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• Housing Minister Predicts Falling Midlands Homelessness

  Daragh O'Brien was in Portlaoise yesterday.

• €200,000 In Cash And Substantial Amount Of Drugs Seized In Laois

  A man and a woman have been arrested.

• Massive Laois Operation Leads To Multiple Arrests In Connection With Stolen Vehicles

  10 suspects were identified in December.

• Over 300 New Dwellings Completed In The Midlands This Year

  Nationally, there was a decrease of 12% on the same period last year.

• Concerns Raised Over Emergency Power Plant In The Midlands

  The project is expected to be completed in the near future.

• National Ploughing Association Appoints New President, Chair And Vice-Chair

  Five new appointees were announced today.

• Offaly Boy 'Raring To Go' After Life-Saving Procedure

  Joey Conway and his family travelled to the US for the surgery.

• Over €7m In Just Transition Funding For The Midlands

  €18m is being provided nationally across 15 projects.

• Cancer Numbers Could Double By 2045 - Offaly Charity

  Dóchas is calling on additional investment from Government.

• First-Ever Laois Cost-Rental Homes Officially Opened

  The Housing Minister was in Laois today to open the units.

• Late Laois Two-Year-Old's Organs Used To Save Three Children

  Hannah Kealy's mum is asking people to consider donating their organs.

• State Expects To Exceed 2023 Midlands Housing Delivery

  Just over 1,800 homes were built in the region last year.

• Abolishment Of Carer's Means Test May Be Halted By "Permanent Government"

  A motion has been put forward to replace test with a system based solely on needs of care.

• Ryanair Calling On EU To Protect Flights Amid French Air Strikes

  2,000 European flights have been cancelled today.

• Low Cost Home Heating Loans The Final Piece Of Retrofitting Jigsaw - Pippa Hackett

  Home owners can borrow money at low interest rates to make the home more energy efficient.

• Gardaí Advising Motorists To Avoid Midlands Road

  Emergency services are at the scene.

• Drugs Are Being Drone-Dropped Into Midlands Prison

  Prison Officers are calling for anti-drone technology.

• Laois County Council Votes To Adopt New Local Area Plan

  The new plan covers the needs of the mobility impaired as well as housing for students in SETU.

• 100k Children Missed Out On Dental School Screening In 2023

  The dental workforce has declined by over a fifth in the last 17 years.

• Prison Inmates' Mental Health Being Impacted By Over Crowding

  A new report shows men in prison are facing several barriers to accessing mental health care.