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Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, has today travelled to Davos, Switzerland to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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Burke to represent Ireland at World Economic Forum in Davos ↗

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Teacher Enoch Burke has been jailed for contempt by the High Court, after being arrested this morning at Wilson’s Hospital School.

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Enoch Burke returned to Mountjoy Prison for contempt of High Court direction ↗

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Westmeath County Council have been allocated €4,100,000 of the €360 million in capital funding for Active Travel and greenways in 2026 announced this morning.

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Westmeath County Council awarded €4m for Active Travel and greenways in 2026 ↗

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Members of the Oireachtas have been told that investigations have not shown evidence of “manifestly inappropriate burials” at the Castlepollard Mother and Baby Home. The topic was discussed in the Dáil shortly before Christmas, when TDs heard that local a...

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No evidence of ‘manifestly inappropriate burials’ at Castlepollard institution ↗

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The local county court judge, John Adye Curran, in an address to the Grand Jury when opening the quarter sessions in Mullingar, declared Westmeath to be in “a quiet and peaceable condition”.

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PAGES PAST: 1886 report says Westmeath in 'quiet and peaceable condition' ↗

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The new year has started on a high note for two Westmeath primary schools, as St Etchen’s National School in Kinnegad and The Downs National School near Mullingar have been crowned County Winners in the prestigious 10th annual 'Someone Like Me' national a...

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Kinnegad and The Downs schools named county winners in national inclusion art competition ↗

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Larry recalls family history of service as he celebrates his 90th birthday with family ↗

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Catholic schools will celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2026 on January 18-24, with the theme ‘Normal Lives, Called to Holiness’.

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Bishop Deenihan: Catholic schools serve society and the common good ↗

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