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• Enterprise Minister Stands By Over-Paid Colleagues

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• Laois Man Shares Remarkable Weight Loss Journey

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• Man Arrested Over Fatal Offaly Firebombing Released Without Charge

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• US And Denmark To Continue Talks On Greenland’s Future

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• Midlands Heroes Recognised At Laois Offaly Garda Youth Awards Launch

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• Offaly TD Raises Concerns Over Wasted Renewable Energy In The Midlands

  Tony McCormack is seeking a coordinated plan for industry alongside wind farms on former peatlands.

• Enoch Burke Arrives At Westmeath School After Release

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• Westmeath Companies Take A Stand Against Gender Based And Sexual Violence

  Eist-Saying No To Slience launched the campaign.

• Westmeath Councillor Steps Up Campaign For Local Business Park

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• Man Remains In Custody Over Offaly Murder Investigation

  The man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder.

• Laois and Offaly Children Facing Major Occupational Therapy Delays

  New HSE figures show some of the longest delays in the State for primary care services.

• Offaly Tidy Towns Committee Launch Campaign Against Illegal Dumping

  Tullamore Tidy Towns is making the move following a clean up on the Grand Canal on Sunday.

• Midlands Waste Facility Reopens After Extended Closure

  The facility is located on the Dublin Rd, Garrycastle, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

• All-Female Running Group Launches In Offaly

  Edenderry's Sophie Clancy is running a weekly run for girls and women.

• Laois/Offaly Gardai Launch 2026 Youth Awards

  Supermacs are one of the sponsors of this years awards.

• Miriam O'Callaghan To Host Pieta House Fundraiser In Laois

  The Brennan family are holding it in memory of Sharon Brennan who passed suddenly last year.

• Book Published On Laois Cancer Support Service

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