Midlands News
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Biodiversity Week Heralds Celebration Of Midlands "Flora And Fauna"
The celebration of nature runs until the end of next weekend.
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Offaly Job Fair Has Proven Track Record - Tullamore Chamber Of Commerce
This year's fair was launched in the town today.
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Defence Forces Design Needs To Come Before New HQ Says Tánaiste
Calls have been made to mark Custume Barracks the Army Headquarters.
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Hoped Jobs In Offaly Private Hospital Will Be New
A Local Election Candidate doesn't want to see people being moved from one facility to another.
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Residents Of Laois IPAS Centre Felt They Weren't Being Listened To
A HIQA report found them to be non-compliant in half of the areas examined.
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Calls To Establish MIDOC-Like Mental Health Service In Laois
A Local Election Candidate is pushing the campaign.
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Man Charged In Connection With Midlands GAA Club Break-In
A man aged in his late teens has been charged.
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Unsanctioned Modular Homes Removed From Westmeath Village
The Department of Integration have communicated the owner doesn't have permission for the move.
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Woman Living With Colitis - People Who Meet Me Wouldn't Know I Was Ill"
A major conference is taking place with Crohn's and Colitis Ireland and IBD this weekend.
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Residents In Westmeath Town Turn Out To Oppose Unsanctioned Modular Homes
They arrived in Coole at around 4am.
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Man Hospitalised After 'Serious' Westmeath Assault
It occurred yesterday evening.
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Lack Of Accessible Taxis In Laois Leaves Them Unavailable When Needed - Councillor Walsh
It was one of the topics raised at the Irish Wheelchair Association's Local Election Hustings.
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New Offaly Hospital To Create Up To 300 New Jobs
€150m is to be invested into the new private facility.
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Over 1,000 Premises In Westmeath Added To High Speed Broadband Area
The county will receive over €40m in investment under the National Broadband Plan.
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Central Location Makes Custume Barracks Ideal For Army HQ - Troy
The Longford Westmeath TD is calling on the Tánaiste to recommend the barracks as the new headquarters for the Army.
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Man Dies In Midlands Workplace Incident
It occurred yesterday evening.
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Calls For An Offaly Train Station To Have Its Own Station Master Again
A Local Election Candidate also wants to see an intercom system installed.
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TUS Honoured For Work On Gender Equality
The ceremony is aimed at academic research organisations around Europe.
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Laois Candidate Left "Disappointed" After Posters Go Missing
Around 30-40 of the Sinn Féin candidate's posters were taken down.
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Garda Divisional HQ For Laois Offaly Won't Be Complete Until 2027
Portlaoise Garda Station is currently in the tender stage of renovations.
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Farmers Making "No Profit" With Input Price Inflation In The Agri Sector
A European Candidate has described the inflation problem as "ridiculous".
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Status Yellow Weather Warning For Midlands
Weather alerts are in place for this evening.
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Lack of Farming Support May Be Sinn Féin's Electoral Weakness
Recent Opinion Poll shows the decline of Sinn Féin.
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Planned Offaly Private Hospital Gets Green Light For Extra 50 Beds
It will bring the facility to just under 150 beds.
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Midlands 103 Records Highest Daily Listenership Of A Local Station Outside Dublin And Cork
The average advertisement on our station reaches over 18,000 people.
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Laois Lotto Winner Comes Forward To Claim €500,000
They won the EuroMillions Top Prize from Tuesday.
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Gardaí Stop 14 Year Old Driving A Tractor
Two young people have been caught illegally driving a tractor in Westmeath.
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Massive Westmeath Housing Development Gets Green Light
177 new homes have been granted planning permission.
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Jump In Dublin Midlands Measles Cases Since Public Health Alert
There's now seven confirmed cases in the region.
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TUS Receive Honor For Gender Equality
The Technological University of the Shannon have been awarded by the EU Commission in Brussels.
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Gardaí Renew Appeal For Help To Find Missing Teen
He's been missing for over a week.
