Westmeath Sees Largest Jump In Black Friday Spending

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• Laois Farming Festival Announces Celebrity Chef Speaker

  The festival will open on June 22nd.

• Broadcasting Levy 'Unaffordable' for Radio Sector

  The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland are voicing concerns over a 39% increase in the broadcast levy.

• Midlands Detective Behind 'Bikegate' Never Given Chance To Speak Up - GRA

  The GRA highlighted the story of Detective Cunnane at their conference.

• Man Accused of Causing Damage to Westmeath Garda Station Sent Forward For Trial

  The cost of the damage at Athlone Garda Station in January is estimated at just under €23,000.

• Aer Lingus To Serve Sustainable Offaly Snacks

  BiaSol will be available on flights from next Monday.

• Plans Lodged For 16 New Homes In Westmeath Town

  A proposed 16 home development submitted for Athlone.

• Midlands Hospital Opens New Family And Dementia-Friendly Facilities

  The official opening takes place at 11:30am.

• Public Invited To Have Say On €30m Hodson Bay Waterfront Plan

  A meeting will be held today in Athlone.

• National Lottery Calls On Winners To Collect €500K

  The tickets were sold in Dublin and Carlow.

• Laois Gardaí Arrest Driver "Fueled By Cocaine"

  The motorist was also found to have no tax or insurance.

• Midlands Gardai Suspension Story Given Standing Ovation At Conference

  Detective Garda Eamonn Cunnane's story was told at today's GRA conference.

• Newly Released Census Shows 500 People At Former Midlands Asylum

  The records reveal numbers at the former Maryborough District Lunatic Asylum in Portlaoise. 

• Offaly Gardai Seize Two E-Scooters

  They were detected in Edenderry on Saturday.

• Laois Man Who Assaulted Landlord Jailed For 12 Months

  Philip Lalor was convicted of two counts of assault causing harm and one of production of a Stanley knife.

• Laois Library Earns National Recognition With Award Nomination

  Portlaoise Library is up for Building of the Year.

• Sunny Spell Set To Continue As Temperatures Climb Across Ireland

  Temperatures could reach over 20 degrees this Friday.

• Major Housing Expansion Planned For Laois Estate Sparks Objections

  Plans included 174 new homes off the Borris Road in Portlaoise.

• Midlands Set For Large Scale Energy Parks

  It aims to bring thousands of jobs.

• Midlands Outdoor Equipment Shop Shutting Down

  Killeigh's 'A Room Outside Midlands' operates its last day of business on Friday.

• Irish Rural Link CEO Offers Perspective On Varadkar Comments

  The former Taoiseach says the rural community gets 'a lot of tax benefits'.