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
Brendan Murphy (Carlow footballer) Brendan Murphy (Carlow footballer) Brendan Murphy (born 26 March 1989) () is an Irish sportsman from Rathvilly, County Carlow. He is a member of the Carlow senior football team, and his local club Rathvilly. Murphy played minor football for Carlow and was star of the team that lost the Leinster minor football championship final in 2007. Carlow lost in Round 1 of the championship to Longford, but recovered in the playoffs, causing a massive shock in beating Meath and Wexford, before beating Westmeath and Louth to reach the final. For a while, it looked like Murphy might miss the final