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• Revenue Seize Contraband Worth €580k In Various Operations

  17 weapons were also seized.

• €200k in Funding For Recreational Spaces Set For Midlands

  The Teen Zone at Athlone RSC Fitness Park in Westmeath is one of the projects.

• New RSA Report Finds 38 Serious Road Injuries In Midlands

  The report spans between 2021 and 2025.

• Laois Priest Praises Pope Leo's AI Encyclical

  Abbeyleix's Fr Paddy Byrne is praising the pontiff's warning on AI.

• Laois County Council Launch Public Realm Project

   A €12 million Public Realm Project has started in Portlaoise.

• Westmeath Actress Ties The Knot

  The pair had a London ceremony.

• Laois Shop Set To Close Doors After Three Generations In Business

  Alo Donegan's in Portlaoise was founded in 1929.

• Laois And Offaly Under Status Yellow High Temperature Warning

  Laois and Offaly are under the advisory until 6 tomorrow evening.

• Fundraiser For Offaly Family Of Tadgh Farrell Taking Place This Weekend

  It is taking place at The Venice in Monasterevin on Saturday. 

• Occupied Territories Bill Set To Be Approved

  Services are not included in the bill which Offaly TD Tony McCormack says is in the interests of protecting Irish employment.

• Irish Troops Returning After UNIFIL Deployment

  The 127th Infantry Battalion will be landing at Dublin Airport this evening.

• Laois Sustainable Future Conference Taking Place Today

  It gets underway from 9:30am this morning.

• FTD Brothers Take Off From Offaly

  The brothers ran through the midlands on their journey.

• Two Arrested For Abusive Behaviour On Westmeath Bus

  A female passenger was subjected to racist and sexually explicit abuse.

• Planning Permission Granted for New Laois Homes Despite Public Objection

  Laois County Council approved the project despite several objections from local residents.

• Midlands Animal Charity Criticize Viral Video Of Horse In Supermarket

  My Lovely Horse Rescue is expressing concern over the video taken in a Dublin supermarket.

• Gardai Attend Scene Of Westmeath Crash

  The crash happened in Monksland this morning.

• Public Meeting On Irish Neutrality In Laois Tonight

  The meeting gets underway from 8pm at the Portlaoise Parish Centre.

• Midlands Braced For Record Breaking Temperatures

  Met Eireann expects South Leinster to see the warmest weather today.

• Midlands Hospital Experiencing High Admission Numbers

  Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise is apologising for disruptions caused.