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  Mullingar recorded the highest number at 1,360 patients.

• Visiting Restrictions In Place For Midlands Hospital

  The HSE is restricting visits to Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore.

• Multi-Vehicle Crash In Westmeath

  The incident took place just after 11:00am this morning.

• Offaly Boxer Serves Up ‘Boxer Bites' Series On Social Media

  Grainne Walsh has been active on her social media over the past month.

• Gardaí Seize Over €200k Worth Of Drugs In Carlow

  The seizures include suspected cannabis with a street value of €136k.

• Defence Boost Won’t Solve Personnel Shortages - Declan Power

  This comes in the wake of the €1.7 billion investment announced earlier this month.

• Offaly Biodiversity Project Reopens For Year Two

  The application deadline is January 18th.

• New Midlands Hospice A Boost For Offaly - Tony McCormack

  The TD has selected the approval for the hospice as his highlight of the year.

• New National Minimum Wage To Take Effect On New Year’s Day

  The auto enrollment scheme will also begin from New Year's Day.

• Fatal Road Collision Claims Life Of Man In His 40s In Midlands

  The incident occurred last night.

• People Urged To Be Kind To Themselves When Setting New Year Resolutions

  2026 will begin a new year tomorrow.

• Defence Expert Links Trump’s Stance On Iran And Venezuela

  Mr Trump has warned he will support Israeli strikes in response to Iran’s continued missile build-up.

• Carlow Dog Attack Leaves Woman In Hospital With Serious Injuries

  A woman in her late 50s has been air lifted to hospital after the incident.

• Gardaí Issue Appeal For Information On Black Car Involved In Offaly Arson Attack

  Two men are believed to have fled the scene in Edenderry in the car.

• Kerry v Dublin - A Rivalry That Revived The GAA

  Westmeath Filmmaker Anna May Mullins is the producer of GAA 70's - Réabhlóid Shóisialta.

• Offaly Acts Set To Feature As New Year's Festival Celebrations Kick Off

  Mundy and Chasing Abbey are lined up to play on the third day of the New Year's Festival.

• Zelenksyy Issues Warning Over Donbas Compromise

  Issues around the surrender of land and security guarantees in the future remain unresolved.

• Revenue Operations Lead To Seizure Of €500k Worth Of Cannabis

  The seizures include the detection of 14kg of herbal cannabis at Shannon Airport.

• Gardaí Issue Safety Appeal Amid High number Of Festive Motoring Offences

  A driver in Laois was caught speeding 93km/h over the speed limit.

• Midlands Cold Snap Incoming

  Forecasters expect sub-zero temperatures for anything up to a week.