Midlands News from Friday, February 27th, 2026
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Westmeath Woman Running Hair Loss Awareness Event This Weekend
Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh is running the event from her own experience this Sunday in Mullingar.
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Laois County Council Continue Work On Rat Infestation
The local authority say they have advised residents of Esker Hills in Portlaoise of the outbreak.
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SNA Protest Held Outside Department Of Education In Athlone
Over 100 SNA's have gathered outside this afternoon with more set to join.
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Midlands MEP Welcomes Step Forward On EU Consent Based Definition of Rape
There is currently no shared EU definition of rape due to disagreements among member states.
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Offaly County Council Call For Public Frog Sightings
They're asking members of the public to record any sightings online as part of the IPCC'S 'Hop To It' Survey.
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Midlands MEP Condemns Provisional Implementation Of Mercosur
Ciaran Mullooly is warning it undermines democratic process and legal certainty within the bloc.
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Homelessness Figures Rise In The Midlands
The number of children homeless in the midlands has risen.
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Midlands TDs Declare Rental Properties And Land In Latest Dáil Register
35 members of the Dáil declared rental income from property or land last year.
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Offaly Councillor Calls For Urgent Pothole Funding After Losing Tyre
She says it followed a day after raising council concerns about county potholes.
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EU Related Events Could Come To Midlands - Thomas Byrne
The Minister of State for European Affairs is visiting Laois and Offaly today.
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Over 2,500 Midlands Children Mark National Pyjama Day
The annual fundraiser features PJ breakfasts, teddy bear picnics and games in aid of charity.
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Agriculture Minister To Launch Governance Review Amid IFA Bord Bia Dispute
Members of Bord Bia have been calling for Larry Murrin to step down as Chair.
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Midlands School Waiting Seven Years For ASD Classrooms Raised In Dáil
St.Fintan's National School has 123 pupils in the school.
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Midlands Teen Seriously Injured In Crash Released From ICU
Miya Connolly Loonam was in Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin.