Midlands News from Wednesday, August 26th, 2026
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Westmeath Local Development Group Back Open Letter To Gardai On Antisocial Behaviour
Castlepollard Local Development Group add other measures are needed alongside increased garda presence.
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Calls For Safer Traffic Measures Outside Offaly Primary School
Cloghan Primary School is looking to improve safety measures around the school.
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Maura Higgins To Host ‘Blind Date’ Reboot For Disney+
Filming will get underway later this year.
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Plans for Community Hub In Offaly Town Make Progress
The Cloghan Community Development Association has received land from St. Rynagh’s GAA for the hub.
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Offaly Primary School Ask For Increase In SNA Allocation Hours
Cloghan National School currently only has an SNA for 3 hours and 12 minutes of the school day.
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CAO Offers May Land Ahead Of 2pm Release
People are being encouraged to consider other available options if they weren't offered their first choice.
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41-Home Proposal For Westmeath Town Refused By Local Authority
Strongly Ltd are looking to develop houses in Rochfortbridge.
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Dolly Parton Remembered As ‘Giant Of An Artist’ Following Death At 80
The country music legend died following a brief battle with cancer.
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Offaly TD Raises Concerns Over Patient Safety At Beaumont Hospital
The hospital received 2,050 complaints in the first half of 2026.
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Planning Permission Granted For Coffee Dock At Midlands Regional Hospital
The HSE lodged an application in June.
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Offaly Records Highest Commercial Vacancy Rate In Leinster
Its Q2 2026 rate was 15.6%, above the national average of 14.5%.
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TUI To Ballot Members On Industrial Action Over Leaving Cert Pay Deal
The TUI says a 1% pay rise was agreed with the Department of Education last May.
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Westmeath Community Writing To Garda Superintendent Over Antisocial Behaviour
The Town Team for Castlepollard say that a minority of young people in the town are behind the actions.