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Midlands News
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Midlands Schools Head To US for VEX World Robotics Championships
Rosenallis National School and Tullamore College rep the Irish flag colours in St Louis this weekend.
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Talk On Communication Skills For Children And Teenagers In Laois Next Week
The local authority's Climate Action unit is collaborating with Clinical Psychologist Dr Eddie Murphy from Portarlington.
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Offaly Singer Marks 50 Years In Music This May
Tullamore's Dave Lawlor will hold a hometown gig on May 6th.
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Westmeath Actor's Bilingual Comedy Comes To Midlands
Connemarvellous by Fore's Bláthnaid Daly comes to Moate's Tuar Aird Theatre tonight.
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HSE Regrets Laois Family Had Negative Experience With Ambulance Service
A young girl was left waiting for an ambulance for over an hour.
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Number Of Workers Over 65 Rises By 30% Since 2022
Over 135,000 people remain employed past 65.
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Homelessness Figures Climb Nationwide Despite Slight Midlands Dip
17,517 were recorded as homeless in March.
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Over 1,200 Homes In Pipeline Across Midlands
Westmeath has the highest amount of homes planned.
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Midlands Housing Market Surges As Prices Jump Over 13% In A Year
The biggest increase across the midlands came in Laois.
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Elva Kelly Named New Councillor In Laois County Council
She takes on the role that was filled by Padraig Fleming.
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US Troops Numbers On The Rise At Shannon Airport
Over 3,600 American troops have passed through the airport since the Iran war began.
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World Tai Chi And Qi Gong Day Event In Westmeath Tomorrow
The event will take place at Mullingar's Belvedere House.
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Gardaí Make Arrests Over Drone Flying Close To Midlands Prisons
A drone and a number of items were seized by Gardaí.
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Almost €100K Going To Midlands Community Water Development
Over €2.4m is available nationwide.
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Laois Community Raises Thousands To Challenge Proposed IPAS Centres
Almost €9k has been raised by the "Durrow IPAs Appeal Fund".
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New Appeal Date Set For Josef Puska In Ashling Murphy Murder Conviction
The hearing is scheduled for the 15th of July.
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Enterprise Minister Says Energy Parks Will Make Midlands Production Leader
There is developments planned for the region.
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Electric Picnic Secures Top Honours At IMRO Live Music Awards
The awards ceremony took place at the Guinness Storehouse.
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Midlands Set To Outshine The Canaries With Warmer Weather Ahead
Temperatures will reach 20 degrees in some places today.
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High Court Denies Enoch Burke Application To Stop Disciplinary Panel
The panel will meet in Athlone today to consider his sacking from Wilson's Hospital School.
Sports
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Westmeath Man Relishing Role As President Of Pitch And Putt Ireland
Davy Reddin has two years left as President.
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Athlone Town Entertain Wexford Youths In Women's Premier Division
Town could end the weekend top of the table.
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Leinster SHC: Offaly Looking To Build On Opening Weekend Draw
Galway are the opponents this weekend.
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Lowry And Koepka Six-Under After Opening Round At Zurich Classic
Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer lead the way on 14-under-par.
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We Have To Keep Momentum Going In The Joe McDonagh - Kevin O'Brien
Westmeath welcome Carlow to Cusack Park tomorrow.
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Offaly Athlete To Captain Team Ireland In Roller Derby
Birr's Susan Verney leads a team of 23 at the Roller Derby World Cup in France.
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Leinster Final Place The Goal This Weekend For Laois Camogie
Laois face Wicklow in a semi-final this Sunday.
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Ireland Name Team For French Test In Women's Six Nations
Aoife Dalton is named to start, with Anna McGann selected in the squad.
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Finn Harps The Next Destination For Athlone Town
Athlone Town were winners when the side's previously met.
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Quarter Final Places For Laois And Offaly In U20 Hurling Championship
The quarter final places take place on the Bank Holiday weekend.
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Shane Lowry To Pair With Brooks Koepka At Zurich Classic This Week
The pair get their round underway this evening.
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Gallen Community School Win FAI Schools Minor National Cup
Hannah Mitchell scored twice for the winners.
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Offaly Host Dublin In Leinster U20 Hurling Championship
Victory will make it three from three for the Faithful.
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Offaly Defeat Westmeath To Claim Leinster Minor Quarter Final Spot
Westmeath will go into a preliminary quarter final.
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Athy Win Back To Back Leinster Towns Cups
The Kildare side were too strong for Tullow.
