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Midlands News
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Westmeath Man Jailed Over 10,000 Child Abuse Images Caught Again
Judge Keenan Johnson adjourned sentencing until a date in May.
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VR Project Comes To Midlands
The launch is scheduled for 1st May.
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Laois Resource Centre's Ophthalmology Service Sees First Paediatric Patient
The service will improve access for families.
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Laois Workshop For 'Future-Ready Workforce' Taking Place
It will be in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise.
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Westmeath Local Authority Using Drones To Detect Illegal Dumping
A Councillor is calling for the public to report illegal dumping.
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Midlands Set For Brighter Weekend As High Pressure Builds
Temperatures could reach 16°C this weekend.
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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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Laois Chef Named Finalist In National Enterprise Awards 2026
Aymar Gourdet will represent the county on June 18th.
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Darkness Into Light To Go Ahead In Westmeath Town After New Committee Formed
Mullingar's DITL event will take place at Mullingar Rugby Club.
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Irish Rail To Boost Security Patrols After Surge In Onboard Incidents
Over 1,100 reports of incidents were reported in 2025.
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Junior Cycle Reforms Increased Teacher Workload - TUI
Previous reforms, such as classroom-based assessments, were ineffective at reducing exam pressure.
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Offaly GAA Hosts 'An Evening Of Courage & Conversation'
The talk takes place from Rhode Church this evening.
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Laois Man Drives To South Africa In Converted 20 Year Old Pajero
They converted their second hand jeep into a camper.
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Plans Submitted To Turn Former Offaly Pub And Nightclub
The properties are on Edenderry's JKL Street.
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Offaly Fianna Fail TD Backing Taoiseach 'For The Moment'
Micheal Martin is facing a test of his leadership within the party due to his handling of the fuel protests.
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Irish Peatland International Conference Set For Offaly
It's set to take place in Tullamore this June.
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91 Year Old Activist Completes Peaceful Protest Walk Across Ireland
Lelia Doolan passed through Laois in her walk to the Dail protesting the US military use of Shannon Airport.
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Offaly TD Challenges Taoiseach On Peat Criminalisation
Independent TD Carol Nolan feels the current regulations banning commercial sale of peat don't make sense.
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Offaly Third Highest Producer Of Wind Energy Nationally
New figures from Wind Energy Ireland shows Offaly produced around 120 GWh last month.
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Midlands County Council Spends Close To Half A Million Tackling Illegal Dumping
Millions of euro are being spent across the country with few prosecutions to show for it.
Sports
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Leinster SHC: Dublin Expecting 'Battle' With Offaly This Weekend
Conor McHugh is anticipating a tough encounter with Offaly this Saturday.
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Aoife Dalton Selected For Ireland's Six Nations Clash With Italy
Ireland are aiming for their first win of the campaign.
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Shane Lowry Competes At Heritage Classic
The Offaly man tees off at 6:20pm.
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Offaly GAA Hosts 'An Evening Of Courage & Conversation'
The talk takes place from Rhode Church this evening.
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Laois Begin Joe McDonagh Campaign Away To Carlow
Laois are aiming to return to Leinster Hurling for 2027.
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Leinster SHC: Offaly Gearing Up For First Battle With Dublin
The Faithful side are aiming to make progress in this year's championship.
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Athlone Town Travel To Peamount United In Women's Premier Division
Town won their previous game against Bohemians.
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Late Goal Knocks Offaly Out Of Leinster U20 Football Championship
Patrick Molahan got the winning goal for Longford.
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CCFL: Wins For St Peter’s And Clonaslee United In Senior Division
Week 29 fixtures commence over the weekend.
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Leinster SFC: Westmeath Boss Not Happy With Quick Turnaround
Westmeath face Meath in the quarter-finals this weekend.
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Leinster SFC: Kildare The Next Challenge For Laois
The winners will secure themselves a semi-final spot.
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Meath Run Riot Against Laois In Leinster Minor Football Championship
Meath were 33 point winners.
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Laois Host Meath In Leinster Minor Football Championship
The O'Moore County are aiming for their first win of the campaign.
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Wins For Laois And Westmeath In Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Offaly suffered defeat at home to the Lake County.
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Leinster SFC: Offaly Suffer Eighth Defeat On The Bounce
The Faithful were beaten comfortably by Laois.
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Leinster SFC: Five First Half Goals Clinch Quarter Final Spot For Westmeath
They will now face Meath in the next round.
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Wexford See Off Athlone Town In First Division
Adam Verdon's free kick separated the two sides.
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Leinster SFC: Laois Earn Quarter Final Place With Win Away To Offaly
The O'Moore County were nine point winners over their neighbours.
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England Too Strong For Ireland In Women's Six Nations
Anna McGann came off the bench to score a try for her side.
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Rory McIlroy Wins Back To Back Masters Titles
The 36 year old is now a six time major winner.
Business News
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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 Lidl Store Given Green Light
The plans involve the demolition of eight buildings in Mountmellick.
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Enterprise Minister Welcomes Creation of 400 Jobs
Manna Air Delivery is creating positions across their Irish and US operations.
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Insurance Costs Continue Upward Trend Despite Reform Measures
The price of car insurance has risen by 20% in four year.
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Various Factors Behind Employees Quitting - Laois CEO
Camross's Colin Donnery from FRS Recruitment says the science of quitting a job is complicated.
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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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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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PHOTOS: Mullingar Carers Concert
The event was held in the Greville Arms Hotel on Tuesday night.
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Niall Horan Tickets On Sale At 10am
The Mullingar man will play three nights at Dublin's 3Arena.
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Tolü Makay Announces Tour
She was in the final of Dancing With The Stars.
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Niall Horan Announces Extra Show Due To Demand
Tickets are on sale tomorrow at 10am.
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Luke Thomas And The Swing Cats Welcome Special Guest At Birr Theatre
Frankly My Dear blends elements of Jazz and Broadway.
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National Lottery Calls On Midlands' Winner To Collect Million Euro Prize
This is the sixth National Lottery millionaire of the year.
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Look back on Forest Fest 2024
Moments captured from Forest Fest 2024