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Lough Owel Among Highest In Bathing Water Quality In Ireland
Lough Ennell is also continuing its rebound from the poor category a few years ago.
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Eight In Ten Driving Instructors Pass "Check Test" Every Time
They are required to do the test every two years.
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Mental Health Services And Public Transport Priorities For Westmeath Communities
Those are some of the findings of the Draft Local Economic and Community Plan for the county.
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Over €247,000 For A Home In The Midlands
Prices in county Laois seem to have stayed steady, but remain the highest in the region.
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Works To Alleviate Flooding Issues On Laois Golf Course
Drainage work will take place after flooding along the golf links road.
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Health Minister Puts Blame On Covid For Long Midlands Hospital Waiting Lists
32,000 people are waiting for appointments in the region's hospitals.
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Decision Due On Major Westmeath Housing Development
Over 170 homes have been included in the plans.
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Dublin-New York Portal To Remain Switched Off Until Later This Week
Efforts to blur dodgy images have failed.
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Rumours Of Refugees Moving Into New Site False, Says Local Election Candidate
The new centre is due to take in over 80 Ukrainian refugees.
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Nine In Ten Oireachtas Members Faced Threat Or Abuse
However, a Laois Offaly Senator says she's faced very little abuse in her time as a politician.
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"Drive Like A Woman" Men In France Offered New Advice For Road Behaviour
It's as part of a new road safety campaign.
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Calls On State To Provide Incentives For Taxi Drivers In Laois
A amount of taxi licenses fell by a tenth in Ireland.
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Learner Driver Caught Going 50km/h Over Speeding Limit In Laois
The motorist was stopped yesterday afternoon.
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Man Hospitalised After Offaly Crash
It occurred last night.
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Laois Lotto Player Scoops €500k
Players are being asked to check their tickets carefully.
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Future Minimum Wage Increases To Correlate With Reduction In Employer PRSI - Burke
It's part of a €66m package being announced by the Enterprise Minister today.
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European Candidate "Roared At" And "Called Names" While Canvassing
The Independent candidate feared a man would lunge at her.
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Three Teens Arrested For Driving Stolen Car In The Midlands
It's understood the car was stolen from Dublin.
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Defence Forces Veterans Marching Through Midlands For Charity
They'll trek through Westmeath today.
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Expansion Of Grants For Businesses To Be Launched Today
Grants worth up to €5,000 will be available for small businesses.
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Delivery Speed Of New Offaly Hospice Key To Choosing Site - Health Minister
Stephen Donnelly is due to choose between two sites in Offaly.
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Westmeath PI Pens Book On Investigating Adrian Donohoe's Murder
The Detective Garda was murdered in 2013.
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Everyone Needs To 'Pull Same Weight' For Nature Restoration Law To Work - Ming
11 ministers have sent a letter urging EU countries to back the law.
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Hearing Into Allegations Against Midlands TD Robert Troy To Take Place Next Month
The Fianna Fáil Deputy resigned as Minister of State following the revelation he failed to declare, in full, his business and property interests.
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71 Actions Recommended To Tackle Litter In Westmeath
It's part of the county's Litter Management Plan.
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Health Minister Confirms Staff Sanctioned For MRHM MRI Scanner
He hopes to see the staff authorised soon.
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'Time To Encourage Ukrainian Refugees To Go Home' - Peter Casey
Cabinet is due to debate plans which see Ukrainian refugees' allowances cut.
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Decision On Proposed Offaly Hospital Extension Due Tomorrow
The original 99-bed project got the green light last year.
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Westmeath 'Friendship Club' Aims To Tackle Loneliness
It's been in operation for nearly 30 years, and is asking people to reach out.
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Westmeath Town Facing Neglect Says Local Election Candidate
She wants to see the issue of dereliction handled in Mullingar.
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Over 30,000 Waiting On Appointments In Midlands Hospitals
Over 6% have been waiting for longer than 12 months.
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New Rooms Offered To Midlands Primary School
That includes a main classroom modular and two special education modular classrooms.
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Green Party Leader Confident In Party Support In The Midlands
The Green Party is running eight candidates in the midlands in the upcoming Local Elections.
