Midlands News from Monday, October 5th, 2026
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Laois Women’s Quilt And Antarctic Adventures To Take Centre Stage At Midlands Science Festival
Dr Niamh Shaw will be discussing her trip to Antarctica in 2023.
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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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Irish Rail Appeals For Public Help After Midlands Train Vandalism
Irish Rail say a graffiti attack took place on Friday morning in Athlone.
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Revenue Officers Seize Contraband Worth €169k
Over 3.1kg of herbal cannabis was seized.
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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 Gardaí Appeal For Witnesses After Church Break In
It took place on Saturday evening at Clonbollogue's Sacred Heart Church,
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Two Cars Seized In Midlands During Garda Tyre Safety Crackdown
Tullamore Roads Policing Unit are conducting checks on unsafe vehicles and road traffic offences.
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Offaly Woman Crowned Ms Ireland
Cleo Knight was named the winner on Saturday night.
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Temperatures Set To Plunge After Unseasonably Warm Highs
Some parts of the country will see temperatures above 20 degrees today.
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Young Breast Cancer Survivor Urges Women To Act On Symptoms Early
Roisin Molloy was living in New Zealand when she noticed a sore lump.
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Westmeath Man Remembered As "Hard Working" And "Loved By All" At His Funeral
Kyle Geoghegan's funeral took place on Saturday.
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Electric Picnic Organisers Warned Of Overcrowding Before Duke Dumont Set
Festival Republic twice asked Laois officials on Saturday to move DJ Duke Dumont to the Main Stage.
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Offaly Singer Mourns Passing Of Mother
Popular Offaly singer-songwriter Mundy is paying tribute to his mother Antoinette.
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HSE Spending Millions On Lab Outsourcing
A freedom of information request shows €2.3m is being spent in the Midlands alone.
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Daniel Kinahan Appears Before Special Criminal Court
He's been held on remand at Portlaoise Prison since being brought back to Ireland in August.