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• Gardaí Advising Motorists To Avoid Midlands Road

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• Laois County Council Votes To Adopt New Local Area Plan

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• Prison Inmates' Mental Health Being Impacted By Over Crowding

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• Plans For Cycling And Walking Trails Across Midlands Bogs

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• Flooding Schemes To Protect Almost 2,000 Homes

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• Elderly Man Hospitalised After Offaly Crash

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• Record Number Of Women Declare For 2024 Local Elections

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