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Midlands 103 is the independent local radio station serving counties Laois, Offaly and Westmeath.

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IFA Make Fresh Proposals On 'Deadlock' Discussions On Bord Bia Chair IFA President Francie Gorman is requesting the board hold a further meeting without Larry Murrin.

IFA President ,Ballinakill's Francie Gorman is requesting the board hold a further meeting without Larry Murrin.

#Midlands103News #IFA #protests #BordBia

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23.02.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revenue Seize €135K Worth Of Contraband 4.7kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of over €94,000 was seized

4.7kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of over €94,000 was uncovered during operations.

#Midlands103News #Revenue #seizures

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23.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Westmeath Man Pleads Guilty To Part In Group Fighting 40 year old Paddy Hynes of Esker Park, Arcadia, in Athlone is pleading guilty to affray.

40 year old Paddy Hynes of Esker Park, Arcadia, in Athlone is pleading guilty to affray during an incident in December 2023.
#Midlands103News #court #Athlone
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23.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Laois Rose Picks Up First Perfect Score In DWTS Ireland History Katelyn Cummins scored a perfect score of 50 yesterday evening.

Katelyn Cummins picked up a 50 for her routine, on the 100th episode of the show.

#Midlands103News #Laois #RoseOfTralee #DWTS

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23.02.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Midlands Student Missing Out On Classroom Supports Movement breaks for Pearl Carroll's son Harry have been cut short after his school was denied extra SNA resources.

Movement breaks for Pearl Carroll's son Harry have been denied after his school was refused extra SNA resources.

#Midlands103News #SNA #supports #education

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23.02.2026 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Forgotten Laois Villages Highlighted by County Chair Fine Gael's Barry Walsh feels areas like Ballacolla and Ballyroan could benefit from more housing.

Fine Gael's Barry Walsh feels areas like Ballacolla and Ballyroan could benefit from more housing.
#Midlands103News #Laois #Ballacolla
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23.02.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Laois And Offaly GAA Manager Honoured By An Garda SΓ­ochΓ‘na Liam Kearns died from a heart attack in March 2023.

The Kerry is set to be inducted into the An Garda SΓ­ochΓ‘na Coiste Siamsa Hall of Fame.
#Midlands103News #Laois #Offaly #GardaΓ­
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23.02.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ireland Not Prepared For EU Presidency - Cathal Berry Ireland will hold the EU Presidency from July until December this year.

Helen McEntee is introducing legislation to strengthen the navy amid rising threats.
#Midlands103News #Laois #Portarlington #Defence
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23.02.2026 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Murder Investigation Excavation Moves Into Second Week GardaΓ­ are acting on recently acquired information in relation to a remote stretch of land.

Jo Jo Dullard was last seen in Moone in Kildare in 1995.
#Midlands103News #JoJoDullard #DeirdreJacobs #GardaΓ­
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23.02.2026 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Free Oral History Event Highlighting Craft And Community To Be Hosted In Westmeath The event takes place at the Sheraton Hotel in Athlone tomorrow.

Guidance on how to undertake an oral history project will be offered during the event.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Athlone #History www.midlands103.com/news/midland...

20.02.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Midlands’ Largest Career And Lifestyle Expo Takes Place This Sunday The event will be held at the Mullingar Park Hotel.

Rose of Tralee Katelyn Cummins will speaking at the event at 10:00am.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Mullingar #CareersExpo
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20.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Residents Raise Alarm Over Rising Rat Sightings In Laois Housing Estates Parents reported seeing rats surface from a pond at Esker Hills’ Portlaoise entrance.

Local reps to meet Laois County Council after similar Fairgreen issue.
#Midlands103News #Laois #Portlaoise #Rats
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20.02.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Searches Will Continue In Murder Investigation - Garda Commissioner The latest dig for the bodies of JoJo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob began on Monday.

A fresh search began on the Wicklow-Kildare border on Monday.
#Midlands103News #Search #Investigation #Gardai
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20.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Enoch Burke's Injunction Application Struck Out A High Court Judge believes the application by the teacher is moot.

A High Court judge says the resignation of two thirds of the Disciplinary Appeals Panel meant a new one will have to be formed.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Court #EnochBurke
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20.02.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Offaly’s Alex Dunne Joins Alpine’s Young Driver Programme The 20 year old wore Alpine colours during Formula 2 practice earlier this week.

