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• Public Meeting On Water Quality Described as "Positive Step Forward"

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• Rose Of Tralee Judge Loves Shopping In Midlands Charity Shop

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• Labour Urges OPW Minister To Install Free Suncreen Stations

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• Luxury Food Items On Order Lists Of Subservice Prisoners In Portlaoise Prison

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• Gareth Sheridan Claims Laois County Council Back Presidential Bid

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• €1.5m Laois Wastewater Plant Upgrade Begins On Monday

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• Man Behind Liverpool Parade Incident Appearing In Court Today

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• Midlands Jobs At Risk As Fashion Accessories Chain Collapses

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• Simon Harris Needs To Resign - Scoliosis Ireland

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• Tipperary All Ireland Winning Captain Honoured By Laois Garda Colleagues

  A special event was held at the Midlands Park Hotel for Ronan Maher.

• Rural Communities At Risk Without Local Housing for Young People - Francie Gorman

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• Gardaí Urge Drivers To Follow Signs Not Sat Navs For Ploughing Championships

  The Ploughing Championships takes place from the 16th to the 18th of September.

• Midlands Hospital Joins National Water-Saving Effort

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• Pedestrian Incident On Westmeath Motorway This Evening

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• Westmeath Third Most EV Ready County In Ireland

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• Blood Donor Clinic Running In Offaly This Week

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• Laois Researcher Calls For Stronger Supports For Childhood Cancer Survivors

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• Midlands Nurse Feels India Day Celebrations Could Have Gone Ahead

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