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• Midlands Hospital Holding Remembrance Service For Bereaved Families

  The services begins at 7.30pm this evening in Ballinasloe.

• Wild Cat Rescued After Appearing In Midlands Garden

  Zeus the African Wild Cat was discovered in Roscommon.

• South Offaly Ploughing To Host Charity Table Quiz In Birr

  The quiz begins at 8;30pm.

• Online Shopping Cited As EuroGiant Enters Liquidation

  640 staff are employed by the company.

• Concerns Raised Over Suitability Of Bord Bia Chair

  Laois IFA Chair Henry Burns believes Dawn Farm Foods is unclear about the source of its produce.

• Offaly TD Highlights “Overwhelming Need” For Extra Gardaí In Edenderry

  Edenderry Garda Station currently operates on a 9-5 basis.

• Education Minister Stands Over Special School Enrolment System

  Hildegarde Naughton has been touring Laois schools today.

• Offaly Gardaí Renew Appeal For Witnesses To Collision

  A teenage girl has been left in a critical condition after the incident.

• Bord Bia Has “Torn the Heart Out of Irish Farming” - Laois TD

  Willie Aird addressed the chair of Bord Bia in a meeting.

• Laois County Council Approves 80-Metre Weather Mast

  There was a number of objections against the planning application.

• Gardaí Return To Westmeath Island Where Human Remains Were Discovered

  Human remains were found in Lough Ree earlier this week.

• Offaly TD Joins Chorus Calling For Resignation Of Bord Bia Chair

  Larry Murrin appeared before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee in Leinster House yesterday.

• Heavy Rain Continues To Fall Nationwide

  Laois and Carlow will emerge from their advisory at 9am.

• Fresh Start For Laois Domestic Violence Refuge As New Partner Sought

  The construction funding deadline has been rescheduled until March 1st.

• St Brigid’s Cross Workshop Takes Place In Westmeath

  The workshop is being facilitated by Ciara Lawless.

• Rose of Tralee To Headline I Wish Festival

  The festival takes place at the RDS in Dublin this evening.

• Portiuncula Hospital Opens New Maternity Outpatient Facility

  The Hospital unveiled its new outpatient facility last month.

• Emergency Services Attend Scene Of Multi Vehicle Crash In Westmeath

  The incident took place this afternoon.

• Gardaí Search For Missing Midlands Man

  Gigi Florian Calin was last seen on Wednesday.

• Award Winning Midlands 103 Presenter Co Directs Short Film In Laois

  A screening of Poulastore will take place at the Dunamaise Arts Centre this Saturday.