Midlands News

4 Schools across the region have been rewarded for taking part in the CPR 4 Schools Programme.

Inclusion Week will highlight supports on LOETB courses.

The SWAN Action Group say the freshwater pearl mussel in Ireland could go extinct without proper water infrastructure.

The HSE is creating ten new full time jobs for a crisis resolution service in the region.

An extensive public consultation has been completed by Westmeath County Council on the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway.

Delvin and Moate will receive the funding.

The team headed to the US on Tuesday morning,

Local rep Claire Murray Smale is forming a campaign group to oppose Ballinla and Derrynadarragh Wind Farms.

The hosepipe ban has been in place since May.

The incident occurred on the N65 this morning.

€111m was allocated to renewable energy infrastructure projects.

Center Parcs in Ballymahon recorded operating profits of just over €33m for the 12 months to the end of April this year.

The collision occurred around 7am this morning.

Portlaoise and Mullingar waiting times sit at 13 weeks.

1090 babies dies in the Mother and Baby Home.

The lump sum payment now stands at €5,000.

A special service is taking place in St Peter and Paul's Church.

The comedian will be performing in the Mullingar Arts Centre this weekend.

Eileen Loughlin lost her 3 year old daughter Annabel in a 2018 accident.

Flooding has taken hold on the Shannon Callows.

Ruth Lawrence denies murdering both men.

Heroin and cocaine were discovered after a number of searches in the Midlands and Dublin.

It will be open to the public this Saturday from 11am until 2pm.

Midlands life threatening response time is 23 minutes.

Westmeath leads the way with three nominations.

Both the woman and her husband have entered guilty pleas to several offences.

About 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will be exchanged for 48 Hamas held hostages.

Wastewater discharges are being highlighted in Portarlington, Ballymore, and Kilcormac.

Experts expect price increases to continue into the future.

The seizures were made in the Midlands, Dublin and Rosslare Europort.

A man has been arrested after the discovery of cocaine and heroin.

Fifty new civilian roles and seventy key civil service positions, including in cyber security, will be created.

The SSE Yellow River Wind Farm in Rhode is made up of 29 turbines.

Temporary lights will be in place from Caplevane crossroads to Lusmagh NS.

Athlone is one of five new locations joining the scheme.

Social welfare payments are set to increase by €10 per week beginning in 2026.

The meeting is set to take place at the Killenard Community Centre on Monday at 7:00pm.

The awards ceremony takes place on October 25th.

Students’ unions claim the move effectively raises fees by €500.

The TUI General Secretary is pleased with the new measures.

The Toastmasters are inviting people to take up public speaking in a supportive environment.

The Irish Road Haulage Association members are facing a fuel price hike.

Michal Luczak is facing four separate charges.

Sentencing has been adjourned until later this month. 

Mr Magan passed away last week at the age of 55.

€2.3 billion has been allocated to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The VAT rate for completed apartments drops to 9% from midnight.

The Finance Minister and Expenditure Minister are announcing details for Budget 2026.

The data is being collected by the Department of Education.

Jim Gavin pulled out of the presidential race on Sunday.

The man in his 60s was found guilty during a hearing at the Central Criminal Court yesterday.

Volunteers are needed in Clara in order to keep the Christmas cheer alive.

Irish Rural Link says the service needs funding after a surge in users since Covid.

In total, 407 people who had been discharged remained in hospital wards as of August.

The driver was caught speeding at 187km/h on the M6.

Plans for a new autism unit in Birr were approved in 2018.

There's very little expected for workers in this year's announcement.

Wheelchair athlete Rosenallis's Sean Bennett is raising funds to send people with disabilities to Lourdes.

The Fine Gael MEP feels the current system puts farmers without children at a disadvantage.

Events in Ballycumber and Athlone are being shortlisted.

Garrynafela in Athlone will see a 300 meter drainage pipe and gullies worth €18,000 installed.

The service finished operations in Portlaoise in June 2023.

Over €200k was spent overall.

Fianna Fail candidate Jim Gavin pulled out of the presidential race last night.

IRHA President Ger Hyland says it would make the fuel more affordable for hauliers.

A record number of OPW landmarks, including the Four Courts, Kilkenny Castle, and the Rock of Cashel are lighting up.

The driver was caught doing 154 kilometres an hour yesterday.

The Tullamore care centre has been shortlised for two categories.

