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• Westmeath Councillor Calls For Borrowing Framework In TUS Athlone

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• Laois Deputy Underlines Value Of Health Centres After HSE Update

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• IPAV Argues For Housing Developer Tax Incentives

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• Legal Notices Served To Midlands Households Over 'Dodgy Boxes'

  Illegal streaming services can be linked to organised crime.

• Ireland Can No Longer Hide Behind Neutrality To Protect Itself - Security Analyst

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• Higher Education Minister To Look Into TUS Athlone Accommodation

  Students have struggled with finding accommodation for several years.

• Hundreds Join 'Justice For Joe' March In Laois

  The Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing the sentence given to Joe Drennan's killer.

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• 44 Historic Midlands Buildings To Receive State Funding

  It comes from the Government's Built Heritage Investment Scheme.

• €46.2m Invested in Midlands Regional Roads Network

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• Turn2Me Launch Free Online Monthly Support Group For Midlands Parents

  The service runs on the second Wednesday of every month until January 2026.

• Preferred Option For N4 Road Development Project In Westmeath Published

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• "Who Is The Genius Who Came Up With The Stripes?" - Laois TD Slams New Speed Limit Signs

  Brian Stanley believes too many people are left confused over the meaning of the new speed limit signs.

• Offaly Family Raise €200k In Two Days For Daughters Life Saving Treatment

  "Together for Fiadh" is to raise funds for a life-saving treatment in the US for five year old Fiadh Ronan.

• Midlands Production Company Up For Award At Tonight's IFTAS

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• M7 Stone Throwers "Need To Be Taken Out Of Society" - Irish Road Haulage Association

  IRHA President Ger Hyland wants the perpetrators met the harshest possible consequences.