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• Man Hospitalised In Westmeath Crash

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• Planning Permission Granted For Westmeath Community Office

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• Regenerative Tourism Projects Officially Open In Offaly

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• Rural Affairs Minister Backs Taoiseach’s Leadership

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• Former Westmeath Fire Station To Be Refurbished

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• Fianna Fáil Convention In Laois To Select New County Councillor

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• Man Known As "Tinder Rapist" Released From Midlands Prison

  Patrick Nevin had been in custody since 2014.

• Child In Critical Condition Following Crash in Westmeath

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• Midlands MEP Demands Further Suspension Of EU Carbon Tax

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• Rural And Community Development Minister To Launch Projects In Laois

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• Learner Driver Arrested In Offaly Following Positive Cannabis Test

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• Maura Higgins Joins US Dancing With The Stars

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• Irish Retail Chain Born Clothing To Close All 15 Stores

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