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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.

• VR Project Comes To Midlands

  The launch is scheduled for 1st May.

• Laois Resource Centre's Ophthalmology Service Sees First Paediatric Patient

  The service will improve access for families.

• Laois Workshop For 'Future-Ready Workforce' Taking Place

  It will be in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise.

• Westmeath Local Authority Using Drones To Detect Illegal Dumping

  A Councillor is calling for the public to report illegal dumping.

• Midlands Set For Brighter Weekend As High Pressure Builds

  Temperatures could reach 16°C this weekend.

• 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.

• Laois Chef Named Finalist In National Enterprise Awards 2026

  Aymar Gourdet will represent the county on June 18th.

• Darkness Into Light To Go Ahead In Westmeath Town After New Committee Formed

  Mullingar's DITL event will take place at Mullingar Rugby Club.

• Irish Rail To Boost Security Patrols After Surge In Onboard Incidents

  Over 1,100 reports of incidents were reported in 2025.

• Junior Cycle Reforms Increased Teacher Workload - TUI

  Previous reforms, such as classroom-based assessments, were ineffective at reducing exam pressure.

• Offaly GAA Hosts 'An Evening Of Courage & Conversation'

  The talk takes place from Rhode Church this evening.

• Laois Man Drives To South Africa In Converted 20 Year Old Pajero

  They converted their second hand jeep into a camper.

• Plans Submitted To Turn Former Offaly Pub And Nightclub

  The properties are on Edenderry's JKL Street.

• 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.

• Irish Peatland International Conference Set For Offaly

  It's set to take place in Tullamore this June.

• 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.

• Offaly TD Challenges Taoiseach On Peat Criminalisation

  Independent TD Carol Nolan feels the current regulations banning commercial sale of peat don't make sense.

• Offaly Third Highest Producer Of Wind Energy Nationally

  New figures from Wind Energy Ireland shows Offaly produced around 120 GWh last month.

• 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.