The Westmeath Topic is a weekly newspaper founded in Mullingar, Ireland in November 1971.

[3] It was established by Dick Hogan, Albert Morris and Tommy Kiernan, each of whom had previously worked with the Westmeath Examiner.

[3] Beginning as a small A4-size magazine under the name "TOPIC", the publication subsequently became a weekly newspaper circulated primarily in the Midlands Region.

[2] It is one of a small number of Irish titles which are still printed, published and owned locally.

[4] This news magazine or journal-related article is a stub.