Westmeath Examiner Westmeath Examiner The Westmeath Examiner is a weekly newspaper in Westmeath, Ireland. It was founded in 1882. The "Westmeath Examiner" is a sister paper of the "Westmeath Independent" which circulates in the Athlone area of the county. The "Westmeath Examiner" circulates in the north of the county and is based in Mullingar, the capital town of Westmeath. In May 2004, both papers were sold by their owners Martin Nally and Ronald Carroll to Celtic Media Group - a subsidiary of the Scottish owned Dunfermline Press - along with the third sister paper "Offaly Independent". On May 16 2015, "The Westmeath
Geography of the Gaelic Games hurling territory with very little football activity. Most of County Wexford is in the hurling region along with Counties Carlow, Laois and Offaly. The rest of the Leinster Counties are considered footballing counties. Connacht is almost entirely Gaelic football territory with only Galway competing in the Liam MacCarthy Cup. In County Galway the hurling-football divide draws a line from Galway City to Ballinasloe. The divide in Galway probably stands out more than the other counties. The hurling territory in Galway stands out so strongly from the rest of the province which results in the Galway team playing in the Leinster