Midlands News

The incident took place at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

The girl pleaded guilty to two incidents that took place last July.

The US President is threatening a 50% tariff on goods from June 1st.

One Town One Voice will celebrate solidarity through song.

The funding is spread across the next three years to develop 'world-class' Halloween-themed tourism experiences.

The Midlands voted "yes" to marriage equality, following the referendum count on 23rd of May 2015.

It follows SIPTU's call for legal recognition of workers' rights to union representation amid a dispute with an Offaly medical device plant.

Workers at the plant are calling for the right to collective representation.

Peter Burke says SMEs are responsible for a huge amount of employment in the country.

Marek Puska is accused of withholding information from the investigation team.

Becky Hill completes the headliner acts.

Offaly driving instructor Michael Davis expects it will take some months before the numbers go up.

Kevin 'Boxer' Moran says he will stand by staff on the Leinster House bike shed overspend.

Maria McCormack is behind an Oireachtas motion to improve treatment of the condition.

The association held a meeting in Croke Park Last Night.

Art, food, and music will be at the heart of everything taking place across the region.

The man in his 40s will be back in court at the start of June.

She was chosen from 10 finalists.

The team are just home from the US.

Sergeant Anthony Quinn said he was acting on information that Mr Puska burned his clothes.

It's related to ongoing issues in the Mullingar-Kinnegad Municipal District.

A new report has been released on the topic.  

Midlands designers have made it to the world final.

It has been collected over a number of years.

The funds come from the Community Heritage Grant Scheme.

Fianna Faíl's Tony McCormack has been made his party's spokesperson on SME'S and Retail.

The community fundraised €100,000 for Lisa Tyrrell to rebuild her home.

Findings at the conference show only 33% of people are aware of wetland restoration projects.

The danger of violence in pornography will be discussed along with consent programmes.

There's only three Educate Together schools in the region.

Six volunteer divers used scuba gear and their hands. 

He appeared before Mullingar District Court.

The CSO'S Residential Price Property Index shows a 10.6% increase in house prices in the past year.

The Taoiseach says he'll check with the Health Minister and the HSE on the Portlaoise Primary Care Centre project.

The companies will provide bus licences.

The former governor of Portlaoise Prison is making the call.

BNRG intend to build a 52 hectare solar farm on the Laois-Kildare border.

The competition has been a staple of the Ploughing for decades.

Fine Gael Councillor Noel Cribbin fell foul of the new local road speed limit on the L2025.

The Local Biodiversity Action Fund is supporting a range of Laois, Offaly and Westmeath projects.

Midlands roads will see more machinery this week.

Caregivers are feeling isolated and struggling with emotional exhaustion.

Ex Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has been elected by the board's general assembly.

Portarlington's Zoey McLoughlin won the Open Championship in Belgium.

His brothers have pleaded not guilty to withholding information.

The Centres must submit plans for improvement. 

It's in place for Laois and Offaly until 8 this evening.

Various illicit drugs were discovered with the help of detector dogs.

Midlands and Portlaoise Prisons are well over capacity.

Flash action protests are taking place in Dublin and EU member states this morning.

The team from Sacred Heart Tullamore picked up the Judges Award in Dallas.

Peter Burke will present the new programme to cabinet this morning.

In January 2022, Ashling Murphy was murdered in Tullamore by Jozef Puska.

Recent figures show a drop in tourism.

Measures are being introduced to tackle absenteeism.

The New York Festival is this October. 

The figures are for the first quarter of 2025.

It is passing through seven locations nationwide.

Met Eireann has put Offaly and Laois under the warning until 8 this evening.

A Longford Westmeath TD says the country is at full employment.

Laois Roads Policing Unit made the stop on Friday evening.

It's believed the blaze started at around 6 o'clock yesterday evening.

A pathologist’s report was unable to determine the cause of Joe Grogan's death.

Auctioneer John Leahy says more people are applying for grants to be used on vacant and derelict homes.

Today marks World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day.

Rents in Offaly are up 7.2% when compared to the year previous.

It's believed the blaze caught around 6pm this evening.

