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Farming Journalist Signals Other Issues Than Mercosur
Farming Independent Journalist Martin Coughlan believes there's more to consider than just Mercosur.
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Laois Nursing Home Exposing Residents To 'Significant Harm' - HIQA
Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally failed eight of the ten regulation areas.
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Enterprise Minister Launches Small Business Strategy
'Putting the Small Business Owner First' focuses on small firm owners.
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Longford-Westmeath TD Defends Post Office Stamp Rise
It comes as An Post are raising stamp, mail and bulk letter prices.
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Offaly Rugby Club Gets €30k Development Boost
Tullamore Rugby Club is receiving the funds from Lumcloon Energy and Shannonbridge Power for their Rugby Campus.
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Chief Prison Inspector Slams 'Degrading' Prison Conditions
Mark Kelly is making the comments to the Dail Justice Committee.
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Laois Runner-Up At Stripe Young Scientist Hoping To Further Project
Portlaoise St Mary CBS'S Joshua Corbett entered a project that aims to treat glioblastoma.
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Fine Gael MEP Plays Down Mercosur Concerns As Farmers Push Back
The Irish Farmers Association held their AGM today.
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Offaly Woman Launches Mental Health Support Initiative For GAA Clubs
Off the Pitch was officially launched in 2025.
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Offaly All Ireland Winner To Feature On Laochra Gael
Padraig Horan captained Offaly to their first ever All Ireland Hurling title.
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Calls For Tourism Action Plan To Boost Rural Westmeath
A tourism action plan for the county’s rural regions is being sought by Fianna Fáil's Niall Gaffney.
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Laois Financial Business Advises Auto-Enrollment For Pension Boost
Shane Tobin is the CEO of Truewealth.ie in Portlaoise and says it helps to start early.
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Government Considers Heavy Fines For Tech Firms Over AI Abuses
The move follows ‘Grok’ reportedly producing sexual images of women and children.
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Pay Rise Of 40% For Offaly Councillors
Pay rose to over €30,000 after the release of the 2020 Moorhead Report.
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Government To Lift Data Centre Ban Amid Energy Concerns And AI Ambitions
Cabinet will consider the limited data centre development in areas with spare energy capacity.
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Over €150k Raised By Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund
The fund was set up to remember the schoolteacher who was murdered in 2022.
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Butterfield Estate Confirmed As Venue For 2026 Tullamore Show
The show will take place on Sunday August 9th.
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Mercosur Opposition Remains Priority No. 1 Ahead Of IFA AGM
The Irish Farmer's Association's AGM takes place this afternoon.
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National Lottery Toasts Midlands Millionaires Among 2025 Winners
There were two new millionaires from the region last year.
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Revenue Seizes Over €154k Of Contraband
The seizures include suspected cannabis with a street value of €40k.
Sports
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Offaly Rugby Club Gets €30k Development Boost
Tullamore Rugby Club is receiving the funds from Lumcloon Energy and Shannonbridge Power for their Rugby Campus.
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Offaly Woman Launches Mental Health Support Initiative For GAA Clubs
Off the Pitch was officially launched in 2025.
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Offaly All Ireland Winner To Feature On Laochra Gael
Padraig Horan captained Offaly to their first ever All Ireland Hurling title.
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Westmeath Manager Positive Ahead Of 2026 Season
Westmeath were beaten by Dublin at the weekend.
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Buccaneers Suffer Heavy Home Defeat In AIL
The wins move Clogher Valley up to second in the table.
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TUS Midlands In Sigerson Cup Action This Evening
A win is needed in order to keep their season alive.
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Laois Turn Attention To League After Exit From O'Byrne Cup
The O'Moore County lost out to Carlow over the weekend.
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Portlaoise Panthers Suffer Heavy Defeat In Super League
Panthers now sit with a 2-9 record in the division.
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Johnny Kelly Looking Towards Beginning Of League Campaign With Offaly
The Faithful side will face Kilkenny in their opening match in Division 1A.
