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Midlands News
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Water Supply Disruptions Expected In Offaly Villages Following Burst Main
A main was also burst in Rhode yesterday.
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New €4m National Firefighter Training Centre Planned For Laois
The centre will be located in Abbeyleix.
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Midlands Accounts For 17% Of Construction Site Fatalities
The region holds only 7% of the construction working population.
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Free Retrofit Advice Event Taking Place In Westmeath This Evening
The event takes place from 6-8pm.
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‘Unprecedented’ Road Repairs Underway On R400 In Offaly As Pilot Scheme Begins
The aim is for the road works to be complete halfway through November.
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Second Man Arrested Over Four Westmeath Burglaries
A man was arrested in Clonmel this morning.
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Taoiseach Acknowledges State Failures In Apology To Stack Family
Micheal Martin made the apology in the Dail this afternoon.
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Gardaí Renew Appeal For Missing Laois Man
Stephen Sheeran Phelan was reported missing on October 8th.
Sports
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Robbie Henshaw And Darragh Murray Included In Irish Squad
Ireland will face Argentina, Fiji, and South Africa in November.
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Westmeath SHC: Raharney Manager Proud Of Side Following Final Loss
Raharney were beaten by Lough Lene Gaels in the final on Sunday.
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Alicia Ennis Guaranteed Bronze At European U15 Boxing Championships
Alicia Ennis is competing from St Brigid's Boxing Club.
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Joe Dooley Reflects On His Hurling Career Following Induction Into GAA Hall Of Fame
The former Offaly Hurler won three All-Ireland's with the Faithful County.
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Offaly Hurling Legend Joe Dooley Inducted Into GAA Hall Of Fame
The Seir Kieran clubman won three All-Ireland's with Offaly.
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Mixed Weekend For Portlaoise Panthers
The men's side recorded a win, with the women's team narrowly losing.
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Camross Seal Back To Back Intermediate Camogie Titles
They will now face Mount Leinster Rangers in Leinster.
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Ballinamere Durrow Seal Place In Leinster Quarter-Finals
The Offaly Champions will be back in action this Sunday.
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Offaly SHC: Kilcormac Killoughey Celebrate Fourth Title In A Row
KK defeated Ballinamere by two points.
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Athlone Town And Shelbourne Share The Points In Women's Premier Division
Town will play their final game of the season this weekend.
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Westmeath SHC: Lough Lene Gaels Make It Fourth Time Lucky
Joey Williams side have won their first title since 2002.
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Laois SHC: The Harps Celebrate First Ever Title
The Harps were convincing winners over Camross.
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Athlone Town Miss Out On First Division Play-Offs
Longford Town's win secured their place in fifth.
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The Harps, Lough Lene Gaels And Kilcormac Killoughey Secure Hurling Titles
The Harps won their first ever title in Laois.
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Portlaoise Panthers Aiming To Bounce Back In Women's Super League
Panthers are on the road this weekend.
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Ballinamere Durrow And St Conleth's Set For Battle In Leinster
A place in the quarter-finals are at stake.
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Athlone Town And Longford Town Set For Huge Midlands El Classico Clash
Both sides are aiming to reach the play-offs.
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Two Offaly Players Named In Tailteann Cup Team Of The Year
Dylan Hyland and Jack McEvoy are being recognised for their performances.
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Offaly SHC: Kilcormac Killoughey Chase Four In A Row Dream
KK are looking to win four in a row for the first time.
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Westmeath SHC: Raharney Aiming For Return To Top Of Westmeath Hurling
Raharney defeated Castletown Geoghegan in the semi-final.
Business News
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Midlands Minister Leads IDA Ireland & Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission To The States
The aim of the trip is attract companies to Ireland.
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Midlands Based Pharma CEO Picks Up Award
Leah Fletcher of Dunbar Pharma in Athlone has been crowned Founder of the Year at Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start-Up Awards.
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Midlands Event For National Women's Enterprise Day Taking Place Tomorrow
The Village Barn in Tyrellspass is the venue for the event.
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Ericsson To Relocate Midlands Research And Development Site
The company will move to a nearby IDA Ireland campus in Athlone.
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Enterprise Minister Urges Unions To Cancel Planned Strike Action
Longford-Westmeath TD Peter Burke is urging union to come to the table for talks.
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Accountant Warns Minimum Wage Hike Could Hit Small Businesses
The minimum wage is set to rise by 79 cent.
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Many Families Are Facing Severe Challenges - Enterprise Minister
Budget 2027 raised the higher-rate income tax threshold by €2,500.
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Laois Hotel Named Best In Ireland
Ballyfin Demesne topped the Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards list for 2026.
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Budget 27: As It Happened
The 2027 Budget is being delivered at 1pm today.
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Offaly Business Picks Up Bronze Blas na hÉireann Award
The Bogs Dollops in Rhode is picking up its second award for the second year in a row.
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New Book Unveils Struggles For Irish Renters
Author of the Daft.ie housing reports Ronan Lyons has penned a new book.
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Midlands Finance Expert Encourages Young People To Tackle Budgeting
47% of 18 to 24 year olds depend on their families to help make ends meet, according to Royal London Ireland.
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Laois Service Station Reopens After Multi-Million Euro Redevelopment
The Applegreen in Portlaoise returns with new shopping and dining options.
Entertainment & Lifestyle
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Young Musicians Set To Rock The Midlands At Youth Music Festival
The project empowers young musicians to create and develop music with professionals and educators.
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False Leg And Giant Papier-Mâché Chicken Among Bizarre Items Left At Center Parcs
13,000 items have gone missing or been disposed of at Center Parcs in the past year.
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Midlands 103 Reporter Travels To The Horn Of Africa To Cover Drought And Flooding Issues
Reporter Lynsey Dolan has travelled to Somaliland, a country in north-eastern Africa.
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Offaly Woman Crowned Ms Ireland 2026
Cleo Knight plans to use her title to champion alternative routes through education.
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Maura Higgins Tops The Leaderboard On Dancing With The Stars US
Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas got 25 points for their waltz.
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Popular Midlands Film Festival Returns Today
OFFline Film Festival returns for its 17th edition.
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From Classroom to Newsroom: Ten Graduates Launch Careers Across Independent Radio
The programme was officially launched at the WLR FM studios in Waterford.
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Singer Tolu Makay Brings National Tour Home To Offaly
Tullamore's Tolu Makay is playing at the Esker Arts Centre this Friday.
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Fabric Of Change Launches Week-Long Fashion Pop-Up In The Midlands
Fabric of Change Carlow is opening its Pop-Up today.
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Offaly Woman Crowned Ms Ireland
Cleo Knight was named the winner on Saturday night.
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Midlands 103 Wins Big At National Radio Awards
The Midlands most popular radio station picked up gold, silver and bronze and the IMROs last night.
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Midlands Comedian Tackles Racism And Identity In New TV Series
Tullamore comedian Ciara "Izzie" Izuchukwu is bringing her own experiences of race, culture and identity to a new Virgin Media Television series. Stand Up If You’re Racist uses comedy to explore multicultural life in Ireland.
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Documentary On Offaly Peat Industry Set To Appear At Irish Film Festival
'Closed for Lunch' is set to screen at the Disappear Here Film Festival,.
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Offaly Parkrun Branch Marking 5th Birthday Tomorrow
The Grand Canal Way group in Tullamore was set up in 2021.
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Midlands Events Top Garda Spend Report
Electric Picnic and the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan both made the list.
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Offaly Young Musician Performs With U2
Lauren Mathews performed alongside the band for their 50th anniversary celebration.
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Look back on Forest Fest 2024
Moments captured from Forest Fest 2024