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The Labour party’s local election candidates for the Mullingar area have been announced.

Westmeath’s politicians aren’t shy when it comes to accepting junkets abroad. In fact four Longford/Westmeath public representatives were among those who participated in overseas trips since November 2007.

Athlone has noted the passing this week of former mayor, trade unionist and champion of the working man, John “Joxer” Keenehan, who died suddenly on Tuesday at his residence in West Lodge.

Mullingar is to host the first national conference of a political party, when the Labour Party holds its annual delegate conference in the Mullingar Park Hotel from March 27-29 next year. The conference will provide a significant boost to the local economy, with 1,200 delegates, observers, and journalists expected to attend the three day event.

Westmeath Labour Deputy Willie Penrose is calling on the Government to clarify the situation regarding the decentralisation project proposed for Mullingar.

Athlone’s Custume Barracks is to be strengthened by a cavalry unit of 130 personnel by the end of January as a result of the closure of Connolly Barracks in Longford due to budget-enforced cutbacks at the Department of Defence.

Local TD Willie Penrose was taken to hospital yesterday, October 30 after he fell ill in the Dáil during a vote on the Budget’s education cuts.

Local frustration at the slow pace of progress on Phase 2B of the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar was brought directly to the Government this week by Labour TD Willie Penrose.

Labour Party TD Willie Penrose has raised with Rural Affairs Minister Eamon O’Cuiv the progress on the replacement of Lyneen Bridge in County Longford.

There has been widespread welcome among local politicians to last Thursday’s announcement that pharmaceutical company PPD Inc is to establish a €14 million research facility in Athlone with the creation of 250 jobs.