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• Jury Sent Home Again In Puska Family Member Trial

  The jury in the Central Criminal Court completed just under three hours of deliberations.

• Sabrina Carpenter Album Cover 'Glamorising Objectification' - ODVSS

  The album cover for 'Man's Best Friend' is sparking anger among domestic abuse charities.

• Housing Agency Asks Westmeath Councillor To Leave Meeting

  Respond Housing tried to turn Athlone rep Aengus O'Rourke away from a residents meeting in Sarsfield Square.

• Laois Gardaí Stop Texting Motorist With No Tax Or Insurance

  The car was seized on Friday.

• Plans Submitted For Major Westmeath Housing Development

  The plans include 104 new dwellings.

• €10m Funding Call Opens For Midlands Bioeconomy Projects

  The 'Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative’ is under the EU Just Transition fund.

• Events Are Taking Place For Caregivers Appreciation Week

  Caregivers are being celebrated this week.

• €8.9m Offaly Pool Moves Into Early Planning Phase

  The build is expected to commence mid 2027.

• Laois Residents Highlight Dangerous Driving

  Laois Cathaoirleach Conor Bergin wants to see measures taken on the village road.

• MEPs Set To Vote On EU Child Sex Abuse Laws

  New measures against AI generated child sex abuse images are being voted on this week.

• Jury In Trial Of Jozef Puska's Family Sent Home For Weekend

  The jury has spent the past few days considering the evidence but has yet to deliver verdicts in the case.

• Westmeath Councillor Says Former Westmeath Psychiatric Hospital Could Be Third Level Facility

  Mick Dollard feels it could create educational opportunities for the county.

• Revenue Warns Consumers Over Online Medical Purchases

  635 detections of illegal weight loss drugs in parcels have been uncovered by Revenue officers in the Midlands and Dublin.

• Midlands Father Of Four Urges Men To Check For Signs Of Rare Form Of Cancer

  Cormac France is urging men to check for the signs of penile cancer.

• Project For Laois Park Gets Government Grant For Teenager Meeting Space

  'Giving Young People the Sun, Moon and Stars' will be in the People's Park Portlaoise.

• Athlone Agri Show Returns This Weekend

  It returns this Sunday to Garnafeilagh.

• "Bright, Modern, and Dynamic" - SETU Celebrating New €26m Facility

  Near zero energy building's conrstruction was entirely self funded.

• €2.3m In EU Just Transition Funding Granted To Midlands Tourism Projects

  Projects across Laois, Offaly and Westmeath are in line for funding.

• Local Parishes Keeping Confirmation Relevant For Students - Laois Priest

  Smoking and vaping are to be added to the Confirmation pledge next year.

• Offaly Motorist Caught Travelling More Than Double Over Speed Limit

  Gardaí in Offaly have since arrested the motorist.