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Midlands News
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Calls For New Dog Poo Bye-Laws In The Midlands
Cork County Council are set to introduce new legislation, and an Offaly councillor wants to follow suit.
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Ukraine 'Front And Centre' At European Council Meeting
The financial market, migration and the Windsor Framework will also be on the agenda in Brussels.
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250 People Attend Midlands Special School Meeting
Kolbe Special School was one of 58 projects to be put on hold earlier this month.
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Countdown On For Midlands TradFest
It will take place on the weekend of March 31st to April 2nd.
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Visiting Restrictions In Midlands Hospital Due To Norovirus
Infections of the bug are on the rise
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Laois Woman To Present New Quiz Show
The news comes as the Laois woman is one of the favourites to host the Late Late Show
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Vintage Midlands Streets Signs Up For Auction
A 1970 Rover V8 is also up for sale with a guide price of €15,000.
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Government On Course To Win Dáil Vote On Eviction Ban
An independent TD says he's already hearing of these having an impact.
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Midlands Coffee Shop Finally Has Opening Date
It was hoped the facility would be operational by last weekend, but fell slightly behind schedule.
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Slight Drop In Number Of Hate Crimes Reported In The Midlands
The national number, however, has jumped by almost a third.
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Primary School Children To Be Provided With Free Books
The scheme was launched today.
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Minister For Education Being Urged To Re-Instate Funding For Midlands Special School
The project was one of 58 to be put on hold earlier this month.
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"Feral" Youths Out Of Control In Midlands Town
The comments are being made after a shopping centre manager has noticed a rise in anti-social behaviour.
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"There's More Good Times Than Bad" - Midlands Woman Shares Her Experience Of Fostering
The annual awareness campaign 'Fostering Connections' has been taking place this month.
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EU Funded Medications Project Coming To The Midlands
The aim is to help those taking multiple medications.
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Nearly 4,000 Asylum Seekers Handed Deportation Orders Unaccounted For
4,631 deportation orders have been issued in Ireland in the past five years.
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Midlands Boy Can Finally Make His Dreams Come True
The Westmeath boy's mum says it's the best day of their lives, after live-saving drug Kaftrio was approved for use by the HSE.
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New Restaurant In Midlands Castle Still Awaiting Planning Permission
It's hoped the new 26-table restaurant can open next month.
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Government Likely To Win Today's Eviction Ban Vote
Government and opposition parties debated the decision to end the eviction ban in the Dáil last night.
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Last Day For Argos Home Delivery
The retailer earlier this year announced it will cease operations in Ireland by the 24th of June.
Sports
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Lowry Looking To Bounce Back From WGC Loss
The Offaly golfer takes on Mackenzie Hughes in Austin this afternoon.
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Connacht Senior Cup Final: Reaction And Analysis
Marist College carried the midlands flag to Galway for schools rugby's premier competition decider.
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LISTEN: Meet The Midlands' Latest World Champion
Danni McCormack was rocked twice in the first round but saw out the contest in fine style.
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Lowry Readies Himself For WGC Tilt In Texas
The Clara golfer finished in a tie for 35th at The Players Championship last time out.
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Laois Have The Players But Don't Have The Athletes - Willie Maher
The O'Moore County's Division 1B campaign finished with five defeats from five games.
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Two Wins And A Draw For Midlands Under-20s
The Eirgrid Leinster under-20 football championship got underway yesterday.
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Westmeath Looking To Move On From Fermanagh Defeat
Last year's Tailteann Cup winners got back in to the contest through second half goals but Fermanagh held on for a one point win.
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Jane Moore Signs On For Aussie Rules
Moore will compete against Erone Fitzpatrick who signed with Carlton last week.
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Offaly Senior Football And Hurling Championship Draws Made
Shinrone and Rhode are the respective hurling and football champions from last year.
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Injury Numbers Are Through The Roof - Offaly GAA
The Faithful county has lost a number of players to serious injuries in the last number of weeks.
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Athlone Town Clinch Point In Dying Minutes
Dermot Lennon's side were down by two goals to Treaty United in the first 70 minutes of play.
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Midlands Under-20s In Action This Evening
Westmeath will take on champions Kildare in Group 3.
