Midlands News from Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
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Unsettled Weather Expected To Continue Into Next Week - Ireland's Weather Channel
Storm Bram has continued to hit the country today.
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WestmeathTown Park Awarded Prestigious 2025 Green Flag
Mullingar Town Park is being recognised for it's well run green spaces.
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585 Patients Left Waiting On Trolleys Nationwide
13 patients are waiting in the midlands.
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Westmeath County Council Pursues Plans For 94 Home Development
The proposed Athlone development was originally planned for 108 units.
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Offaly Community Safety Partnership Set To Launch In January
Peter Ormond is welcoming this decision.
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Thousands Without Power Across Midlands Due To Storm Bram
ESB networks are working to restore power across multiple homes.
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Rising Salaries And Fees Could Challenge Smaller Nursing Homes In 2026
A report revealed a 10% increase in private nursing home fees.
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Early Results Show Parent Engagement In Primary School Survey
Parents of children in pre or primary school, have until 16th December to respond.
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Drugs Gangs With History Of Arson Suspected Of Offaly Firebomb Attack
The gang is suspected to be behind past petrol bomb attacks on homes and cars.
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Judge Rejects Enoch Burke's Application To Amend Judgement
Justice Brian Cregan is rejecting Mr Burke's claims of 'untrue' language in his judgement.
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Ireland Secures Nitrates Derogation Extension
It means the derogation will now run until 2028 at the least.
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Two Gardaí Injured In Westmeath Assault While Responding To Incident
The event unfolded in Battery Heights on Friday afternoon.
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Motorists Arrested In Laois For Driving Under Influence
Over 100 people have been arrested for this in the past week.
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Revenue Seizes Over €300k Of Contraband
Over 11 kilos of herbal cannabis have been seized following multiple operations.
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Two Men Hospitalised After Offaly Crash
It happened on Tullamore's Clara Road shortly before 8 am this morning.
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Investigations Underway After Man Dies At Midlands Leisure Centre
It happened in Longford Town yesterday morning.
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Midlands Counties Fall Under Storm Bram Wind Warnings
The worst effects of the storm are expected to hit the Midlands around 11am.
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Offaly House Fire Part Of Drug Intimidation "Happening All The Time"
The incident took the lives of a young boy and a woman in her 60s.