Week 46 - Wednesday
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 - 1 hour 54 minutes
Leadership and safeguarding — newly elected SIPTU Honorary President Alan Lindley outlines priorities on housing, cost-of-living and worker stability, while CyberSafeKids warns parents that smart devices “aren’t toys” as Christmas buying ramps up.
Courts, community and rural change — Enoch Burke is ordered back to prison for a fourth time in a damning High Court ruling, Offaly’s Mount Briscoe Estate unveils plans for a glamping expansion, and Tullamore hosts an International Men’s Day “Breakfast & Banter” celebrating men and boys.
Health, safety and local voices — stronger flu vaccines deemed too costly for over-65s despite fears of a severe season, an Athlone dad urges men to get PSA tests after his own prostate cancer diagnosis, farmers raise flood-risk objections to a proposed windfarm, and Turn2Me promotes a booze-free Christmas for better mental wellbeing.
