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• Offaly TD Calls For Improved Irish Rail Services For Commuters In The County

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• 12% Rise In Midlands Direct Provision Numbers

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• Family Carers Ireland Calls For End To Means Testing And Increase In Carer Payments

  The charity want to see weekly carer payments increased to €325.

• MEPs Vote To Ban Alumina Exports To Russia

  The motion does not carry legal force.

• Laois Leads Ireland’s Grid Transformation

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• Midlands Live Register Figures On The Rise

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• US-Iran Tensions Escalate As Trump Defends Fresh Airstrikes

  US and Iran exchanged strikes after Hormuz shipping attacks.

• 10 Appeals Lodged Against €1 Billion Westmeath Data Centre Plans

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• Westmeath Angling Group Calls For More Fishing Platforms Along River Shannon

  Councillors believe this will increase tourism.

• 11 New Jobs In Westmeath

  The Pharmacy chain is opening it's second location in the town.

• Gardaí Investigating Series Of Westmeath Burglaries

  The burglaries happened on the same day.

• Laois Principal Welcomes New Rural Housing Rules

  New guidelines for one-off rural and Gaeltacht housing are coming into effect.

• Uisce Eireann Working To Repair Burst Water Main In Offaly

  Works are being done in Birr.

• Court Orders RTÉ To Hand Over Unedited Footage Of Laois Nursing Home

  The order was made by Judge Emily Egan yesterday.

• Sinn Féin Pushes Bill To Begin Planning For Irish Unity

  Maria McCormack feels Ireland can learn from the mistakes made following Brexit.