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Small Businesses Set To Benefit From New Supports
A grants system is set to be approved by cabinet.
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Calls For Reassessment Of A MIDOC Service Closure In Offaly
On average, 20 people were attending the service per weekend prior to it closing.
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HSE Underline Symptom Details After Laois Measles Scare
Those in Portlaoise Hospital last month may have come into contact with the virus.
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Three People Due In Court Over Midlands Weapons Seizure
The weapons were discovered in a car on the Athlone Road on Sunday evening.
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Host Of Midlands Events Taking Place For Bike Week
Communities across the Midlands are taking part in bike week.
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Offaly Band Preparing for US Tour
Jigjam are preparing to set off to America yet again bringing their music to the Grand Ole Oprey and Dollywood.
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Westmeath Woman Creates Go Fund Me For Brazil Floods
Originally from Rio Grande do Sul, Paula is raising funds in aid of her home community during crisis.
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Laois Tidy Towns Committee Seeking Alien Artist
The murals have been popping up for over a year.
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Westmeath Roads Putting Motorists In Jeopardy - Sinn Féin
A Midlands North West candidate is concerned with the county's local and rural roads.
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Viable Device Recovered In Offaly To Be Disposed Of
It was recovered during an operation on Friday.
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Missing Westmeath Woman Found Safe And Well
She had been missing since last Sunday.
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Man Remanded In Custody After Alleged Incident In Laois
The alleged incident occurred on April 26th.
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Offaly's Just Transition Funding 'Surprisingly Low' - Green Party Leader
The county received just 3% of the total fund announced last month.
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'Distressed' Swan Rescued By Athlone Sub Aqua Club
She's since been released back into the Shannon.
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Gardaí Continue Investigation Into Alleged Laois Burglary And Hit-And-Run
The incident led to a chase from Gardaí.
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'A Remarkable And Esteemed Man' - Offaly's John Flanagan Remembered At His Funeral
The former Fianna Fáil councillor is being laid to rest this afternoon.
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Man Due In Court After Alleged Abduction In Laois
The alleged incident occurred last month.
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Westmeath Students Reach Foróige NFTE finals 2024
Student's from St. Finians College, Mullingar Reached the Final with Gloine Mara.
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Over €15m Granted For Midlands Redevelopment Projects
€12.2m is being funded towards a new library in the region.
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Laois Residents Urged To Be 'Vigilant' After Alleged Attempted Abduction
The incident is said to have occurred on Saturday evening.
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Youth Cafe Would Prevent Young People Blasting Music In Public Spaces
That's according to a Local Election Candidate in Mullingar-Kinnegad.
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Four People Brought To Hospitals In The Midlands Following Crash
The incident happened last night.
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Rise In Demand For Compressed Natural Gas For HGVs
That's according to a report by Gas Networks Ireland's latest reports.
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Yellow Weather Warning In Place In The South
People are being warned to watch out for heavy outbursts of rain.
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Midlands Sees Fall In Asylum Seekers Being Accommodated
The national figure has risen slightly.
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Department Of Education Commits To Providing Much Needed Offaly Classrooms
A Tullamore school will be adding two modular units based on their needs in the near future.
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Vehicle At Centre Of Laois Garda Chase Involved In Earlier Burglary
The car was later involved in a hit-and-run.
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Numbers Waiting On Speech And Language Therapy A "Disgrace"
That's according to Laois Offaly TD Carol Nolan.
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Online Support Group For Leaving Certs To Be Launched
It's to aid anyone feeling stressed or anxious.
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Reduced Pension Could Be Cause Of Hardship In Later Life - Denis Naughten
A new report shows one-in-four Irish people would give up a fifth of their State pension to get it earlier.
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Traffic An Issue For Offaly Town
Clara also faces issues with parking.
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Minister For Transport Opens New Road In Offaly
The second section of the relief road is now open.
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Thousands Expected For Darkness Into Light Walk
Nine walks are taking places across the midlands.
