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  A Local Election Candidate also wants to see an intercom system installed.

• TUS Honoured For Work On Gender Equality

  The ceremony is aimed at academic research organisations around Europe.

• Laois Candidate Left "Disappointed" After Posters Go Missing

  Around 30-40 of the Sinn Féin candidate's posters were taken down.

• Garda Divisional HQ For Laois Offaly Won't Be Complete Until 2027

  Portlaoise Garda Station is currently in the tender stage of renovations.

• Farmers Making "No Profit" With Input Price Inflation In The Agri Sector

  A European Candidate has described the inflation problem as "ridiculous".

• Status Yellow Weather Warning For Midlands

  Weather alerts are in place for this evening.

• Lack of Farming Support May Be Sinn Féin's Electoral Weakness

  Recent Opinion Poll shows the decline of Sinn Féin.

• Planned Offaly Private Hospital Gets Green Light For Extra 50 Beds

  It will bring the facility to just under 150 beds.

• Midlands 103 Records Highest Daily Listenership Of A Local Station Outside Dublin And Cork

  The average advertisement on our station reaches over 18,000 people.

• Laois Lotto Winner Comes Forward To Claim €500,000

  They won the EuroMillions Top Prize from Tuesday.

• Gardaí Stop 14 Year Old Driving A Tractor

  Two young people have been caught illegally driving a tractor in Westmeath.

• Massive Westmeath Housing Development Gets Green Light

  177 new homes have been granted planning permission.

• Jump In Dublin Midlands Measles Cases Since Public Health Alert

  There's now seven confirmed cases in the region.

• TUS Receive Honor For Gender Equality

  The Technological University of the Shannon have been awarded by the EU Commission in Brussels.

• Gardaí Renew Appeal For Help To Find Missing Teen

  He's been missing for over a week.

• Lough Owel Among Highest In Bathing Water Quality In Ireland

  Lough Ennell is also continuing its rebound from the poor category a few years ago.

• Eight In Ten Driving Instructors Pass "Check Test" Every Time

  They are required to do the test every two years.

• Mental Health Services And Public Transport Priorities For Westmeath Communities

  Those are some of the findings of the Draft Local Economic and Community Plan for the county.

• Over €247,000 For A Home In The Midlands

  Prices in county Laois seem to have stayed steady, but remain the highest in the region.

• Works To Alleviate Flooding Issues On Laois Golf Course

  Drainage work will take place after flooding along the golf links road.