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• An Offaly Music festival Is Taking Place This Weekend

  Edenderry music festival has plenty of local and tribute acts headlining this weekend.

• Westmeath Projects Are In Place To Support Ukrainians and IPAs

  The proposed projects include an activity group, a homework club and an IT educational support scheme.

• Plans In Place To Provide Additional Space In Irish Prisons

  Minister Helen McEntee says she is working to increase capacity

• Cyclist In Serious Condition After Westmeath Collision

  It happened yesterday afternoon.

• A Laois GAA Club's Plan Will Commemorate Eoin and Dylan Fitzpatrick

  The Laois family of a father and son who died in a road crash in Turkey last year are honouring their memory, by supporting their beloved GAA club.

• Tullamore Hospital Presented With Cheque Worth Over €20,000

  It was raised during the Big Breakfast Fly-in/Drive-in in Birr last month.

• Enoch Burke To Be Released From Prison Today

  He's spent 402 days behind bars.

• Significant Increase In Midlands Homelessness

  It's the first increase in six months.

• Comic Book Convention Comes To The Midlands

  Comic Book enthusiasts are making their way to the Midlands this weekend.

• €1.25m Worth Of Drugs Seized In Athy

  €12k worth of cocaine was also seized.

• Woman Dies After Collision With A Van In Carlow

  Gardaí are investigating the collision.

• 'Counselling Notes Should Never Be Used In A Rape Case' - Laois Woman

  Ellen O'Malley Dunlop says Ireland should follow other jurisdictions.

• Nearly €60k Announced To Tackle Literacy In The Midlands

  A number of projects around the region will benefit.

• TD Blasts Poor Funding For Laois Offaly Youth Services

  The services receive the lowest allocation of funding in the country.

• Plans Submitted For New Laois Lidl Store

  It's expected to create up to 25 full-time jobs.

• Nearly €10k Raised To Support Family Of Offaly Parents Who Died This Week

  Steve and Geraldine Coughlan passed away within days of each other.

• Two Local Authorities Urged To Put Heads Together To Improve Public Transport

  Councillors are calling for improvements to be made in Athlone and Monksland.

• Art Exhibition Asks People To Share Stories Of Addiction

  The event will be held in Laois, next year.

• Medical Card Reviews Causing "Undue Stress" - Deputy Troy

  A woman in Westmeath is going through such a review despite her daughter having severe intellectual disabilities.

• Event For Mental Health Awareness This Evening

  A guest speaker will be present.