Week 48 - Friday
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
Friday, 28 November 2025 - 1 hour 42 minutes
STEM, creativity and community pride — Will Faulkner and Peter Dunne broadcast live from Tyrellspass and Rochfortbridge as students showcase their renewable-energy inventions for the Bright Sparks competition. Lumcloon Energy and Midlands Science celebrate hands-on learning, innovation and the engineers of tomorrow.
Crime, farming and rural life — Four men plead guilty to a violent Athlone street attack; IFA President Francie Gorman urges workable conditions in Ireland’s new nitrates derogation; and Camross Heritage marks the opening of the Poet’s Cottage Café — a community hub transforming social life in the village.
Consumer rights and seasonal pressures — Proposed telecom reforms could let customers escape CPI-linked contract hikes; Turn2Me warns of the emotional toll behind Black Friday spending; and the Friday Panel tackles everything from heating-oil costs to parent-teacher gripes, ‘stylish’ tobacco warnings and minors using delivery-app loopholes.
