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• Midlands Tourism Groups Urged To Apply For €10k Grant

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• Dáil Protest To Demand 'Accountability' For Animal Rights

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• No Capital Funding For Relocation Of Laois Courthouse - OPW

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• Midlands Hospital Bed Plan A 'Game-Changer' - Health Minister

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• Exodus Of Medical Card Dentists Leaves 11 Covering Laois And Offaly

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• Laois Gardaí Arrest Motorist For Dangerous Driving

  They were stopped on Saturday.

• Social Media Behind Lack Of Second Tullamore Candidate For Fine Gael

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• Missing Teen Found Safe And Well

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• Anna May Awarded For ‘Outstanding’ Contribution To Irish Life

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• Westmeath Town Is The Most Excited For Euro 2024

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• Enoch Burke Describes Suggestion Of Release For Summer As "Insulting"

  He is currently being held in Mountjoy Prison.

• Laois Family Praise "Lifeline" Support For Child With Complex Needs

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• Final Turbine Installed At Offaly Wind Farm

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• Almost 3,000 Patients Waiting On Appointment In The Midlands At End Of May

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• New Offaly Masterplan Aiming To Create A "Vibrant, Economic And Social" Quarter

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