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• Nominations Open For 2026 Offaly Business Awards

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• Kare Honours Three Decades Of Community Employment Success

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• Enterprise Minister Defends Construction Sector Numbers

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• Medication Management Failings Flagged At Disability Centre In Laois

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• Laois TD Questions Farm Plastics Recycling Scheme Over Site Clearance

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• Government’s Long Awaited Housing Strategy Criticised By Sinn Féin

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• Former GAA Referee Sentenced To Six Years And Nine Months For Abuse Of Niece

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• Approval Delays Leave Laois Town Vulnerable With Flooding

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• Offaly Journalist Recognised As Podcast Wins News & Current Affairs Award

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• Taoiseach Pledges To Support Fastway Workers And Contractors

  Laois TD Brian Stanley raised the matter with Micheal Martin.

• Man Released In Laois Under Cross-Border Terrorism Investigation Linked To Sinn Fein Senator

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• Strong Winds And Rain Expected Today For Most Of Country

  Significant rain is expected throughout the day with a risk of flooding.

• Man Arrested In Relation To Terrorism-Related Laois Investigation Released

  Three men have been held over the investigation over the last week.

• Midlands Autism Group Calls For Action As 16,000 Children Await Assessments

  The figure has grown since the first quarter of the year.

• Westmeath Heritage Park Awarded Funding Under Rural Tourism Fund

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• Blooming Minds Circle Creates Community For Neurodivergent Children In Laois

  Blooming Minds Circle formed last January.

• Weather Warning Issued For 13 Counties

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