Midlands News

4 year old Tadgh Farrell and his great aunt Mary Holt were killed in the blaze.

Greenland and Danish officials met US leaders at the White House yesterday.

Past winners attended the event in Portlaoise.

Tony McCormack is seeking a coordinated plan for industry alongside wind farms on former peatlands.

A High Court judge warned him yesterday he would be returned to prison if he went to the school.

Eist-Saying No To Slience launched the campaign.

Sinn Fein's David Jones wants an industrial park for Delvin.

The man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder.

New HSE figures show some of the longest delays in the State for primary care services.

Tullamore Tidy Towns is making the move following a clean up on the Grand Canal on Sunday.

The facility is located on the Dublin Rd, Garrycastle, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Edenderry's Sophie Clancy is running a weekly run for girls and women.

Supermacs are one of the sponsors of this years awards.

The Brennan family are holding it in memory of Sharon Brennan who passed suddenly last year.

Retired surgeon at Portlaoise Hospital Peter Naughton is recalling the setting up of the Cuisle Centre in Portlaoise.

The report comes from FRS Recruitment

It's taking place in Portlaoise's Killeshin Hotel.

The dog appears to be small and white and brown in colour

A Farming Independent report suggests the body is overly honing in on Mersocur and not enough on beef prices.

Justice Brian Cregan labelled Mr Burke's latest court outburst as "nonsense".

A man in his 20s is being held at a Midlands garda station.

The issue is expected to be resolved by 4pm today.

He was denied compassionate bail, from a sentence he's already serving, to attend his sons funeral.

The FSAI found mislabelled goat meat and unlabelled, untraceable Nigerian imports.

This percentage reflects the number of CAO offers received by the school’s pupils.

University of the Third Age in Offaly will host a talk in Tullamore this evening.

Mark Kelly was before the justice committee yesterday.

Farming Independent Journalist Martin Coughlan believes there's more to consider than just Mercosur.

Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally failed eight of the ten regulation areas.

'Putting the Small Business Owner First' focuses on small firm owners.

It comes as An Post are raising stamp, mail and bulk letter prices.

Tullamore Rugby Club is receiving the funds from Lumcloon Energy and Shannonbridge Power for their Rugby Campus.

Mark Kelly is making the comments to the Dail Justice Committee.

Portlaoise St Mary CBS'S Joshua Corbett entered a project that aims to treat glioblastoma.

The Irish Farmers Association held their AGM today.

Off the Pitch was officially launched in 2025.

Padraig Horan captained Offaly to their first ever All Ireland Hurling title.

A tourism action plan for the county’s rural regions is being sought by Fianna Fáil's Niall Gaffney.

Shane Tobin is the CEO of Truewealth.ie in Portlaoise and says it helps to start early.

The move follows ‘Grok’ reportedly producing sexual images of women and children.

Pay rose to over €30,000 after the release of the 2020 Moorhead Report.

Cabinet will consider the limited data centre development in areas with spare energy capacity.

The fund was set up to remember the schoolteacher who was murdered in 2022.

The show will take place on Sunday August 9th.

The Irish Farmer's Association's AGM takes place this afternoon.

There were two new millionaires from the region last year.

The seizures include suspected cannabis with a street value of €40k.

The works will run from today until Friday evening, between 7:00am and 5:00pm each day.

It was a successful exhibition for midlands students.

Applications must be submitted by 4pm on 27th February.

Ken Byrne has been recognised in the Fine Art Portrait category.

The 23 year old schoolteacher was murdered in Tullamore four years ago today.

Tolü Makay and Katelyn Cummins are impressing audiences nationwide.

Five safety recommendations have been issued in the meantime.

Ballycumber's Seamus Boland had a private audience with Pope Leo due to his work as EESC President.

The two incidents took place in Longford yesterday.

It provides businesses with a single point of access to cutting-edge digital tools, guidance, and funding.

The signatures will be brought to the European Commission today.

Sonas Community Childcare in Mountmellick is reopening today.

The highest rise was in Offaly.

The lucky person should make contact with the Lotto prize claims team so they can collect their prize from Lotto HQ in Dublin.

A memorial walk is taking place in Offaly today.

