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• Westmeath Player Celebrates Lotto Win After Tuesday Draw

  €18,421 was won.

• Laois TD Calls For Disability Allowance Rules To Be Changed

  Willie Aird feels an overhaul of the Disability Allowance System is needed.

• FRS Co-Op Calls For Input On Future Of Deer Management

  The organisation recently held its first Deer Hunter Information Forest Walk.

• Midlands Community Projects Receive €500k Government Boost

  354 projects across the midlands will be funded.

• Enoch Burke Could Face Prison If Westmeath Trespassing Continues

  He was released Yesterday.

• Green Light For Major Restoration Of Westmeath Castle

  Sandy Lane Properties Ltd are looking to renovate Knockdrin Castle near Mullingar.

• Search Ends In Jo Jo Dullard And Deirdre Jacob Investigation

  Gardaí began the latest search at a disused quarry on the Wicklow Kildare border.

• Electric Vehicle Sales Soar Across The Midlands

  Westmeath saw the largest increase in EV sales across the region.

• Church 'Serious Harm' Attack Case Delayed Over Solicitors' Industrial Action

  Adjourning the case until October, Judge Power noted that the defence counsel had no instructions. 

• Independent Review Backs HIQA Processes

  The review also suggested using data to improve regulatory oversight.

• Emergency Services At Scene Of Westmeath Motorway Incident

  The M4 road is currently closed from junction 12 to 13 westbound. 

• Tributes Paid To Midlands Teen Following Fatal E-Scooter Crash

  It was one of two serious e-scooter collisions to happen this week.

• Laois Centenarian Award Honours Sr. Eileen In Australia

  The Centenarian Award has traveled to Australia.

• CCTV Planned Across Offaly To Combat Illegal Dumping

  Litter fines are also set to be increased this September.

• Laois Communities Selected For 2026 IPB All-Island Pride Of Place Competition

  Portlaoise Tidy Towns and Clough Village, Ballacolla have been selected for Laois.

• Laois TD Says RSA Waiting Times Are Misleading

  There is 25 weeks on average to wait for a test in the county.

• Inquest Hears Blood Seen On Offaly Prisoner’s Face During Fatal Incident

  The fatal incident occurred as prison staff were returning him to his cell.

• Offaly Hosts 12th Scripts Playwriting Festival

  The event runs from today until this Sunday.

• Debate On "Ban Hare Coursing" Bill In Dáil Today

  According to the National Parks and Wildlife service coursing is happening in the Midlands.

• Midlands MEP Brings Wool's Future To European Parliament Debate

  She is campaigning to remove wool's classification as a waste product.