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• Offaly Man Wins National Lottery Hero Of The Year Award

  Liam Brereton has won this years award for his work with Edenderry Boxing Club.

• Uisce Eireann Confirm Offaly Wastewater Works Still Ongoing

  Uisce Eireann is apologising for streets in Tullamore that were covered in raw sewage yesterday after rainfall.

• Movie Adaptation of Westmeath Author's Novel Set To Premiere In Midlands

  A Savage Silence, based off the book by Fore's Rory Hafford premieres in Mullingar this Friday.

• Renovations To Bring New Community Hub To Laois Town

  The Market house revamp started in 2023 is set to be finished soon.

• Offaly Councillor Voices Concern On Raw Sewage Flooding

  It follows severe flooding in parts of Tullamore last week.

• Offaly Weather Man Responds To Criticism From Ex Met Eireann Meteorologist

  Cathal Nolan is criticising Ireland weather warning sytem.

• Laois Support Services Welcome 'Jennie’s Law' To Name Domestic Abusers

  The law allows domestic violence offenders to be listed on a public register.

• Free Hazardous Waste Collection Day In Offaly Set for November 1st

  The waste disposal day will allow people to drop off their household waste free of charge.

• Plans Advance For Offaly Greenway Extension To Banagher

  A final decision on a successful tenderer set to be made on November 11th. 

• Offaly Streets Flooded With Sewage As Residents Demand Immediate Action

  The incident occurred despite Uisce Éireann’s plans to tackle the problem in 2026.

• Call For Extension Of €1.7m Grant To Offaly Council After Power Station Shutdown

  Shannonbridge Power Plant closed down in 2020.

• Laois Gardaí Investigating Burglary

  The incident took place in Portarlington on Wednesday.

• Westmeath Quarry Gets Green Light For Land Restoration Project

  The change will take an estimated five years.

• Sinn Fein Hold Longford-Westmeath Seat Despite Lower Campaign Spend

  A new Journal.ie study shows candidates spent an average of €20,000 in last year's election.

• Shannon Flood Relief Work To Begin As OPW Launches Storm Site

  The Shannon Callows has experienced significant flooding over the past month.

• Laois Senator Calls For More Dentists In County

  A HSE reply to Sinn Fein's Maria McCormack says only one dentist in the county is accepting medical card patients.

• 30 New Jobs Coming To Westmeath

  NorDan have set up a new showroom in Athlone.

• Offaly TD Defends Election Spend

  John Clendennen is defending being one of the biggest spenders in the country on his election campaign.

• CyberSafe Kids Urges 24 Hour Digital Break Amid Screen Time Concerns

  Eight in ten children aged 8 to 12 use devices in their bedrooms.