Midlands News from Monday, April 13th, 2026
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Revenue Seize Contraband Worth Over €158K
Seizures were made in the Midlands, Dublin and Rosslare Europort.
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It Takes A Lot Of Work To Go Viral - Midlands Social Media Expert
Duncan Tout left his job in the UK after his dog gathered over 70k followers on TikTok.
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Sentencing Of €8.4m Cocaine Pilot Delayed By Appointing New Legal Team
The sentencing at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court has been moved to July 27th.
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Westmeath Deli Worker Given Suspended Sentence Following Break-In Incident
The incident occurred in April 2025.
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Laois Man Found Guilty Of Sharon Crean Manslaughter To Be Sentenced In May
His sentencing is set for May 15th.
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Independent Midlands TD's To Back No Confidence Motion
Carol Nolan and Brian Stanley are indicating they will support Sinn Fein's motion.
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Emeis Ireland Reports Financial Impact Following Nursing Home Exposé
The midlands nursing home is still recovering financially.
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Midlands Hospitals Struggle As Waiting Lists Top 35,000
Tullamore recorded the highest number of its inpatient on waiting lists.
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Midlands Lifeboat Crew Springs Into Action During Training Exercise
Members of Lough Ree RNLI underwent a rescue mission during one of their training sessions.
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Government Housing Scheme Under Fire Over Low Uptake
Only four counties have taken part.
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Gardaí Arrest Man After Two Westmeath Business Attacks
The incidents took place yesterday.
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Midlands Nominees To Be Recognised At RDS Forestry And Woodland Awards
The awards take place this Thursday.
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BnM Planning Two Gas Fired Power Plants For Offaly
A 570 and 140 megawatt plant are planned for the county.
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Westmeath Councillor Demands Safety Measures For Crossing
Athlone Councillor Frankie Keena is seeking further measures after an accident on a crossing outside Cornamaddy National School.
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Fuel Price Protest: Coimisiún Na Meán Asked To Investigate Media Coverage
The government's suite of solutions will cost over half a billion euro.