Numbers On Hospital Waiting Lists For Over A Year Up By 40% In Midlands

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• Housing Agency Asks Westmeath Councillor To Leave Meeting

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• Laois Gardaí Stop Texting Motorist With No Tax Or Insurance

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• Plans Submitted For Major Westmeath Housing Development

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• €10m Funding Call Opens For Midlands Bioeconomy Projects

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• Events Are Taking Place For Caregivers Appreciation Week

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• Midlands Towns Rank High In Latest IBAL Survey

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• €8.9m Offaly Pool Moves Into Early Planning Phase

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• Laois Residents Highlight Dangerous Driving

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• MEPs Set To Vote On EU Child Sex Abuse Laws

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

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

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• Revenue Warns Consumers Over Online Medical Purchases

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