Kehinde Olukoya was reported missing from Longford on Saturday.

Sabrina Comerford is looking to raise awareness and funding for LSPCA.

It follows the completion of a second underwater tunnel linking the sewer network from east to west.

The council plans to conduct a feasibility study on Donaghmore Workhouse and Museum.

Ballacolla's Padraic Kavanagh is undertaking the "Twins Thank You Tour" for his children Ellie and Páidí.

Kilbeggan's Larissa Tourmey co-wrote Laika Party which missed out on a spot in the Grand Final.

Dr Michael Cushen believe they want the facility built on the Wellwood Healthcare campus.

RTB stats show Offaly has the lowest growth rate in average rents for existing tenancies.

The ewe has given birth to six lambs.

It's under the local authority and Green Schools's Portlaoise School Travel Cluster Project.

The week of free events starts today and runs until the 25th of May.

The event is taking place this morning in Serenity House.

Prison Officer Brian Stack was shot in 1983.

There are currently 10 reviews in train regarding maternity services at the hospital.

He says improvements on Water Infrastructure will be reviewed.

Ten countries got through to the final.

Minister Darragh O'Brien was a Keynote Speaker at the BNM Accelerate Green conference.

Dave Lawlor's Big Night With The Stars was in memory of his grandson Ben who passed away from cancer last year.

It's to help people speak more empathetically to those with inflammatory bowel disease.

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke says the figures are being shown as part of 'Start-Up' Day.

A La Tène-style disc uncovered in Westmeath from the National Museum has made the collection.

The campaign focuses on opening conversations on mental health.

It took place in Monksland this afternoon.

RSA has committed to reducing the average wait time.

The 39 year old pleaded guilty to assault.

The team is from a Tullamore school.

The good weather is set to continue into next week thanks to an 'omega block'.

The latest JNLR figures show Midlands 103 has broken its daily audience record.

12 Midlands and Mid-East companies landed support from Enterprise Ireland in 2024.

He is now remanded in custody.

The song was co-written by a midlands woman.

Green tech from nine companies will be showcased. 

So far, three Garda investigations have taken place in relation to this case.

Abbeyleix's James Mac Inerney from Abbeyleix campaigns for HIV/AIDS community supports.

Laois Senator Maria McCormack says families in her constituency are being affected.

Minister Neale Richmond is saying promised tax cuts may not go ahead.

Ireland's entry is third up in Semi Final 2 and is co-written by Kilbeggan's Larissa Tormey.

The Board is setting a goal of selling 15,000 tickets.

'Wooden it be Nice' was started by a TY student at the Mercy School, Finn Gannon.

This comes following the passing of Garda Kevin Flatley while on duty.

The Office of Public Works are accepting admissions.

Laois came in with the highest failures in the region.

Westmeath County Council is writing to the Housing Minister for urgent funding.

The Tullamore students invented products using grass.

Portrarlington Community Development Association say their town is better suited for the project over Portlaoise.

The Longford Westmeath TD will be accompanied by IDA Ireland CEO.

The Westmeath singer took a break from the show a couple of years ago.

Younger drivers are the most concerned about proposed changes.

The collision occurred on the M6 in Westmeath last year.

It was found through risk profiling and intelligence led operations.

The incident occurred in Offaly.

The 49-year-old was killed on duty on Sunday.

Mr.Gloster has said it's to give time to prepare for the next phase of leadership.

Their annual conference gets underway in Limerick today.

Edufit and Laois Sports Partnership are running the programme for middle aged and older women.

Stairlifts, bathrooms and wheelchair ramps are some upgrades being completed.

The uses of Biomethane is a topic that will be brought up.

The association is holding a 'CAP' event in Naas this evening.

The incident occurred in Cullionbeg this evening.

Garda Kevin Flatley was killed after being hit by a motorcycle.

Layla De Jager is featured in RTE doc 'Bad Nanny' talking on her experience with Samantha Cookes.

The walk raises funds for LARCC and Irish Cancer Society.

Nick Hines has been speaking about his experience for Organ Donor Awareness Week.

