Cllr Mcdaniel News Today

The speed at which cars career past the school in Moyvore is frightening, according to Cllr Vinny McCormack who has called for specific funding each year for speed reductions and safety measures in every town and village.

Detectives investigating the circumstances behind a suspected payment fraud at a local authority in the midlands are believed to be focusing their inquiries on online transactions made by the local authority to a spurious account.

Westmeath’s roads network is in line for a €13.5m investment package in a move that will see more than two dozen routeways and bridges come in for restoration and improvement works.

Westmeath’s tourism industry has been given a €100,000 shot in the arm courtesy of a €2.3m government backed investment in outdoor recreation.