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Public Health Alert Issued After Measles Case At Laois Hospital
People who attended the hospital on a number of days last month are being alerted.
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Appeal For Information On Four Men Involved In Multiple Laois Incidents
The incidents occurred this morning.
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Investigation Underway After 'Viable Device' Discovered In Offaly
The Army Bomb Disposal Unit removed the device from Edenderry.
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Gardaí Appeal For Help In Finding Missing Teen
He was last seen on Wednesday morning in Athy.
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Hard Border Not The Solution To Immigration Challenges - Fianna Fáil
A European Election Candidate says anti-immigration feeling is being driven by overcapacity.
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€40,000 Worth Of Cigarettes And Cash Seized by Revenue
A man has been question in relation to the discovery.
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Midlands 103 'Gift Of Hope' Winners Welcome Baby Noah To The World
They won the competition early last year.
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'Unhelpful, Unsightly And Wasteful' - Westmeath Councillor On Not Erecting Election Posters
Hazel Smyth is opting to follow a tradition in her previous campaigns.
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Search Underway In Laois After Hit And Run
Delays are being reported.
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Midlands Construction Companies Struggling With Recruitment
A report shows the construction industry has fewer workers now than during the Celtic-tiger era.
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Roads In North Offaly "Not Fit For Purpose"
That's the view of a Local Election Candidate for Edenderry.
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Electric Picnic Looking For Young Performers
Applications are open to talented 14-24 year olds.
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TikTok Urged To Introduce Age Verification
A Midlands North West MEP is raising concerns with misinformation on the platform.
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Offaly Rare Bird Numbers Holding Firm
A five-year study of the breed has just been wrapped up.
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Gardaí Launch Investigation After Two Cars Involved In Laois Burglaries
The occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Today Set To Be Hottest Day Of The Year
Break out the sunscreen!
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Offaly Autism Service Up For Major Award
It will hoping to bring home an award from Dublin today.
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Vehicle On Fire On M7
It broke out at around 7am.
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State Accused Of 'Stoking Fear' With Lack Of Communication In Westmeath
Westmeath councillors met the Department of Integration yesterday.
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Former Offaly Councillor To Be Laid To Rest Next Week
John Flanagan passed away yesterday.
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Laois County Council CEO Retires With No "Missed Opportunities"
John Mulholland has been in the job for the last nine years.
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Midlands Racecourse Manager To Be Remembered During Darkness Into Light
The walk will be taking place in Kilbeggan.
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Communication Boards Would Make Playgrounds More Inclusive - Labour Candidate
He says they would also cost very little.
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Integration Dept Citing Crisis Over Lack Of Communication Over Midlands Refugee Accommodation
Westmeath County Council attended a special meeting with the Department today.
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Much-Needed Medication For Westmeath Girl With Epilepsy Costing €1k Weekly
She suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.
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Nurse In Laois Recognised With Award From The INMO
She won a prize for her research project.
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Advice For Those Bereaved By Suicide On Offer In Offaly Today
The HSE is organising the event.
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Appeal For Help In Finding Missing Teenager
He was last seen in Carlow Town on Tuesday.
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Over €1.5m In Funding For Midlands Clubs New Sporting Equipment
New funding announced by the Department of Tourism is the largest ever under the SCEP.
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Plans To Move Dublin Asylum Seekers To Midlands Without Consultation 'Extremely Damaging'
The move would see room made for those camping on the Grand Canal.
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A Former Offaly Councillor Has Died
He served with Fianna Fáil for two decades.
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Offaly TY Student Shortlisted For Award
Charlie Owens, Author of "Whispers Of The Foyle" is commended for his story.
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State Urged To Support Foster Families
An Aontú rep says they're not being compensated for the priceless work they do.
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Best Student-Run Businesses To Be Celebrated In Westmeath Today
They'll gather in the Mullingar Park Hotel for the Student Enterprise Programme National Final.
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Westmeath Falls Short In Septic Tank Inspections
It was one of five counties to do so.
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Dublin Asylum Seekers Could Be Headed For The Midlands
It would be in a bid to make room for those camping along the Grand Canal.
