Week 50 - Wednesday
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner
Wednesday, 10 December 2025 - 1 hour 49 minutes
Wins, warnings and infrastructure urgency — Westmeath’s newest millionaire reflects on a €6.24m Lotto win after playing just three times this year; weather experts call for vigilance as Storm Bram continues to disrupt the country; and IDA chair Feargal O’Rourke outlines how Ireland must overhaul planning, regulation and public engagement to speed up delivery of critical infrastructure.
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Community safety, courts and construction — Offaly TD Tony McCormack demands 24/7 policing for Edenderry after Saturday’s fatal arson attack; the High Court rejects Enoch Burke’s bid to amend “baleful and malign” descriptions used in a contempt ruling; and Midland Steel’s Tony Woods says the Government’s new acceleration plan will bring clarity and certainty to the sector — though benefits will take time to show.
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Housing, farming and local resilience — the Living City Initiative expands to Athlone to tackle dereliction and revive town centres; IFA livestock chair Declan Hanrahan weighs in as Brussels debates whether plant-based “burgers” and “sausages” should be banned from using meat labels; and two gardaí recover after being assaulted during an arrest in Athlone.
