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• IFA Protest Outside Bord Bia Calling For Chair Resignation

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• Laois School Principal Says Anxiety Factor In High Absenteeism Rates

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• Median House Prices Surging In Midlands

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• Laois TD Calls For Hospital Ward To Remain Open Amid New €31M Facility

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• Man Arrested After Westmeath Garda Station Attack

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• Gardaí Searching For Missing Laois Teenager

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