sport.

Fantastic turnout for Kinnegad Meet and Train

Monday night saw the first meeting of the Kinnegad Meet and Train group, and an amazing 50 people turned out. A mixture of both men and women of all ages showed up for the hour-long meet and train. Included in the group were runners, walkers, joggers, and everything in between.

Bridge to bridge cyclepath officially opens in Mullingar

Westmeath County Council marked further progress this week in the development of cycleways around Mullingar when it opened the newest phase of the town’s cycleways on the Royal Canal between Harbour Bridge and the Dublin Bridge. The ceremony was performed on Friday June 4 by Cllr Fintan Cooney, cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council as part of the Active Travel Mullingar Project.

“So many collisions are avoidable” - Whelan

Road safety is one of the biggest challenges we face in Westmeath, according to council chairman Cllr Joe Whelan, who launched the county’s Road Safety Strategy on Monday this week.

Set your wheels in motion

Ireland’s first National Bike Week – which commences on June 14 and runs until June 21, calls on the people of Westmeath to set their wheels in motion. The week should highlight cycling as a healthy and convivial travel mode and underpin the key message in the recently launched National Cycle Policy Framework, that cyclists matter.

 

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