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• Management Can Easily End Industrial Action - SIPTU

  Workers at Carroll’s Cuisine in Tullamore are set to go on work stoppages next weekend over working conditions.

• Westmeath Credit Union Manager Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

  Mullingar branch manager Tom Allen picked up the honour at the CU Awards.

• Midlands Readers Encouraged To Take Part in MS Readathon

  The 2025 sprint to raise funds for MS Ireland takes place from November 1st.

• Westmeath Town Strong Performer For Fibre Broadband

  Mullingar is ranked as one of the best performing areas in the country for fibre adoption,

• Ireland's Oldest Living Person With EB Publishes Autobiography

  Abbeyleix's Emma Fogarty has released 'Being Emma' which tells the story of her life.

• Fund Midlands Councils To Build Housing On Public Land - Simon Community

  10 new properties are available to rent in Athlone and Portlaoise.

• Midlands Councils Boost Environmental Enforcement Performance

  Local authorities have seen improvements of 66% over the past three years.

• Offaly Food Workers Launch Industrial Action

  SIPTU members at Carroll's Cuisine in Tullamore have voted to take striking action.

• Public Consultation Taking Place In The Midlands

  An event for the Hodson Bay Waterfront Park Project will be held in Athlone.

• Man Due In Court Over Armed Pharmacy Robbery In Offaly

  The man in his 30's will appear before Portlaoise District Court today.

• Offaly Man Appointed President Of EU Body

  Seamus Boland is the 35th man to lead the European Economic and Social Committee.

• Rising Rents Affecting Midlands HAP Tenants

  Just 24 listings meet the HAP Scheme rent limits on daft.ie.

• Calls To Fast Track Wastewater Works After Flooding In Offaly

  Callary Street and Convent Road were flooded with raw sewage last weekend.

• Man Arrested After Attempted Armed Robbery In Offaly

  The incident occurred in Tullamore town centre yesterday afternoon.

• Westmeath Carpark To Reopen As Drainage Project Nears Completion

  The Strand Carpark in Athlone is set to reopen after it was closed last year.

• Midlands CPO's Up Significantly

  The amount of properties county councils are acquiring through the scheme has increased significantly.

• Midlands Bring Home 2025 Heritage Awards

  Groups in Offaly and Westmeath have brought home awards at this years ceremony.

• Offaly Attraction Appoints New General Manager

  John O'Grady is stepping into the role at Birr Castle Demesne.

• Midlands MEP Urges Better Pay For Construction Apprenticeships

  Ciaran Mullooly feels conditions need to approve and is proposing an EU construction training framework.

• European Commission Propose CAP Funding Boost

  The new adopted proposals are to encourage young farmers to stay in the sector.