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• Coalition Reveals Programme For Government Details

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• Westmeath Driving Test Wait Times Highest In Midlands

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• Emergency Services Tend To Car Fire In Westmeath

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• Over 70 New Homes Could Be Coming To Westmeath

  The development would be a mix of houses and apartments.

• Diageo To Increase Price Of Draughts From Next Month

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• Emergency Services Attending Three-Vehicle Crash in Offaly

  It happened before 8 this morning.

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• Investigation Launched As Endangered Eagle Found Dead In Westmeath

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