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  In 2025, Uisce Éireann invested €1.4 billion in significant improvements to water infrastructure.

• Laois Family Syndicate Collect Winning Lotto Prize

  The family have won €389,066.

• Irish Men's Sheds Association Calls For €3.55m In Pre-Budget 2027 Submission

  The organisation represents 484 Men’s Sheds.

• Midlands Hotelier Says VAT Cut Is A Lifeline

  It's down to 9% from today.

• Offaly TD Urges Budget Action As Energy Bills Rise

  Bills will rise by between €250 and €300.

• Junior Minister Acknowledges Need For Faster Government Decisions

  Opposition parties have criticised the Government’s handling of the energy crisis.

• Offaly Records Lowest Number Of Complaints Against Lawyers

  Just 11 were recorded in 2025 in Offaly.

• Laois To Receive €1m For Storm Chandra Road Repairs

  €40m is being allocated across the country.

• Prep In Full Swing For Offaly Festival

  Edenderry festival is taking place this weekend.

• Outgoing Wexford Cathaoirleach Calls For Taoiseach To "Consider His Position"

  Offaly's Joe Sullivan is resigning from Fianna Fáil.

• IDA Employment In Midlands Falls In 2025

  There was a 5.3% decrease in employment across the midlands.

• Plans Submitted For 74 Home Development In Laois

  The proposed development is set for Portarlington.

• Leaving Cert Students Face Deadline For CAO Change Of Mind

  The Change of Mind facility was made available in mid-May.

• Solicitors Quit Legal Aid Over Pay Changes

  They will receive a single payment for District Court criminal cases.

• High Court Acts Over Laois Caravan Encampment

  The caravans had previously been parked on the Curragh.

• Major Housing Plan Lodged For Westmeath Village

  It's for 41 new homes in Rochfortbridge.

• No Timeline Yet For New €38m Offaly Secondary School

  Plans for Oaklands Community College were lodged in 2023.

• Sarcoma Outreach Clinics To Be Established In The Midlands

  Clinics are to be set up at Tullamore and Portlaoise hospitals. 

• Ireland Takes Presidency Of European Council Today

  It is a rotating six month term.

• EPA Urges Water Network Investment For Safer Drinking Water

  It says the system must eb more resilient.