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Offaly TD Demands Answers Over Delayed School Build St. Brendan’s Community School is waiting for extensions to their building.

The Offaly school has been waiting since 2018 for the delivery of an ASD unit.
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Midlands Parents Urged To Offer Opinions In National School Survey Deadline is December 16th.

The survey is a guide for future decisions on school structures and language choices.
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Westmeath Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Content Jailed Mark Barlow pleaded guilty to two charges under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act.

Mark Barlow pleaded guilty to two charges under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act and has been been handed a two year sentence.
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CIF Wants Real Action From Accelerate Infrastructure Action Plan The plan has 30 points to speed up decisions.

The Construction Industry Federation is describing the plan as an important milestone in tackling the current deficit.
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Ger Killally is going to transform the outbuildings at his Edenderry home into eight self-catering units with a maximum 14-day stay.
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Westmeath Lotto Player Scoops €6m Lotto Win Someone in Westmeath is walking away with €6.2m after landing the lotto jackpot.

The store that sold the winning ticket will be revealed tomorrow.
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Illegal Peat Extraction Sparks Demand For Stronger Enforcement Sites in Offaly and Westmeath have been cited for peat extraction.

Roughly 3.3 million tonnes of peat have been shipped out of Ireland over the past six years.
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Erkina House was previously stated "unsuitable in contemporary mental health service provision."
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Works On Midlands Castle Set To Begin Athlone Castle will be closed until next autumn at least.

Lighting in and around the castle will be upgraded in the first phase of the works.
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Laois Charity Warns Public Of Bogus Door-to-Door Collections PATH is also issuing a warning on their social media page urging the public to be cautious.

Portlaoise Action To Homelessness have gotten reports of fake door to door collectors in recent days.
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Leinster IFA Elect New Chair Hustings were held in October in Westmeath, one of the seven counties where the events took place.

Maurice Brady will take up the role next year after winning the election.
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Enoch Burke Criminal Contempt Proceedings To Be Decided Before Christmas Mr Burke was told in a High Court hearing today he needs to purge his contempt to end his fourth stint behind bars.

The High Court heard today the Attorney General must make a decision on possible proceedings within two weeks.
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Enterprise Minister Calls For End To Nuisance Objections Amid Infrastructure Plan It follows a radical 30 point plan.

It include plans to fast track projects which are in the national interest.
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Mercosur Trade Deal 'Cannot Proceed' - Midlands MEP There has been an EU-wide recall of Brazilian beef.

Ciaran Mullooly says farmers cannot face unfair competition and that consumers expect safe, traceable, high-quality food.
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Public Urination Leads Gardaí To Apprentice's €17k Drug Haul The urination “drew the attention” of the gardaí.

The urination “drew the attention” of the gardaí, who pulled into the car park at which three males exited Kelly's car.
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Laois Cathaoirleach Pushes For Redesigned Road Layout He is condemning speeding drivers.

The road design team says once a suitable budget is identified, they can develop a preliminary layout for a road-safety scheme.
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Dreams Come True For Westmeath EuroDreams Winner This is the second win in two days for players in Westmeath.

The National Lottery will reveal the winning store location tomorrow 🎉🍾
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Department Of Agriculture Confirms €2.5m In Midlands Beef Welfare Payments Agri Minister Martin Heydon says work is being done to ensure the scheme continues next year.

Just over €28m is being paid to beef farmers across the country.
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Planners in the council will rule on an application to build the palliative care facility on December 15th.
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The Midlands Ireland Showcase brings the region’s businesses, educators, and innovators together with a free-to-attend event kicking off at the TUS International Arena in Athlone at 10am, and runs until 4pm 🎉🌟📈

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Clement Herron Real Estate is listing the 60,000 sq ft facility, which is available from the 1st of January.
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Revenue Seize Over €1m Worth Of Cannabis Multiple seizures have led to the discovery of cannabis, tobacco, and various other drugs.

Over 60kgs of cannabis has been seized by revenue officers in the Midlands, Dublin, and Rosslare Europort in the last week.
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The winning €15 ticket was purchased at Spollen’s Centra in Glasson, where staff and owner Joe Spollen celebrated the major win.
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Prison Service ‘At Breaking Point’ Amid Overcrowding Irish Penal Reform Trust published the latest report.

Midlands Prisons are operating at over 120% of their capacity.
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A section of the 'A New Era for Irish Tourism" policy is focused on projects under the EU Just Transition Fund for the Midlands region.
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Midland Steel Group, based in Portlaoise, has been awarded 3 Stars under the Sustainable Constructional Steel certification.
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Former Laois Prison Officer Warns Drug Issue Ongoing The latest report from the Irish Penal Reform Trust shows the rise.

A former officer in a Laois prison and criminologist says drug seizures in prisons continue to be an issue and it will take some time to tackle.
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Midlands Pharmacist Recognised For 'Professional Excellence' A pharmacist in Offaly has won bronze at the Irish Pharmacy Excellence Awards.

Over 400 guests attended the awards ceremony in Dublin.
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National Tourism Policy Launches In Westmeath The policy statement has been launched in Mullingar's Belvedere House.

The Policy Statement launched new targets for Fáilte Ireland and tourism bodies today in Mullingar's Belvedere Castle.
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Architect Hugh Wallace, passed away suddenly at home last night at the age of 68.

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