Westmeath

Teaching Council to consider complaints about jailed teacher’s alleged trespassing at Wilson’s Hospital School in breach of court orders

Purchasers paid median price of €394,980 for a residential property in 12 months to April, CSO data shows

High Court judge tells jailed teacher he will not ‘bow’ to his demand during a lengthy and repetitive over-and-back

Panel scheduled to consider allegations of professional misconduct against jailed teacher on Wednesday

Hole in the Wall pub in Dublin 7 issued with partial closure order for food storage and service

Clear evidence of illegality is not being acted on, says Brussels

Burke remains in prison after again refusing to give a court undertaking not to trespass at his former workplace

A near miss inspired an Athlone engineer’s new start-up

Unprovoked knife attack has left ‘blameless’ victim traumatised and with life-changing injuries

David Reynolds had ‘old-fashioned attitude’ and treated woman like ‘chattel’, judge says

Victim underwent emergency surgery, plastic surgery, blood transfusions and is permanently injured, court hears

It was a very pleasant experience

Ben Curry (25) beat and threatened a former partner at knifepoint and subjected another ex-girlfriend to a 40-minute beating in public

Sacred site associated with pre-Christian gods and medieval kingly rituals

Kevin Smyth (58) used the username ‘Older Guy’ when communicating with what he believed was a 13-year-old girl

One, James Geoghegan, says Government package of supports will be running out by July

Judge says litigation risk in the case over Co Westmeath incident so overwhelming that any offer should be accepted on behalf of Dean Quinn Garry

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Irishman in Tasmania: ‘I don’t want to fly back seeking something that no longer exists’

Teacher asked for injunction until decision is reached on another part of dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School

Man (50s) explained his ‘relentless’ behaviour as ‘banter’ after pleading guilty to harassment

Agency in charge of foreign direct investment bought seven sites across Leinster and two in Cork last year

Arrival of Danish discount retailer brings main retail accommodation at Westmeath scheme to full occupancy

Five Irish travel content creators on income, workload and the reality behind social media travel

Former teacher remains behind bars, continuing his refusal to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School

Grogan’s is trading successfully and comes for sale along with a separate four-bedroom house

Workplace Relations Commission rejects manager’s claim she was punished or bullied for reporting irregularities

Compulsory purchase orders remain point of contention in projects while others would prefer to see old lines reopen to trains

Addition of projects in Westmeath and Dublin brings to 560MW the power that Statkraft is producing here

Fatal incident occurred on N4 at Ballinafid, Co Westmeath

Jailed teacher lost ‘enhanced’ privileges and could no longer be housed in single cell at Mountjoy

Teacher has spent more than 600 days in jail in separate spells for contempt of a court order to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School

Liam McGrath (75), previously a teacher known as Brother Kilian, described in court by one of the survivors of his abuse as ‘evil’

Judge to rule next week if Martina Burke and daughter Ammi are in contempt of court for behaviour during hearing

Enoch Burke's mother Martina and his sister Ammi told they can represent themselves or get representation

Judge had jailed teacher and family members removed from courtroom on Friday for disrupting proceedings

Facility will oversee development of technology that could be used in space or elsewhere

Do starlings only murmur in Westmeath? Do they know something we don’t know?

Adam Courtney taking legal action against the Minister for Defence and the Attorney General

Third hearing of Burke’s appeal over dismissal now seems likely