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Saturday Afternoon Confirmed For Midlands Counties In Hurling
Westmeath and Laois will meet in Tipperary for their relegation play-off.
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Current League System Not Working For Many Counties - Joe Fortune
The Westmeath manager is looking forward to doing battle with Laois to retain their division one status.
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Screeney Leads Colaiste Naomh Cormac To All Ireland Success In Kilmallock
Adam Screeney managed to land 2-13 of the 2-17 scored by the Offaly school.
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Permutations Mean Wicklow Hold Promotion Edge - Billy Sheehan
Sunday will see Sligo, Leitrim, Laois, and Wicklow playing for promotion in the national football league.
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NHL Round Up: Late Kilare Equaliser Costs Offaly Automatic Place In Final
Westmeath and Laois ended their division one campaigns with defeats.
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NFL Results: Promotion Hopes Alive For Offaly and Laois
Westmeath's division two aspirations ended in Ederney on Saturday evening.
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Athlone Town Back In Women's Premier Division Action
The midlanders are keen to take to the pitch again after sitting out during the last game week.
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NHL Preview: Westmeath v Galway
Division one hurling has led to a barren run of results for Joe Fortune's side.
Business News
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14-Year-Old Midlands Entrepreneur Raising Money For Animal Rescue
The Laois teen bakes dog biscuits and 'pupcakes.'
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Midlands Business Claims €5,000 And First Prize In Enterprise Awards
The Westmeath business will compete in the 23rd National Enterprise Awards in June.
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Two Midlands Businesses Recognised Among Fastest Growing In Europe
The Financial Times has published its seventh FT1000 list, which ranks companies on their growth rate over a four-year period.
Entertainment & Lifestyle
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Pop Up Pool Coming To The Midlands
Just in time for summer
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Ireland Has The Most Lenient Parents
56% of Irish parents agree that they are relaxed when raising their kids.
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Claire Byrne Favourite To Take Over Late Late Show
BoyleSports has the Laois woman as the most-fancied to replace Ryan Tubridy in the Friday seat.
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Some Students Sleeping In Cars To Go To College
One student said they were spending 5 hours commuting in traffic.
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Lionel Messi Football Sticker Sells For €130,000
The sticker was issued for last year's World Cup and is part of a collectors set by Italian company Panini.
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Frosties Removed From Multipack Range
The updated pack now contains Coco Pops, multigrain Rice Krispies, Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes.
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Taylor Swift Is The Most Used Password On The Internet
Billionaire and Twitter owner, Elon Musk featured in 74,000 web passwords.
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What Are The Most Misspelled Words On Cvs?
A new survey found 87% of job hunters make an avoidable error on their job application.
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Ireland One Of The Top Three Places For Solo Travellers
Denmark and Austria also feature in the top 5 of the Global Peace Index.
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Romantic Nostalgia The Secret To Happy Relationship
Couples who reminisce are more likely to have long-lasting happiness.
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Finland Voted Happiest Country In The World
It was one of three Nordic countries included in the top 10 of the annual 'World Happiness Report'.
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Ed Sheeran Announces Docu-Series
Ed Sheeran The Sum of It All' is out on the 3rd of May.
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Niall Horan Says It Was A "Real Honour" To Perform At The White House
He sang four songs.
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St. Patrick's Day Events Taking Place In The Midlands This Weekend
The first event of the bank holiday weekend begins today.
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Who Is The Most Popular Politician On TikTok?
The Deputy has over 90,000 followers.
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Niall Horan Returning To His 'Roots'
The singer said that he is going back to natural Niall.
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Pets Can Display Excited Behaviour When Certain Music Is Played
Some pets dance around, jump up and down and get over-excited just like humans.
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Cat Cafés May Not Be Good For Cats
The concept of a cat café is thought to have originated in Taiwan in 1998.
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Niall Horan To Take On 'Wings Of Death' This Week
The Mullingar superstar will put his taste buds to the test on 'Hot Ones.'
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Man Who Stole Almost 200,000 Creme Eggs To Be Sentenced Later
The 32 year old used a stolen lorry cab to snatch a trailer containing the chocolate from an industrial unit.