People Urged To Give Blood In Westmeath And Laois This Week

More from Midlands News

• Offaly Man Reflects On Meeting Brad Pitt In the 90's

  Edenderry's John Quinlan met Brad Pitt as well as his parents when they visited Laois in 1993.

• Laois Soccer Club Marks 60th Anniversary with 12 Hour Football Marathon

  33 teams are taking part in Portlaoise AFC'S marathon tomorrow.

• Glow In The Dark Sliotar Wins Student Enterprise Finals

  The Mullingar Park Hotel was the location of this years awards.

• Tanaiste Congratulates Laois School On Robotics Award

  Simon Harris is praising Rosenallis National School for their award win at the VEX Robotics World Championships.

• Bike Week Kicks Off In Laois Tomorrow

  Vicarstown and Stradbally are just some of the locations where events will be held.

• Two Men Jailed After Brutal Attack On Vulnerable Midlands Resident

  The two men pleaded guilty for an incident on November 27th.

• Rose Of Tralee To Lead Darkness Into Light Walk In Laois Town

  Katelyn Cummins will be leading the walk in Stradbally.

• Midlands Actor Cast As John Lennon In New BBC Beatles Drama

  Athlone's Rhys Mannion will assume the role.

• Irish Rail To Provide Extra Services For Leinster Football Final

  Train departures to and from Heuston Station are being provided from Athlone.

• SIPTU Members At Offaly Sterilisation Plant To Take Strike Action

  SIPTU members at Steris in Tullamore will take industrial action.

• Laois County Council Seeking New Funding For STEM Officer Role

  The current STEM project has been extended to the end of June.

• Longford-Westmeath TD Welcomes New IDA Facility

  Fine Gael TD Micheal Carrigy says the N4 Mullingar to Roosky upgrade is an important part of the story.

• Retired Postal Workers Stage Nationwide Protests Over Pension Disputes

  Protests are taking place across the midlands and the country this afternoon.

• Laois Rental Homes Issued Improvement Notices Following Inspections

  220 rental homes were inspected in Laois last year.

• IDA Commits To State-Of-The-Art Midlands Development

  Advance Building Solutions development in Longford is the plan.

• Medical Card Holders Cut Off From Dental Care

  Truly Dental cannot provide treatment services from June 24th.

• Plans For New Café Lodged In Westmeath

  Tiane Limited want to build the cafe at the Golden Island Shopping Centre in Athlone.

• Two Ryanair Passengers Jailed And Fined €10k for Disruptive Behaviour

  The airline's Mullingar boss Micheal O'Leary has been calling for a ban on pre-flight pints before morning flights,

• Communication And Safety Highlighted At National Older Peoples Convention

  Athlone hosts the convention this year.

• Midlands MEP Backs National Charity Run For Dementia

  Jordan and Cian Adams, known as the FTD Brothers, are running 32 marathons across the island of Ireland in 32 days.