News

The 57th Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival kicks off today.

The River Festival and Féile na Sionainne continues until Sunday evening.

Edenderry's Clodagh Farrell runs The Cake Shed which uses the honesty box model.

Bodies like PATH clean up the site at Stradbally Hall after the festival but are getting less time to do so.

Numbers are up by 66% from the same time period last year.

Met Eireann have a weather advisory in place, and will issue specific advisories tomorrow.

Councillors John King and Ollie Clooney are calling for a pause on all large scale wind farm developments.

Former Garda chief superintendent for the Laois/Offaly division John O'Brien is speaking up on the report.

The Laois TD feels the Mountmellick Hospital upgrade won't increase capacity.

Longford Westmeath TD Sorca Clarke is condemning government on new figures.

The event is officially launching today at 4:30pm.

Offaly TD John Clendennen believes solutions will be found.

The Kilmullen/Coolnafearagh Solar Action Group is looking to raise funds and awareness.

The conservation order will now run until the middle of September.

Tullamore's Water Treatment Centre is making the donation after hearing Toby's story on Midlands 103. 

The meeting will take place in Rahan on August 12th.

The loan is open to people living within the Credit Union’s Common Bond area. 

Overall 1,525 social and Cost Rental homes were delivered.

The Scheme cost €114m.

26 Irish sports clubs will benefit from a funding initiative.

The feature race takes place on Sunday morning.

Kick off is at 4:00pm on Saturday.

There are five midlands competitors scheduled to compete at the event.

Andrea Moran will be hoping to captain the county to a first All Ireland success in three years.

Three games are scheduled for this weekend.

The St Brigid's player was named captain at the start of the season.

There are five games scheduled across the weekend.

26 Irish sports clubs will benefit from a funding initiative.

Laois are aiming to win a second title in the Intermediate grade in four years.

Rhode take on Ferbane, while Durrow host Edenderry.

Colin Fortune's side were too strong for Welsh Champions Cardiff City.

The Tullamore man recently announced his retirement from seven's rugby.

The Ballymore athlete was representing both the University of Limerick and Ireland.

The Shinrone player is hoping to guide Offaly to first All Ireland in 15 years.

Eight players have been promoted to senior contracts.

Kick off is at 7:30pm this evening.

Laois Ladies take on Tyrone this weekend in the All Ireland Final.

Martin O'Grady and Donagh Claffey were competing for Ireland.

This was the first weekend the new rules were played out in the county.

Laois GAA confirmed their managerial teams last night.

Edenderry's Clodagh Farrell runs The Cake Shed which uses the honesty box model.

They want businesses to contact them.

A 15% tariff is being introduced.

Michael Moore Car Sales' original application was turned down by An Coimisiún Pleanála.

Large scale projects are taking three to five years longer to be approved.

Stores in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath made the list.

A 15% tariff is being introduced.

The amendment bill will reach its third stage on Thursday.

Castle Varagh Hotel in Castlepollard is being recognised alongside 38 other organisations.

They are protesting a 2% cap on pension increases.

It comes as tariffs pose a threat to Irish Jobs.

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke is bringing plans to cabinet this morning.

Just over 2,000 have 'shut up shop' since 2005.

The Applegreen in Portlaoise returns with new shopping and dining options.

Thousands of people descended on Laois last weekend for Forest Fest.

Sgt PJ O’Brien worked 35 years of service with An Garda Síochána.

The hub will provide movement, music, and mindful connection.

It is the highest peaks of each European country.

Fleadh Cheoil is returning live from Wexford for the first time ever.

Laois' Aileesh Carew played a key role in Ballyfin Demesne's launch.

Joe Wynne from Wynne's School of Motoring says it's common to not pass on the first go.

Abbeyleix's Katie Gorman put together the projects for Billie Eilish's 3Arena gigs last weekend.

His mission is to honour his late father.

The second season of "Wednesday" is set to be released.

The 3 day festival wrapped up yesterday.

A new study shows we may get a extra hour in the day, in years to come.

There will be performances all weekend from 11pm to 4am.

The retired rugby player wants to explore the world of documentaries.

Tullamore's Jordan Conroy is dedicated to teaching the younger generation.

One cygnet from that group has already died.

Westmeath and Laois towns are on the 'worst places to live' list.

It comes ahead of events in the Midlands this Summer.

They're asking for a variety of volunteers.

The couple got married in the Midlands.