On July 5th the Lions Club elected a new president. Barbara McNamara will hold office for 2022/2023. Outgoing president Aoife Grey held the position during the challenging covid years. Despite the difficulty of this time some successful projects saw the light of day: the outdoor cinema, the children’s art project, and the Ukrainian night of […]

Witnessing the exodus of large tracts of the Ukrainian population due to the atrocities of war is heart-breaking. What an unimaginable wrench it must be to leave neighbours, family and places you call home in such terrible and urgent conditions. In true Irish form we look to integrate and welcome this nation, so similar to […]

On the 31st of July 2022, Templemore welcomed home another sporting hero. In glorious sunshine with Irish flags waving, a delighted crowd gathered at the Templemore Fire Station to welcome home Paddy Clavin, a world champion!Representing Templemore Fire and Rescue, Paddy boxed at the World Police and Fire Games that were held in Rotterdam. His […]

Many young musicians from the surrounding areas of Templemore have a lot to celebrate in the wake of the world’s largest annual celebration of Irish music, song, and dance. Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2022 took place in Mullingar where over half a million visitors descended on the Westmeath town from the 31st of July to […]

This July after forty-two years of faithful service, Seanie Carroll handed back the “keys of the castle” to Our Lady’s Secondary School, Templemore. Forty-two years of care-taking and expertise had come to its natural conclusion. Seanie, known for his quiet ways, happy nod, kind smile and absolute reliability is referred to by the school as […]