Maru da Costa O’Doherty claimed the top prize at Enable Ireland’s first-ever sustainable fashion competition.

Hundreds of homes in the Midlands lost power on Friday night.

The news was confirmed at the NPC's prizegiving ceremony in Tullamore last night.

The winners were announced at a gala event in Kilkenny on Friday.

The midlands counties are under a yellow weather warning.

Nearly 6,500 people were hospitalised with flu last winter, alongside more than 2,000 COVID-19 admissions.

The winners are set to be announced at the Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny tonight.

October marks ADHD Awareness Month.

Tullamore was chosen as one of five Irish towns for the new system because of its growing population.

125 new homes are coming to Kinnegad.

Bláthnaid Raleigh's memoir on the five year aftermath following a sexual assault was released this month.

The incident took place around 6am this morning.

Laois, Offaly and Westmeath will be under a yellow wind warning from midday.

Tullamore for Gaza is holding the vigil this evening at 6pm.

Westmeath County Council was awarded €3.2 million in funding under Fáilte Ireland’s Regenerative Tourism Scheme.

Nina Carberry wants Ireland to use its presidency of the EU to focus on online safety for children.

The celebrated gaeilgeoir passed away after a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Five researchers from the University have made it on to the Stanford Elsevier list.

In January, Storm Éowyn left over three quarters of a million homes across Ireland without power.

The policy offers money to families and individuals who agree to withdraw their applications for international protection.

Selected school projects will be featured at the National Finals taking place next June.

Co host John Lee has family connections in Clara.

Gardaí say the accused intended to assault his brother in Mullingar.

The media average wage in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath is just over €38k.

Eight Laois primary schools have signed up to a rising campaign.

Sorca Clarke wants answers over waiting times in midlands hospitals.

Over 100,000 passengers are set to see their flights disrupted.

The result will be announced in December.

Burst water mains and scheduled connection works have left customers' supply cut off.

Brian Stanley says costs are spiraling out of control for local groups and clubs.

The event will now take place on October 17th.

Today marked International Day of Older Persons.

The flag will be launched tomorrow.

Improved sleep and lowered anxiety, are among the key benefits the charity highlights when giving up alcohol.

Mullingar's Hazel Behan is the founder an advocacy and support organisation for sexual assault victims.

Motorists were caught operating vehicles without valid insurance, NCT, or tax documentation.

Parents and guardians can apply for first-year and special class places through the system.

The new measures will allow for a free travelling companion.

The development will feature 93 two-storey terraced homes.

A Justice Committee met yesterday in Leinster House to discuss allowing counselling session details in trials.

Preliminary CSO data for 2025 shows an 11% drop in international arrivals.

Lisa O'Connor wants to see those who steal pets face tougher sentences.

Peter Burke is promising to protect affected workers.

The new government communications system will help emergency services work together.

The library is closed today and will re-open until the 24th of October.

Mergon Group and Writech Industrial Services and Glenisk were honoured alongside 115 homegrown companies.

For men, the figure stands at one in five.

A bill put forward by TD Ruth Coppinger aimed at banning the practice has started.

13 men are set to begin their priesthood studies this autumn.

Shinrone Library has been vacant since 2009.

All three candidates were doing their best not to miss-step in their first tv debate last night.

The job cuts are set to be implemented in October.

Demonstrators are standing in solidarity with rape survivor Hazel Behan.

The closure of Racket Hall left Roscrea without a functioning hotel.

The prices are up 2.7% in three months.

The Health Service is accepting its historic performance on finance has fallen short.

Michael O'Leary says he's considering a return to Tel Aviv Airport.

If you're an aspiring snapper there's a chance you could win a €100 to spend in a range of shops.

The event will be held in the Mullingar Park Hotel this Sunday.

The incident was a single vehicle collision.

A High Court decision has mandated the removal of 32 individuals from an asylum seeker centre in Athlone.

Nearly 90% of people say in-person spaces are vital to young people's mental well-being.

Breastfeeding numbers have increased significantly in recent years in the county.

Plans are also being considered to ban single-use vapes and revise packaging rules.

The Budget will be announced on October 7th.

Simon Harris has promised to deliver the Office by the end of 2025.

A National Pig Farmers meeting will be held in Laois this evening.

The alleged incident took place earlier this month.

The declaration sets out the EU's targets to pursue ahead of a revision of the European Chips Act.

The programme focuses on themes of resilience, community transition and the circular economy.

