Week 42 - Tuesday
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
Tuesday, 20 October 2026 - 1 hour 49 minutes
Tullamore cancer survivor Vanessa Mooney has launched Someone Like Me, a new app connecting cancer patients and their families with others facing similar experiences, offering private peer-to-peer support throughout diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
The Sheraton Athlone Hotel is operating at limited capacity following a major water leak that forced guests to evacuate and temporarily closed Athlone Towncentre, with the full extent of the damage still being assessed.
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has accused solicitors of deliberately targeting rape cases during industrial action over criminal legal aid payments, after six cases involving rape allegations were adjourned. Solicitors have rejected the accusation.
