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• Westmeath Gardaí Seize Dangerously Modified Car

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• Call For Review Into Career Break System From Roscommon-Galway TD

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• Westmeath One Of The Lowest Spending Counties On Flowers For Valentines

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• Offaly Man Killed In Car Crash To Be Laid To Rest Thursday

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• Calving Season "Draining" Time For Farmers - IFA

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• Offaly Woman Offering Secular Funeral And Weddings Done However People Want

  Teresa Ryan set up the business after going to the funeral of a non-religious friend.

• Transfer Of BNM Employees Is Critical-Midlands MEP

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• Gardaí Investigating Two Westmeath Burglaries

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• 'Europe Plans To De-Escalates Risks For Tariffs In Ireland' - Enterprise Minister

  Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the US. 

• Laois Restaurant Receives Michelin Star

  Three Irish restaurants received the recognition.

• Man Dies In Offaly Road Crash

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• Going To Eurovision Is "A Golden Card"-Westmeath Songwriter Behind Irish Eurovision Entry

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• Offaly Man Nearly Reaches Fundraising Goal For Cancer Treatment In 24 Hours

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• Unemployment in Midlands Remains Static

  The latest Live Register figures from the CSO saw the biggest drop in Laois.

• Domestic Abuse Register Should Be Enforced-Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service

  It follows reports of Jennifer's Law being dropped by the Government.

• Growth and Profitability Reasons Behind Bord Na Mona Sale

  The sale will be subject to regulatory approval.