The 30 people living on the grounds of the Lissywollen site must leave by November 7th.

The incident took place in Rochfortbridge on Saturday evening.

The Shamrock Lodge Hotel in Athlone is seeking the expansion with a decision due in November.

Mullingar will host its first ever Blues and Jazz Festival .

Independent rep Brian Stanley says the Transport and Education departments need to engage more on the issue.

The blaze broke out in a Portlaoise home at around 4am this morning.

Wetland areas in Offaly and Westmeath will be the focus of the project.

The amount of adults reporting as homeless in Westmeath decreased 17% in one month.

Cistercian College in Roscrea stated earlier this year they would now be allowing girls to enroll.

The latest emergency accommodation numbers are due today.

Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea has been housing over 100 asylum seekers since the start of the year.

CEO Kenny Jacobs is expected to leave his role in the next few months.

Athlone Councillors are once again in the High Court today to challenge the State on the IPAS centre.

Fianna Fail's Tony McCormack feels there hasn't been enough visits by the IDA to Offaly.

The portal opens at 11:00am.

The Irish Rural Link CEO says the sytem is overstretched.

The initiative highlights the needs of people with disabilities in public spaces to the wider community.

The ESRI are warning construction wages are increasing faster than the rest of the economy.

Clean Coasts Organisation organised this year's Big Beach Clean.

A decision on planning development for the Midlands Hospice is due next month.

The former presidential candidate missed out on a nomination for the ballot.

The Irish government is looking to retain the nitrates derogation beyond 2025.

Young workers under 20 can legally be paid less than the full minimum wage.

The Oireachtas Higher Education Committee is discussing student accommodation this morning.

The Dublin Airport passenger cap has been in place since 2007.

SNA Appreciation Day is being celebrated across the country today.

Offaly is one of three county's above the national average.

fundraising events are taking place across Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath.

A man in his 20's has been arrested and charged in connection with the investigation.

Longford-Westmeath TD Sorca Clarke is pushing the HSE for an answer on a capital build for the SATU unit in Mullingar Regional Hospital.

The pharma businessman conceded his campaign on Monday after failing to get the nomination from Offaly County Council.

The Independent rep made the comments during an interview with the BBC.

HSE Chief Executive Bernard Gloster confirmed this morning cases under review have risen to 12.

The seizures were made in the Midlands, Dublin and Rosslare Europort.

The Fine Gael rep was elected in Brussels this week.

Sean Dunne, who now lives in Portarlington, declared bankruptcy in 2013.

Five students from Tullamore College represented Ireland at the SAGE World Cup.

The deadline for submissions is October 19th.

The spotlight is on the local authority after Longford County Council secured funding.

The incidents at Portiuncula Hospital took place in May and July this year.

The event will see organic farmers getting the opportunity to develop their networks.

Principal of Raheen National School and member of Portlaoise INTO Branch Niamh Campion says it will be a great responsibility to schools.

Barrowline Cruisers are repeating calls to Waterways Ireland to improve maintenance works.

The union is seeking the Environment Minister Darragh O'Brien to speak with those affected.

Ireland ranks near the bottom of EU countries when it comes to mental health scores.

It follows Sinn Fein backing her as their candidate at the weekend.

IRHA President Ger Hyland wants the government to welcome insurance companies to Ireland.

It follows comments made in the past week by Danny Healy Rae and Donald Trump.

Heavins.ie were winners for both their website and customer service.

It comes amid BnM's move to sell its recycling operations to the privately owned KWD Group in Kerry.

30 schools across the midlands took part in a battery recycling competition in 2024.

The company currently employs 180 staff across two U.S. manufacturing facilities.

Gareth Sheridan saw his campaign come to an end in Offaly yesterday.

Shannonbridge Power Plant shut down in 2020.

The calls follows reports of a near €60k benefit in kind tax bonus for the company's CEO.

The awards ceremony is now in its 7th year.

Jason McKevitt is calling on the local authority to push for other uses for Mullingar's Columb Barracks.

Sindy Meleady and Aisling Burke from the Sacred Heart School in Tullamore led students to a VEX World Robotics title this year,

The Midlands Mink Eradication Programme is aiming to remove American Mink around Lough Ree.

The government payment will see payments for fuel for homes in the Midlands this winter,

Kilcormac's Linda Guinan is looking to rebuild her home after last Thursday's fire.

The Dubliner launched his campaign at the Tullamore Show in August.