Plans are lodged for 217 houses and shops near Portlaoise's Centrepoint Shopping Centre.

Ciarán Mullooly says he'll be pressuring his colleagues to reject Mercosur.

Sonas Community Childcare waa advised to close yesterday by TUSLA.

Laois saw the highest number of approvals.

Students and staff aim to collectively walk 6,000km on their own school track.

Numbers have soared in 2026.

The announcement coincides with Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s State visit to China.

Tools have been reported stolen in the midlands and nationally.

Speeches are set to take place from 1:30pm.

Trial gets underway on Tuesday.

Ireland was one of the countries which opposed the deal.

Planning permission was granted for the facility on Arden Lane in Tullamore.

Mullingar's Mairead Loughman says the new year brings a surge of motivation for people to find love. ​

The mass takes place in St.Brigid’s Church, Mountbolus.

Members of the panel will file an affidavit opposing his application.

Tullamore For Gaza is hosting a 140 ft crochet blanket in Birr to represent the numbers of children killed.

The deal is expected to pass at council level before a parliament vote in the coming weeks.

A protest is being held in Athlone this weekend.

The arts centre opened in 2023.

Peter Burke believes Ireland lead this sector.

Uisce Eireann is carrying works on the Derry Road in Durrow.

Laois was the least affected county with the flu.

The project was first approved in 2019.

Hospitals across the Midlands paid debt collectors to collect unpaid hospital fees last year.

The former Love Island star is stepping into the world of the popular series.

A detailed assessment, covering both valuation and feasibility, is currently underway.

The event got underway this morning.

The man was removed from his vehicle yesterday.

Laois saw the biggest percentage increase across the midlands.

Patrick Nevin received a 12-year sentence in July 2019.

The Fianna Fail leader confirmed the news from China today.

It took place in Cloghan at around 11.30 yesterday morning.

Gardai are now investigating reports of Grok AI on X being used to generate child sex abuse material.

The incident took place in Carlow Town around midday on Wednesday.

Management in Portlaoise is pointing to the high level of respiratory infections in the community.

The company plans to broaden its range of services.

John Clendennen wants control of business park development shifted from the IDA to local councils.

A three bed is available for €1500 at Dun an Ri.

Tolls rose by 10 cent on January 1st.

President Catherine Connolly was in attendance.

Nina Carberry has been tasked with formulating the EPP’s budget position on CAP.

Anthony Tighe has been officially confirmed into the new role.

Birr's John O'Halloran started donating platelet cells 25 years ago.

The incident took place on the Mullingar/Castlepollard route.

€400m will be directed towards tourism.

The issue has reportedly been sent to the WRC for review.

The Irish food chain received 128 kg of hormone-treated Brazilian beef last year.

The lucky winner collected her prize today.

A sequence of truck collisions took place on the M7 this morning.

A stricken lorry is responsible for the congestion.

Over 50 events will be held over the weekend of March 27th-29th.

A motorist in Laois was caught doing over double the speeding limit.

An application was turned down in November due to funding.

Drivers are warned that poor visibility and isolated flooding could make driving hazardous.

John Clendennen feels there is more that can be done to grow businesses in Offaly.

From consumerism to AI - here's the full list of Midlands schools at the RDS this year.

It's ahead of the deal's final vote on Friday and a national rally in Athlone the following day.

Westmeath County Council are approving the conversion of Mullingar's Millmount House.

The expansion Banagher Chilling would have brought 110 new permanent jobs.

The Midlands 103 Home and Energy Show will be at the Tullamore Court Hotel on February 22nd.

Portlaoise First Responders will install three AEDs, and VIP Hub will host an inclusive sports event in Laois.

The road works will be in place until June 26th.

Busy roads are being gritted first.

A decision is due February 25th.

Permission was refused on December 30th.

Nollaig na mBan is being celebrated today.

Older residents from across the county are now travelling to Tullamore to receive their payments.

Applications are now open for the roles at Dovida.

A woman living in Portlaoise has been unable to replace her gas boiler since 2024.

Mullingar is joining Tullamore in warning very long ED wait times for non urgent cases.