The walk passes through Westmeath.

Karen Kelly wants survivors to believe they'll be believed.

The incident happened in Edenderry this morning.

Tullamore is the only midalnds hospital that saw a decrease over the last decade.

Husky Rescue Ireland have been handed a six month sanction.

He's due before Portlaoise District Court this morning.

Kilbeggan's Larissa Tormey is a writer on 'Laika Party'.

Public bodies can be held accountable for how they use AI.

The cases of TB have risen yet again this year.

The summer is officially kickstarted with the weather.

The blaze started at the Portlaoise Toll Plaza on Saturday evening.

Bord Na Mona are hosting Darkness into Light at the Discovery Park for the fourth year in a row.

The research comes as Pope Leo 14th has been elected.

Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival has received the largest grant of €28,000.

Uisce Eireann are running the workshops alongside Water Stewardship Ireland.

Cistercian College in Roscrea will enroll girls from September 2026.

The Tánaiste says he's giving 'serious consideration' to it.

The figure has gone down by 15 per cent on 2023's figure of 1.6 million.

The community collective is preparing to lobby State bodies over the issue ahead of the budget.

Colaiste Choilm in Tullamore secured their ticket to Dallas in February.

SETU and TUS Midlands have received funding for community and government projects.

92,000 applications have been made to the humanitarian assistance scheme.

Castle Varagh Hotel in Castlepollard won the award at Fáilte Ireland’s Employer Excellence Awards.

It follows the closure of small Laois nursing home Ballard Lodge last month.

Tullamore Circuit Court heard both men had failed to disclose previous claims.

Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Denis Nulty believes the new Pope will work for the poor.

It's the first time the annual delegate conference is taking place outside Dublin.

The accused is awaiting an audio translation of the book of evidence for the case.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the new Pope.

Offaly TD Carol Nolan is making the call especially in relation to adding  fibromyalgia to the list.

It affects one in seven people in Ireland.

Laois rep Maria McCormack will be on the Housing and Social Protection Committee.

It's part of the OPW'S Bealtaine Festival.

The Midlands MEP wants the next CAP agreement to be more flexible.

OPW Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran is calling TFI Local Link a "magnificent service".

The Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association wants the Minister of State to provide clarity on the issue.

Ballard House in Portlaoise closed last month due to the current regulations.

The incident took place over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

The incident took place last August in the Mall in Longford.

BNRG will be running a public information event in Portarlington in the coming weeks.

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke will be in attendance at the Radisson Hotel in Athlone.

Both Lough Lene and Lough Owell have secured excellent ratings in the EPA's annual report.

SSE is hosting the meeting in Tullamore today.

Teagasc Agricultural Land Market Review shows the recent figures.

Her garden includes hexagonal flower beds.

This week marks Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week.

Jack Carty is starting to make moves in the business world.

Over €100k in herbal cannabis has been discovered in the last week.

Deputy John Clendennen says zero alcohol products are adult products.

Students are experiencing damage to their mental health.

The registration now closes at midnight tonight.

The latest Teagasc report for 2024 shows the figures.  

SIPTU and management are meeting to mediate.

The Greenplan is a best practice sustainability programme.

Engaging Dementia is hosting the conference.

Kieran Joyce of County Louth is taking the case after an incident in Birr in 2019.

The Laois centre is one of four planned across the country.

It's saying the current deployment model is based around clinical needs.

The tariff threat is on the non-American movie and tv production sector.

Water supplies have dropped to their lowest level in 50 years.

Nationally inter-authority HAP tenancies have declined.

The 'Bertie' system will digitalise business processes.

This comes as driving test wait times continue to rise in the midlands.

Peter Burke and Simon Harris are looking at how to diversify Ireland's trade.

A survey showed 83% would prefer shorts.

Dovida is looking to hire full and part time in both counties.

The incident happened at half three this morning.

Building on Saplings Special School in Graiguecullen has remained static for two years.

The blaze was quelled by Saturday morning.

If a Show Heifer is not your thing you can take a Cash Prize of €2,500 instead.