Midlands News from Thursday, April 16th, 2026
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Westmeath Man Jailed Over 10,000 Child Abuse Images Caught Again
Judge Keenan Johnson adjourned sentencing until a date in May.
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VR Project Comes To Midlands
The launch is scheduled for 1st May.
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Laois Resource Centre's Ophthalmology Service Sees First Paediatric Patient
The service will improve access for families.
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Laois Workshop For 'Future-Ready Workforce' Taking Place
It will be in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise.
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Westmeath Local Authority Using Drones To Detect Illegal Dumping
A Councillor is calling for the public to report illegal dumping.
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Midlands Set For Brighter Weekend As High Pressure Builds
Temperatures could reach 16°C this weekend.
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Greenfields Festival Relocates To Laois Site For Bank Holiday Weekend
Headliners include The Human League and Dec Pierce, with 90 plus acts across five stages.
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Laois Chef Named Finalist In National Enterprise Awards 2026
Aymar Gourdet will represent the county on June 18th.
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Darkness Into Light To Go Ahead In Westmeath Town After New Committee Formed
Mullingar's DITL event will take place at Mullingar Rugby Club.
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Irish Rail To Boost Security Patrols After Surge In Onboard Incidents
Over 1,100 reports of incidents were reported in 2025.
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Junior Cycle Reforms Increased Teacher Workload - TUI
Previous reforms, such as classroom-based assessments, were ineffective at reducing exam pressure.
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Offaly GAA Hosts 'An Evening Of Courage & Conversation'
The talk takes place from Rhode Church this evening.
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Laois Man Drives To South Africa In Converted 20 Year Old Pajero
They converted their second hand jeep into a camper.
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Plans Submitted To Turn Former Offaly Pub And Nightclub
The properties are on Edenderry's JKL Street.
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Offaly Fianna Fail TD Backing Taoiseach 'For The Moment'
Micheal Martin is facing a test of his leadership within the party due to his handling of the fuel protests.
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Irish Peatland International Conference Set For Offaly
It's set to take place in Tullamore this June.
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91 Year Old Activist Completes Peaceful Protest Walk Across Ireland
Lelia Doolan passed through Laois in her walk to the Dail protesting the US military use of Shannon Airport.
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Offaly TD Challenges Taoiseach On Peat Criminalisation
Independent TD Carol Nolan feels the current regulations banning commercial sale of peat don't make sense.
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Offaly Third Highest Producer Of Wind Energy Nationally
New figures from Wind Energy Ireland shows Offaly produced around 120 GWh last month.
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Midlands County Council Spends Close To Half A Million Tackling Illegal Dumping
Millions of euro are being spent across the country with few prosecutions to show for it.