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Grainne Walsh And Patsy Joyce To Compete In Elite Championship Deciders
Kellie Harrington also impressed in her semi-final over the weekend.
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Kilkenny Prove Too Strong For Laois In Walsh Cup Shield
The Cat's will now face Kildare in the decider this weekend.
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Westmeath Book Place In O'Byrne Cup Final
The Lake County saw off Offaly in Mullingar.
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Offaly Darts Star Secures PDC Qualification
Stephen Rosney came though qualifying school in fine fashion.
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Offaly And Westmeath Defeated In Walsh Cup Action
Laois were also well beaten by Kilkenny in the shield competition.
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Robbie Henshaw Named To Start For Leinster This Weekend
Leo Cullen's side take on La Rochelle tomorrow.
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Offaly Players Shine For NUIG In Fitzgibbon Cup
The Galway college secured their first win of the season over UCD.
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2019 Win Against Dublin Was My Career Highlight - Willie Dunphy
The Clough Ballacolla has retired from inter county hurling.
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Westmeath And Offaly Set To Do Battle In O'Byrne Cup
Westmeath had a strong win over Louth on Wednesday evening.
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Hearts Sign Offaly Star Ellen Dolan
Dolan enjoyed an impressive 2025 with Peamount United.
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Offaly Prepped For Galway Walsh Cup Semi
The Faithful County will be hurling in Division 1A in the coming weeks.
Business News
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Westmeath Manufacturing Initiative Secures €5.7m EU Funding To Support Jobs
It provides businesses with a single point of access to cutting-edge digital tools, guidance, and funding.
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Esker Arts Centre Receives €125k Boost For Development
The arts centre opened in 2023.
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Midlands Eco And Wellness Tourism Workshop Takes Place In Laois
The event got underway this morning.
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Offaly Business Misses Out On Major Investment
The expansion Banagher Chilling would have brought 110 new permanent jobs.
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Home Care Provider Announces New Caregiving Roles Across Midlands
Applications are now open for the roles at Dovida.
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Ireland Among Lowest Unemployment In EU
The Enterprise Minister says skills development must be a focus going forward.
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Laois TD Demands Better IDA Investment For County In 2026
Brian Stanley says there needs to be a greater investment in IDA jobs for Laois.
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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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National Lottery Toasts Midlands Millionaires Among 2025 Winners
There were two new millionaires from the region last year.
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Midlands Dancers Dominate Early Weeks Of Dancing With The Stars
Tolü Makay and Katelyn Cummins are impressing audiences nationwide.
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Lucky Midlands Person Wins Big On National Lotto
The lucky person should make contact with the Lotto prize claims team so they can collect their prize from Lotto HQ in Dublin.
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Westmeath Matchmaker Signals January As Best Time To Find Love
Mullingar's Mairead Loughman says the new year brings a surge of motivation for people to find love.
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Maura Higgins To Make US Traitors Debut This Evening
The former Love Island star is stepping into the world of the popular series.
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2026 Tullamore Tradfest To Take Place In March
Over 50 events will be held over the weekend of March 27th-29th.
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The True Origins Of Nollaig na mBan In Ireland
Nollaig na mBan is being celebrated today.
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Rose Of Tralee Makes Blossoming Start To Dancing With The Stars
The duo achieved the top score on the competition’s opening night.
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Offaly Acts Set To Feature As New Year's Festival Celebrations Kick Off
Mundy and Chasing Abbey are lined up to play on the third day of the New Year's Festival.
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Rían, Jack, Emily And Grace Top Midlands 2025 Baby Names List
Nationally, Sophie and Jack are top of the list for baby names.
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Wellness Soul Circle Coming To The Midlands
Further events are planned in Meath, Longford, and Dublin.
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Retired Laois Met Eireann Forecaster Releases Book
"They Say It Might Rain " is co-written by Clonaslee woman Evelyn Cusack and Seamus Walsh.
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Electric Picnic Highlights Set For Our TV Screens
TG4 is airing the best bits from the 2025 edition in Stradbally.
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Look back on Forest Fest 2024
Moments captured from Forest Fest 2024