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• Electronic Tags Needed To Control Overcrowding Midlands Prisons

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• Offaly Councillor Caught Speeding Demands Answers Over New Limit Signage

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• Midlands Biodiversity Projects To Receive Over €280k Funding

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• Motorists Urged To Take Care This Silage Season

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• Midlands Families Struggling Under Caregiving Pressures - LauraLynn

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• Former Laois Minister Appointed New Chair Of Irish Red Cross

  Ex Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has been elected by the board's general assembly.

• Laois Teenager Crowned Irish Dancing World Champion

  Portarlington's Zoey McLoughlin won the Open Championship in Belgium.

• Jury Told Jozef Puska’s Two Brothers Are Accused Of Misleading Gardai

  His brothers have pleaded not guilty to withholding information.

• Westmeath Facility Among Five IPAS Centres Non Compliant With Standards  

  The Centres must submit plans for improvement. 

• Status Yellow Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Midlands

  It's in place for Laois and Offaly until 8 this evening.

• Almost €200,000 Worth Of Contraband Seized In The Midlands, Dublin, Rosslare And Waterford

  Various illicit drugs were discovered with the help of detector dogs.

• Electronic Tags Planned For Prisoners To Reduce Overcrowding

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• IFA President Challenges EU Commission To Scrap CAP Proposals

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