Midlands News from Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
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Agri Reporter Suggests Mercosur Threat Being Overplayed
Farming Independent Journalist Martin Coughlan believes there's more to consider than just Mercosur.
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Laois Nursing Home Exposing Residents To 'Significant Harm' - HIQA
Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally failed eight of the ten regulation areas.
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Enterprise Minister Launches Small Business Strategy
'Putting the Small Business Owner First' focuses on small firm owners.
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Longford-Westmeath TD Defends Post Office Stamp Rise
It comes as An Post are raising stamp, mail and bulk letter prices.
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Offaly Rugby Club Gets €30k Development Boost
Tullamore Rugby Club is receiving the funds from Lumcloon Energy and Shannonbridge Power for their Rugby Campus.
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Chief Prison Inspector Slams 'Degrading' Prison Conditions
Mark Kelly is making the comments to the Dail Justice Committee.
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Laois Runner-Up At Stripe Young Scientist Hoping To Further Project
Portlaoise St Mary CBS'S Joshua Corbett entered a project that aims to treat glioblastoma.
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Plans Lodged For Offaly Padel Courts
The project will account for three courts and supporting amenities.
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Fine Gael MEP Plays Down Mercosur Concerns As Farmers Push Back
The Irish Farmers Association held their AGM today.
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Offaly Woman Launches Mental Health Support Initiative For GAA Clubs
Off the Pitch was officially launched in 2025.
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Offaly All Ireland Winner To Feature On Laochra Gael
Padraig Horan captained Offaly to their first ever All Ireland Hurling title.
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Calls For Tourism Action Plan To Boost Rural Westmeath
A tourism action plan for the county’s rural regions is being sought by Fianna Fáil's Niall Gaffney.
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Laois Financial Business Advises Auto-Enrollment For Pension Boost
Shane Tobin is the CEO of Truewealth.ie in Portlaoise and says it helps to start early.
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Government Considers Heavy Fines For Tech Firms Over AI Abuses
The move follows ‘Grok’ reportedly producing sexual images of women and children.
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Pay Rise Of 40% For Offaly Councillors
Pay rose to over €30,000 after the release of the 2020 Moorhead Report.
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Government To Lift Data Centre Ban Amid Energy Concerns And AI Ambitions
Cabinet will consider the limited data centre development in areas with spare energy capacity.
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Over €150k Raised By Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund
The fund was set up to remember the schoolteacher who was murdered in 2022.
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Butterfield Estate Confirmed As Venue For 2026 Tullamore Show
The show will take place on Sunday August 9th.
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Mercosur Opposition Remains Priority No. 1 Ahead Of IFA AGM
The Irish Farmer's Association's AGM takes place this afternoon.
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National Lottery Toasts Midlands Millionaires Among 2025 Winners
There were two new millionaires from the region last year.