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Man Charged With Assault Of Elderly Woman In Westmeath Further Remanded In Custody
He appeared before Athlone District Court this morning.
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Emergency Measures Needed To Protect Farming Industry
A European Election Candidate has described it as a "dying" industry.
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Concerns Over Impact Of Heavy Traffic On Westmeath Town
Athlone introduced a new one-way system into the town in 2018.
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Number Of Measles Cases In Ireland Still A Concern
Three cases have been found in the Dublin Midlands region.
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Tullamore Woman Leads Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
The Offaly teacher says she’s ready for the challenge of President of CCÉ.
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Delayed Payments For Farmers To Be Discussed At Public Meeting
The scheme is for farmers impacted by the flooding along the River Shannon.
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Increase In 'Keyboard Warriors' Engaged In Hate Speech - Nigerian Man In Laois
Gardaí say there's been a 12% increase in hate crime.
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Petition For Pedestrian Crossing In Laois Village Nears Target
It has received over 370 signatures so far.
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Laois Glamping Site Recognised For 'Consistently Great Reviews'
The site has picked up a Travelers' Choice Award.
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Westmeath Actress Lands Leading Role In New Series
Sky's new thriller will star the local actress.
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Just Over 50 Midlands Homes Available To Rent - Daft.ie
Westmeath has the largest number of those.
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Athlone Student Named Female Cycling Ambassador
Aishling has been honored at a ceremony in Dublin.
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Fine Gael Selects General Election Candidates For Longford-Westmeath
The candidates already sit in the Dáil and the Seanad, respectively.
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Calls To Build Westmeath School To Tackle Waiting Lists
A local councillor says existing schools are at capacity.
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Man Charged With Assault Of Elderly Woman In Westmeath Due Back In Court
He last appeared before the courts last week.
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12% Rise In Hate Crimes In 2023
That's according to new figures by Gardaí.
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Midlands Community Groups Encouraged To Apply For Just Transition Funding
The Regenerative Tourism And Replacement Scheme is worth a total of €17m to be divided up among various projects.
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Three People Arrested Following Drugs Seizure In Laois
Drugs were seized from the passengers of a car stopped by Gardaí.
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Betting Industry "Not Doing Enough" To Tackle Problem Gambling
It's estimated over 130,000 in Ireland can be classed as having a problem.
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Hoped UK Government Would "Be More Respectful" To Ireland With Immigration Along The NI Border
A Midlands North West Candidate has written to the First Minister of Northern Ireland.
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Two Possible Routes Have Been Identified For Greenway Serving Westmeath
The greenway will travel between Kilbeggan and Mullingar.
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Midlands GAA Club Left "Devastated" By Damage To Clubhouse
The incident happened between Sunday night and Monday morning.
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Appeal For Help Launched To Find Missing Westmeath Woman
She's been missing since April 26th.
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Calls To Implement Laois Road Safety Officer
An Independent Councillor is asking the local authority to follow in the footsteps of other County Councils.
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Laois One Of Four Counties Without A Road Death In 2024
There have been over 70 deaths so far this year on Irish roads.
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Offaly Woman Elected President of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
After many years in the Killeigh CCÉ branch Attracta Brady is now the National president
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Missing Laois Teen Found Safe And Well
He had been missing since Sunday night.
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Countdown On For Bambie Thug's Eurovision Performance
They'll be hoping to see Ireland through to the final.
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New Campaign Urges People To Store Medical Details In Fridge
The 'Message in a Bottle' initiative was launched on Thursday.
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Woman Seriously Injured Following Westmeath 'Incident'
It occurred on Friday evening.
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Athlone Needs More Bus Services - Green Party
The town has seen the withdrawal of two services in recent years.
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Bord Na Móna Accused Of "Failing To Maintain" Offaly Parkland
Lough Boora Discovery Park is being described as being in poor condition at the moment.
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Westmeath Schools Awarded For Films In Aid Of Mental Health
Students created pieces to promote positive mental health.
