Carol Nolan says farmers are facing "unacceptably low prices".
An Offaly TD says farmers are being subjected to financial bullying over lambing season.
Independent Carol Nolan says there's mounting evidence factories are engaged in a prolonged and calculated attempt to force "unacceptably low prices" on farmers.
Some outlets have cut up to 50c per kilogram for Spring lamb cull.
Deputy Nolan says regulation is needed to keep factories in line:
An Bord Pleanála Reactivated Planning For Offaly Meat Plant
Plans were first lodged in Summer 2019.
Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses After Multiple Laois Car Thefts
Two cars were broken into in Portarlington last week.
Midlands Woman In Spain Says Country Is Still Recovering From Power Outages
Mass power outages occurred across Spain and Portugal yesterday.
Man In Court Over Midlands Guns Seizure
The guns were discovered in Ballinasloe yesterday.
DPP Challenges Decision Not To Prosecute 30 Speeding Cases In Portlaoise District Court
Judge Andrew Cody said GoSafe vans were "shooting fish in a barrell".
Laois Tattoo Artist Who Sexually Assaulted Two women And Girl Jailed For 8 Years
61 year old Paul Kelleher of Esker Gate, Mountmellick was convicted of three counts of sexual assault earlier this year.
€1.4m Sale Worth Of Land Approved To Build New Pharma Plant In Laois
New pharma jobs are on the way for Portlaoise.
Revenue Seize €575,000 Worth Of Contraband in Midlands, Dublin, Waterford and Wexford
142 weapons were also seized in the Midlands.
€1.8m Of Vacant Housing Grants Approved In Midlands In First Three Months Of Year
62 grants were approved by the Housing Department overall.
Offaly School To Start Robotics Competition For Children With Special Needs
It's after their project won Kinias's Robotics Project Of the Year.
Trade Union Demand Meeting Enterprise Minister Over Paid Climate Leave
They want to make the case to Longford Westmeath TD Peter Burke of leave during extreme weather events like Storm Eowyn.
Westmeath Referee Who Gave Cancer The "Red Card" To Run Limerick Marathon
Ray Conlon has launched a fundraiser to help cancer research after getting the all clear.
Midlands MEP Says Death Of Former Westmeath Racecourse Manager Should Be Heeded
Long time manager of Kilbeggan Racecourse Paddy Dunican took his own life in April 2024.
Housing Committee Chair "Open" To Every Party's Suggestions
Longford Westmeath TD Micheál Carrigy will preside over the Oireachtas committee.
GRA Pointing To Pay Over Garda Recruitment Crisis
The Garda Commissioner has been snubbed ahead of the GRA's annual conference again.
Motorists Need To Be "Extremely Mindful" In Housing Estates - RSA
Four year old Abdur Rehman was stuck by a car and killed near his house in Mullingar last week.
€3m Allocated To Midlands County Councils To Improve Electoral Register
The funding will be used to improve voter registration online.
Athlone Hosting Lough Funshinagh Flood Prevention Public Meeting
Members of the public can contribute on the issue in-person today, and online until next month.
Puska Family Members In Court Over Withholding Information In Ashling Murphy Case
The Offaly school teacher was murdered on the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore.
Laois House Prices Up Nearly 1/4 In One Year
The latest Geowox report prices are surging across the region.