Alex Dunne is aiming to make progress in the 2026 season.
#Midlands103News #Offaly #Clonbullogue #F1
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20.02.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Offaly TD Urges Stronger Collaboration For Taxi Sector Improvements A study by the CCPC shows four in ten people struggled to book a taxi in December.

The Transport Minister rejects ridesharing apps with private drivers despite watchdog calls to deregulate.
#Midlands103News #Offaly #Tullamore #Taxi
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20.02.2026 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Westmeath Road Renamed To Honour Local Tradition The newly named 'BΓ³ithrΓ­n na mBan' honours the planting of oak trees for women who have died tragically.

Oak trees are often planted near Butler’s Bridge in Mullingar to honour women who died tragically.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Mullingar #Tree
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20.02.2026 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Westmeath Town Launching Local Bus Routes The Mullingar Town Bus Service launches on Sunday.

The Mullingar Town Bus Service launches on Sunday and will provide two routes the MU1 and the MU2.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Mullingar #Buses
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20.02.2026 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OPW Minister To Meet With Eight County Councils On Flood Prevention OPW Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran will brainstorm interim measures to combat flooding.

The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management says the risk is nationwide, with or without a yellow rain alert.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Longford #Flooding www.midlands103.com/news/midland...

19.02.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Westmeath School Board Seeks Role In Enoch Burke’s Latest High Court Appeal Enoch Burke is due in court tomorrow.

The History and German teacher has spent more than 550 days in prison so far.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Mullingar #Court
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19.02.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laois Primary School Principal Worried About SNA Outcomes A circular on SNA redeployment is expected in the new few weeks after a paused review of posts.

Principal of Raheen National School Niamh Campion is worried about potential redeployment of nine SNA posts.
#Midlands103News #Laois #SNAS
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19.02.2026 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Offaly Hurling Legend To Feature On Laochra Gael This Evening Padraig Horan won two All Ireland titles with the Faithful.

Padraig Horan's episode airs at 9:30pm on TG4 this evening.
#Midlands103News #Offaly #LaochraGael #GAA
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19.02.2026 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Westmeath Man Avoids Prison Despite Pleading Guilty To Eighth Driving Offence 36 year old Shane O'Connell of Tubberclare, Glasson, Athlone, Westmeath has 27 previous convictions.

36 year old Shane O'Connell of Tubberclare, Glasson, Athlone, carried out the offence in Bealnamulla last July.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Athlone #court
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19.02.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pilot Programme To Limit Online Content For Under 16s To Launch This Year Australia became the first country to ban social media accounts for Under 16s.

A similar process is being planned in the UK and France.
#Midlands103News #Offaly #Birr #Socialmedia
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19.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Weight Loss 'Megadose' Jab Approved Athlone based Novo Nordisk will be producing the higher dose after EMA approval.

Novo Nordisk has plans to expand its Athlone base in the future as it steps up its production of Wegovy products.
#Midlands103News #Athlone #Wegovy #WeightLossJabs
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19.02.2026 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laois County Council Issue Road Flooding Warning The Severe Weather Assessment Team is accounting for expected rainfall in the next 36 hours.

The Severe Weather Assessment Team is accounting for expected rainfall in the next 36 hours.
#Midlands103News #Laois #flooding #roads
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19.02.2026 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HSE Should Keep Running Laois Nursing Home - Maria McCormack The Sinn Fein Senator is in favour of the measure in place at Stradbally's Droimnin Nursing Home.

The Sinn Fein Senator feels it's a positive move that the HSE is now running Droimnin Nursing Home in Stradbally.
#Midlands103News #Laois #Stradbally #nursinghome
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19.02.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Westmeath Disability Services To Get Major Upgrade St. Hilda’s in Athlone has seen new plans approved.

The project is set to boost residents’ wellbeing and independence while expanding services in Athlone.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Athlone #Approval
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18.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Housing Chair Calls On Banks To Ease Builder Loans Micheal Carrigy says builders face difficulty getting project loans after the housing crisis.

Housing Chair Micheal Carrigy isn't happy with the current process.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Longford #Housing
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18.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laois Choir To Film Music Video With Irish Folk Icon Filming takes place this Saturday.

The new song’s music video will debut in the US ahead of the World Cup.
#Midlands103News #Laois #Stradbally #Music
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18.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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