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• Laois County Council Continue Work On Rat Infestation

  The local authority say they have advised residents of Esker Hills in Portlaoise of the outbreak.

• Midlands MEP Welcomes Step Forward On EU Consent Based Definition of Rape

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• Offaly County Council Call For Public Frog Sightings

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• Midlands MEP Condemns Provisional Implementation Of Mercosur

  Ciaran Mullooly is warning it undermines democratic process and legal certainty within the bloc.

• Homelessness Figures Rise In The Midlands

  The number of children homeless in the midlands has risen.

• Midlands TDs Declare Rental Properties And Land In Latest Dáil Register

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• Offaly Councillor Calls For Urgent Pothole Funding After Losing Tyre

  She says it followed a day after raising council concerns about county potholes.

• EU Related Events Could Come To Midlands - Thomas Byrne

  The Minister of State for European Affairs is visiting Laois and Offaly today.

• Over 2,500 Midlands Children Mark National Pyjama Day

  The annual fundraiser features PJ breakfasts, teddy bear picnics and games in aid of charity.

• Agriculture Minister To Launch Governance Review Amid IFA Bord Bia Dispute

  Members of Bord Bia have been calling for Larry Murrin to step down as Chair.

• Midlands School Waiting Seven Years For ASD Classrooms Raised In Dáil

  St.Fintan's National School has 123 pupils in the school.

• Midlands Teen Seriously Injured In Crash Released From ICU

  Miya Connolly Loonam was in Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin.

• Man Who Killed Dad In Laois Hotel To Remain In Central Mental Hospital

  Henry McGowan was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of his father in Ballyfin Demesne.

• Midlands Commercial Vacancy Rates Record Slight Drop

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• Laois/Offaly Garda Youth Awards Deadline Extended

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• Niall Horan Confirms Fourth Album

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• Laois Councillor Seeks Proper Regulation On Drones

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• IFA Staging More Bord Bia Protests This Weekend

  The Irish Farmers Association will protest outside the Agriculture Minister's office in Kildare on Saturday.