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• Offaly Author Releases Book On County's Place In Irish History

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• Offaly Branch Of Charity Double Donations In Christmas Campaign

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• Music Generation Offaly Release Christmas Single

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• Midlands Youth Clubs Open Doors For Oíche na hÓige

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• Laois TD Highlights Importance Of Housing Defence Forces Veterans

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• Laois People Crowned Most Hardworking In Ireland

  The procure.ie study found Laois topped the polls in terms of commuting.

• Westmeath Steakhouse Closing Down Over Rising Costs

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• Minister For Children Launches Community Families In Offaly

  Norma Foley launched the programme at the Mucklagh Community Centre near Tullamore.

• Campaign To End Gender Based Violence Launching In Westmeath

  Eist-Saying No To Silence are launching the Zero Tolerance Midlands Campaign in Mullingar.

• Ryanair Slam World Cup Price Gouging Claims

  Prices for flights to Prague are hundreds of euro more than usual around the play offs next March.

• Madness Leads First Line-Up Announcement For Award Winning Laois Festival

  July's Forest Fest will be the fifth renewal of the event.

• Midlands Weather Warning Lifted As Frosty Conditions Continue

  Sub zero conditions will remain for a time this morning.

• Six People Held In Relation To Missing Garda Drug Seizure Released

  The garda being investigated has been suspended from duty.

• Housing Commencements Continue To Fall In Midlands

  Just 71 notices were issued across Laois, Offaly and Westmeath in October.

• Offaly Man To Launch Book On Slieve Bloom River

  The Silver River of Slieve Blooms by John Feehan launches this evening in Kilcormac.

• Midlands Couple Call For Political Intervention On Housing Development

  Elma Beirne and John Ennis are one of the five buyers affected by a development in Rathmolyon.

• Midlands Communities Gather To Object Wind Farm Plans

  The Kilmullen/Coolnafearagh Solar Action Group have concerns on the BNRG development.

• Five Couples Remain In Limbo Over Future Midlands Homes

  A liquidator has been appointed to the developer of the homes Meathamatic.

• Russian Spy Ship Near Irish Waters

  The Yantar entered waters in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone last year.