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Offaly Dental Clinic Passes Inspection With Flying Colours
13 health standards were examined during the inspection.
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East And Midlands Second Most Popular Region For Domestic Overnight Stays
The region claimed over 30% of domestic tourists in the final three months of 2023.
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Westmeath Air Corps Member Had "Fascination" With Defence Forces
Mourners gathered for the funeral of the Lieutenant today.
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Ireland Sees Another Fall In Live Register Figures
In the midlands, the number of people signing on dropped by just over 300.
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Laois Gardaí To Focus On Drug Drivers This Weekend
The May Bank Holiday traditionally is a high-risk period for crashes.
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Major Hospital Survey Gets Under Way For May
It's taking place across all acute public hospitals in Ireland.
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Tara Mines To Reopen Next Month
Workers have accepted a deal brokered through the WRC.
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Over €180,000 Of Cocaine Seized By Gardaí
Over 2 kgs of the drug was found during the search.
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Heated Debate In Laois Council Chamber Over Live-Streaming Of Meetings
As it stands, members of the public can only attend meetings in public.
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Calls To Establish Expert Action Group on Loneliness
The Green Party is calling for measures to be put in place to tackle loneliness.
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Sharon Shannon Kicking Off Laois Trad Festival
Laois will welcome many Trad Musicians over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
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Gardaí Renew Witness Appeal To Offaly Shooting
The gun was fired in April.
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'Go Purple' Today For Victims Of Domestic Abuse
Today marks the fourth 'Go Purple Day' event.
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Results Of Ballot To Reopen Tara Mines Due Today
Workers at the mine were temporarily laid off last summer.
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Funding Allocated For Proposed Primary Care Centre In Laois
The facility would be located on St Fintan's Campus in Portlaoise.
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Drug Related Crimes In Laois See Fall Of 30%
Public order offences in the county also declined.
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Government Defends Commitment To Offaly In "Decarbonisation" Agenda
Offaly received €550,000 in the most recent allocation.
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'If It Works, Don't Fix It' - Chris MacManus On 'Triple Lock Approach'
The Government is proposing to change the Triple Lock approach to deployment.
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"Odds Stacked Against Farmers" - Irish Grain Growers Association
The Minister for Agriculture was in Laois this week.
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Three People Arrested In Laois In Connection With Burglary And Theft Of And From Cars
Arrests were made between Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
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Enoch Burke's Mother Gives Evidence In Defamation Action
Mr Burke is suing over a Sunday Independent article from October 2022.
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Two People Hospitalised Following Offaly Crash
Emergency services attended the scene this morning.
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Midlands TD Defends Government's Record On Housing
Rental costs in Laois increased by 14% at the end of last year.
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€150m On Dublin Metro Despite No "Significant" Physical Work
The underground system has faced significant delays over the past 20 years.
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Two Westmeath Schools Win Short Films Awards
The 10th Annual 'Frame of Mind' Awards Ceremony celebrated Midlands Schools Creations.
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Funeral Mass Of Westmeath Air Corp Member To Take Place This Week
He's being remembered as a 'true gentleman.'
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Midlands EV Popularity Continues To Fall
Nationally, demand was down more than 40%.
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Efforts Being Made To Keep Offaly Ukrainian Refugees Near Accommodation - State
The 42 refugees were due to leave their accommodation yesterday.
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Environment Minister Urged To Review Allocation Of Just Transition Funding
A special meeting was held in Offaly to discuss the matter.
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Laois Rental Costs Soar By 14%
Westmeath also saw an increase.
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Enoch Burke Rejects Claim His Reputation Was Damaged Prior To Article
He is taking legal action against a Sunday Independent article about him from October 2022, which he claims was defamatory.
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Over 40 People At Midlands Nursing Home Ill Following Vomiting Bug Outbreak
There was a similar outbreak at a care home in the region a week prior.
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CEO Of Laois County Council Applauded After Final Report
He will be retiring from the role this year.
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Over 200 Notices To Quit Received In The Midlands So Far This Year
The highest figure in the region was in Westmeath