Week 41 - Friday
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
Friday, 16 October 2026 - 1 hour 56 minutes
A new law will prevent cancer survivors who have completed treatment and been in remission for five years from being unfairly penalised when applying for mortgage protection insurance, with Junior Finance Minister Robert Troy sharing his family's personal experience of cancer.
Diesel prices have climbed to a national average of €2.14 per litre, a 24% increase since February, with global supply shortages raising concerns that high fuel costs could continue into 2027.
Award-winning Tullamore business Bon Chocolatiers has suffered extensive smoke damage following a fire at a neighbouring commercial unit, leaving its production facility badly affected as the owners work to reopen.