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Leinster SFC: We Want To Win Leinster - Mark McHugh
Westmeath are just 70 minutes away from a provincial decider.
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Second Half Goals Seal Latest League Win For Athlone Town
Dana Scheriff and Hannah Waesch were on the scoresheet.
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Leinster SFC: Kildare See Off Laois To Book Semi-Final Place
They'll face Westmeath in two weeks time.
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Laois Suffer Heavy Defeat In Opening Round Of Joe McDonagh
Attention now turns to their clash with Antrim this weekend.
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Dublin Too Strong For Offaly In Leinster Camogie Championship
Westmeath secured a big win in the Intermediate.
Business News
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Midlands Housing Market Surges As Prices Jump Over 13% In A Year
The biggest increase across the midlands came in Laois.
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Enterprise Minister Says Energy Parks Will Make Midlands Production Leader
There is developments planned for the region.
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Irish Retail Chain Born Clothing To Close All 15 Stores
On Tuesday, the High Court placed the company under the control of provisional liquidators.
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Laois Retailer Retires After Five Decades in Business
AJ Flynn menswear in Portlaoise is closing its doors.
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Midlands Outdoor Equipment Shop Shutting Down
Killeigh's 'A Room Outside Midlands' operates its last day of business on Friday.
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€1.3m Funding Announced To Protect Midland Archaeological Heritage Sites
Westmeath will receive the highest amount in the midlands.
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Property Inflation Accelerates Across Midlands In New CSO Report
The median price of a home is almost €400k.
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Offaly Named In Top 10 Cheapest Areas For First Time Homebuyers
Dublin and Galway were found to be nearer the bottom of the list.
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Major Grants Announced For Historic Structures In The Midlands
Belvedere House will receive the highest amount across the midlands.
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Midlands 103 Presenter Appointed Managing Partner At O’Reilly Consulting Group
Ronan Berry takes on the role at the HR Firm.
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Site Of Leprino Cheese In Laois Goes On Sale For €12m
130 jobs are expected to be lost due to its upcoming closure.
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Laois Service Station Reopens After Multi-Million Euro Redevelopment
The Applegreen in Portlaoise returns with new shopping and dining options.
Entertainment & Lifestyle
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Offaly Singer Marks 50 Years In Music This May
Tullamore's Dave Lawlor will hold a hometown gig on May 6th.
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Westmeath Actor's Bilingual Comedy Comes To Midlands
Connemarvellous by Fore's Bláthnaid Daly comes to Moate's Tuar Aird Theatre tonight.
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Electric Picnic Secures Top Honours At IMRO Live Music Awards
The awards ceremony took place at the Guinness Storehouse.
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Maura Higgins Joins US Dancing With The Stars
The Longford woman recently appeared on the US version of The Traitors.
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Laois Farming Festival Announces Celebrity Chef Speaker
The festival will open on June 22nd.
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National Lottery Calls On Winners To Collect €500K
The tickets were sold in Dublin and Carlow.
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PHOTOS: The Electric Picnic Warm Up Party
It was held in Laois over the weekend.
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Electric Picnic Announces Over 40 New Acts
The festival is in just four months' time.
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CROÍLÁR Music & Arts Festival returns To Midlands
The festival gets underway today.
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Greenfields Festival Relocates To Laois Site For Bank Holiday Weekend
Headliners include The Human League and Dec Pierce, with 90 plus acts across five stages.
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Midlands Venues And Festivals Nominated For IMRO Live Music Awards
The ceremony for the awards will take place on April 21st.
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Basic Income For The Arts Scheme Applications Open
The scheme will support 2,000 artists with payments.
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Nicola Coughlan To Host Saturday Night Live UK
The Derry Girls star will be the host on April 25th.
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It Takes A Lot Of Work To Go Viral - Midlands Social Media Expert
Duncan Tout left his job in the UK after his dog gathered over 70k followers on TikTok.
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Photos: Mount Temple Fundraiser
"A Night with the Stars"
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Electric Picnic Organisers Apply For 2026 Festival Licence In Laois
80,000 people are expected to turn out for this year's festival.
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Kanye West Seeks Dialogue With Jewish Community After UK Ban
Wireless Festival was cancelled after the rapper was denied entry into the UK.
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Electric Picnic Organiser Sees UK Festival Cancelled After Kanye West Booking
Wireless Festival has received criticism for the inclusion of the 48 year old.
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Look back on Forest Fest 2024
Moments captured from Forest Fest 2024