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• Gardaí Investigate Laois Burglary

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• "The Right Action In The Wrong Location" - Action Group Campaigning Against Midlands Windfarm

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• Deadline For Observations on Westmeath Community Centre Tomorrow

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• Laois County Council Launch Youth Theatre Pilot Proposals

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• Epilepsy Day Highlighting Condition Prevalence In The Midlands

  Epilepsy Ireland is promoting how to help people who have uncontrolled seizures.

• State Pathologist Reviews Ancient Human Remains Found In Westmeath

  Athlone Gardaí reported the discovery of human remains on Carberry Island in Lough Ree last week.

• Revenue Seizes Over €105k In Midlands, Kilkenny, Dublin And Rosslare

  The detections were achieved through risk profiling and operations guided by intelligence.

• Family of Offaly Father Seek Publication Of Report Into Death

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• Midlands Stars Survive Fright Night Under The Glitter Ball

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• Westmeath Library Reopening

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• Gardaí Make €1.7m Midlands Drug Seizure

  Suspects heroin and cannabis were discovered in Carlow Town on Sunday

• Over €150k Raised For Offaly Teen's Recovery

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