Midlands News from Friday, January 30th, 2026

Both Katelyn Cummins and Tolu Makay are competing on this season of Dancing With The Stars Ireland.

Portlaoise Jazz Festival is back after 30 years.

The house will be located in Edenderry's Blundell Park.

Athlone Family Resource Centre is aiming to create a cloak the length of the town's cycleway bridge.

The Offaly Camino Canal Way Walk kicks off tomorrow morning.

Laois councillor Aisling Moran feels less reliance on assisted housing bodies will increase affordable housing supply.

309 adults and children accessed homelessness services last month.

53 year-old Vaidotas Gedvilas, a Lithuanian national, of Ashefield, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, carried out the three-stage attack after a house party.

Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats is one of this year's headliners for Emo's Forest Fest.

Figures show over 5,000 children living in emergency accommodation.

Water levels have not risen as much overnight according to the Severe Weather Assessment team.

John Condron says he is prepared to come up with a solution to withdraw his appeal.

Injury units are also open this weekend.

Dunamase College accommodates 1,000 students.

Ken Doherty and Aaron Hill will be the main event stars at the event.

There is events taking place across all three counties.

Track and platform upgrades will be carried out between Portarlington and Athlone over the weekend.

Planning has been granted for the St Fintan’s Hospital campus project.

The incident happened in Bunbrosna.

Judge Keenan Johnson says the household was run like a workhouse.

The warnings will be in place until midnight this evening.