Westmeath still has more than 5,000 people registered.
12,900 people are receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in the midlands this week.
That's a drop of 1,300 from last week, as more people return to work.
Westmeath still has the highest number of those in receipt of the payment with 5,200.
That's followed by 3,900 in Laois and 3,800 in Offaly.
In total, 287,000 people will receive the payment in Ireland this week.
Offaly Councillor Defends Nationalist Community In Drumcree Dispute
Sinn Fein's Aoife Masterson has been at the Garvaghy Road this week.
Tanaiste Dismisses Calls For Carbon Tax Abolition
That's despite further protests being discussed in Moate on Sunday.
Laois TD Says IDA Neglecting County
Fine Gael's Sean Fleming wants to build on the 156 IDA jobs in the county.
Westmeath Garda Recounts Facing Speeding Car Head-On
Weronica Halusko is appyling to get her car back after the June 2025 incident.
Midlands Hospital Bringing Generations Together For Positive Ageing Week
An information stand is opening from 10am this morning.
Offaly Planners Consider Application For Industrial Building
A decision will be made on the Stones Hydraulics Limited apllication in November.
Offaly Community Awakes To Grief After Father And Daughter Workplace Death
A man in his 50s and a woman in her 20s lost their life in an accident in Banagher yesterday.
Contraband Worth Over €600k Seized In Westmeath
Eight premises were searched during the operation, with over 413,000 cigarettes seized.
