The ''Westmeath Independent'' is a local newspaper serving

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It is based in the town of

Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of ...

. Publication is weekly on Wednesdays. It is owned by

Celtic Media Group Celtic Media Group provides publishing, printing and pre-press (graphic design) services to the Irish newspaper sector. It also has a digital consultancy service. It is owned by its Irish management team, following a management buy-out led b ...

. Circulation as of 2012 was 7726.

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* Athlone Mass media in County Westmeath Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Publications with year of establishment missing Weekly newspapers published in Ireland {{Ireland-newspaper-stub