Mr Burke is being granted permission to apply for an injunction against the Disciplinary Appeals Board.

The carcass had been in the Garrycastle area of Athlone for five days.

The incident occurred on December 30th.

Nicolas Maduro faced a court appearance in New York on Sunday.

Mr Burke will be brought to the High Court today to possibly lodge an action against the panel.

The Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore is still advising non urgent cases to consider other options.

Warnings are set to expire at 9 o'clock this morning

Construction will start this year.

The motorist was caught speeding under the influence on New Year's Eve.

The incident took place just before 4pm this afternoon.

TASK delivers fully managed telecare services that promote safety and independent living at home.

The body machines at Dooley’s Spar in Blueball unexpectedly shut down during Christmas week.

Peter Burke is promising more work for the tourism industry in 2026.

The seizures include suspected cannabis with a street value of €54k.

The duo achieved the top score on the competition’s opening night.

New SIMI figures shows Laois registered the most cars last year.

Michael O'Leary wants to see issues sorted at home.

Coláiste Phobal in Roscrea is looking to build a new 800 pupil building.

The protest is taking place this Saturday in Athlone.

Over 150 were shut in the North today due to weather conditions.

Nicolás Maduro is being detained in New York.

People will now need to travel to Tullamore to collect payments.

The driver was stopped by Gardaí in Ballacolla.

A protest is taking place in Athlone this Saturday.

New HSA figures show almost 60 incidents were recorded nationally last year.

The incident occured at approximately 9.15am.

The vehicle was stopped near Portarlington for going 141km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

The Enterprise Minister says skills development must be a focus going forward.

Tullamore is considered cleaner than European norms.

Imelda Keenan was last seen in Waterford City on January, 1994.

A man in his 30s has lost his life after a crash on the N4.

De Cleirs in Kinnitty had been open since 1828.

The Dixon family's tractor run in Killucan raised €6,000 euro in aid of its services.

It was seized across two properties in Ballynagore on New Years Eve.

Department of Housing figures shows 222 adults used services in the region last November.

It comes into effect from 6 pm tomorrow evening.

NCT test figures shows Tullamore recorded a pass rate of 56%.

The RSA has released a provisional review of fatalities for 2025.

Mullingar recorded the highest number at 1,360 patients.

The HSE is restricting visits to Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore.

The incident took place just after 11:00am this morning.

Grainne Walsh has been active on her social media over the past month.

The seizures include suspected cannabis with a street value of €136k.

This comes in the wake of the €1.7 billion investment announced earlier this month.

The application deadline is January 18th.

The TD has selected the approval for the hospice as his highlight of the year.

The auto enrollment scheme will also begin from New Year's Day.

The incident occurred last night.

2026 will begin a new year tomorrow.

Mr Trump has warned he will support Israeli strikes in response to Iran’s continued missile build-up.

A woman in her late 50s has been air lifted to hospital after the incident.

Two men are believed to have fled the scene in Edenderry in the car.

Westmeath Filmmaker Anna May Mullins is the producer of GAA 70's - Réabhlóid Shóisialta.

Mundy and Chasing Abbey are lined up to play on the third day of the New Year's Festival.

Issues around the surrender of land and security guarantees in the future remain unresolved.

The seizures include the detection of 14kg of herbal cannabis at Shannon Airport.

A driver in Laois was caught speeding 93km/h over the speed limit.

Forecasters expect sub-zero temperatures for anything up to a week.

Nationally, Sophie and Jack are top of the list for baby names.

Further events are planned in Meath, Longford, and Dublin.

Gardaí are continuing to ask the public for any information they might assist their investigation.

Stradbally's Ross Molloy recorded "When a Child Is Born" in aid of the Stradbally Parish Lourdes trip.

'The Village Tap' in Rosenallis is under the new ownership of Wayne and Ruth Walsh.

Daingean GAA Club is also hoping to build two new viewing stands.

"They Say It Might Rain " is co-written by Clonaslee woman Evelyn Cusack and Seamus Walsh.

It comes from the Irish Independent/REA Average House Price Index.

The M4 Kilcock to Kinnegad is one of the affected motorways.

TG4 is airing the best bits from the 2025 edition in Stradbally.