In your Meath Chronicle this week....

This week's paper should be hitting the shelves and it's packed with some great reading.

- We speak to three desperate families who say their severely disabled children have been 'forgotten' by the HSE because their Special Care Unit - where they get invaluable therapy and supports - has remained shut since March.

- We update you on the tragic story of Ardbraccan man Ultan Meehan who died from sepsis after being admitted to hospital from a local nursing home.

- We have the inside scoop on the Dunboyne filmmaker who's made the Oscar nomination longlist.

- Two men appeared in court charged with the seizure of €1.2 million worth of cocaine.

We've the inspiring story of little six-year-old Siun Foy who is bravely battling leukemia and why her family is thanking the Walterstown community for their ongoing support.

-The future of Duffy's circus hangs in the balance as they revel they won't tour before February 2021 and another long established local business also sees its future melting away. Ice-cream vendors Smith's want answers from Meath Co Council as to why the casual trading ban at Bettystown beach is staying in place despite other local authorities have removed theirs.

- We have some wonderful tributes too to the late, great Jack Charlton and the trips he made to the Royal county.

- And remember the pic that went viral of Drumconrath Cllr Michael Gallagher seeing his new grandson through the window at the start of lockdown? We catch up with baby Faolan, his grandad and a very happy and reunited family.

And in Sport we speak to racing legend Barry Geraghty who announced his retirement at the weekend.

And there's lost more including a 16-page entertainment pullout and great columns from Gavan Reilly and Paul Hopkins.

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Main composite pic: Today's front page, Cllr Michael Gallagher seeing grandson Faolan for the first time and Siun Foy (6) from Walterstown who is undergoing treatment for leukemia.