A three minute standing ovation was given to Detective Eamonn Cunnane at the GRA’s annual conference in Westport yesterday.
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Man Accused of Causing Damage to Westmeath Garda Station Sent Forward For Trial The cost of the damage at Athlone Garda Station in January is estimated at just under €23,000.

38 year old Adil Muhammad of no fixed
abode is to reappear before Mullingar Circuit Court in
May.
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Aer Lingus To Serve Sustainable Offaly Made Snacks Onboard Flights BiaSol will be available on flights from next Monday.

Niamh and Ruairi Dooley founded BiaSol in 2020.
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A decision on the proposal is due on June 8th.
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National Lottery Calls On Winners To Collect €500K The tickets were sold in Dublin and Carlow.

The lucky pair should sign their tickets and contact the claims department as soon as possible.
#Midlands103News #NationalLottery #Carlow #WinningTicket

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Laois Gardaí Arrest Driver "Fueled By Cocaine" The motorist was also found to have no tax or insurance.

Court proceedings against the driver are underway.
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Gardaí Searching For Missing Midlands Man The 42 year old is missing since Saturday.

Anyone who has any information regarding James’s location is urged to get in touch with Athlone Garda Station, the Garda Confidential Line, or their nearest Garda station.
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Gardaí Investigate Vandalism Incident In Laois The incident took place during the early hours of Friday morning last week.

Mizzoni’s shopfront in Portlaoise was damaged when its window was broken.
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Plans Submitted For Large Scale Midlands Solar Project The site is located between Monksland and the Roscommon–Westmeath border, west of Athlone.

Cuilmore Solar Limited is seeking a 10 year planning permission for the project.
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The car, a Honda Civic, was seized and the driver was arrested.
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Offaly Councillor Wants Local Authority Commitment On Turbine Noise Pollution Complaints are coming into the council from Cloghan.

Sean O'Brien wants to the see Offaly County Council reinforce its standards around windfarm noise pollution.
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The next stage of the development will be detailed design and construction.
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Seamóg Buckley and Seamus Barnes worked together at the plant in Boora and reconnected after a funeral and want to reunite others alike.
#Midlands103News #BordNaMona #Offaly #BNM #Reunion

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A young man maimed his brother in a horrific crash after speeding "like a missile" through a Midlands village.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Court #MullingarCourt

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Taoiseach Labels Criticism From Midlands Senator As "Positive" Micheal Martin is standing over the government's actions during the fuel price protests.

Micheal Martin has been telling Midlands 103 his government never meant to impugn the "good character of decent people" involved in the fuel price protests.
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Over 5,400 Older People Still Waiting For Essential Home Support In the Midlands, 370 individuals are still waiting for approved additional support hours.

Sinn Fein's Sorca Clarke is describing these figures as "frustrating".
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Checkpoint In Place On Westmeath Road Ahead Of Taoiseach Arrival The Taoiseach will be attending for Fianna Fail's centenary celebrations.

The L1136 Rochfort Demesne/Lynn road is currently open for local access.
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Over 100 Residents To Be Relocated From State Accommodation In Westmeath Creggan Court hotel in Athlone has hosted Ukrainians since the outbreak of war in 2022.

Residents have been notified by the Department of Justice that they will need to move out by Sunday, May 31st.
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Laois Man Taking Part in EU Radicalisation Prevention Programme Portlaoise's Austin Stack is a mentor in the programme.

Austin's father Brian was shot in 1983.
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Midlands Toddler Shows Off Irish Dancing Talents Two-and-a-half-year-old Molly May from Carlow stole the show preforming at the Pan Celtic Festival.

Molly Mae's mother says she is constantly dancing and has a strong passion for traditional Irish music.
#Midlands103News #Laois #Offaly #Westmeath #Dancing
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Ireland’s Oldest Man Celebrates 105th Birthday Paddy Claffey hails from Ferbane in Offaly.

Mr Claffey was the Grand Marshal for this year's St Patrick's Day Parade.
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This year’s Electric Picnic returns to Laois and will take place from 28th to 30th August 2026 welcoming 80,000 music fans to the 600-acre Stradbally Estate 🎵🎶

What do you think of the new additions to the line up ❓
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Jozef Puska Appeal Delayed Over Fired Barristers Mr Puska has fired his legal team less than a week before the appeal.

A new date will be given next week for the appeal after Mr Puska fired his barristers.
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This Is Not The Time For An Election - OPW Minister Prressure is growing for an internal discussion on how the fuel protests were handled.

The Taoiseach is facing increasing internal pressure within his party.
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An Athlone man described as a "Jekyll and Hyde" stabbed a former friend seven times and left him fighting for his life in a €20 row while on bail for a "savage" attack on his former partner.
#Midlands103News #Westmeath #Athlone #Court

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Anyone with information or sightings is urged to contact Athlone Garda Station.
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The ex-Royal Navy officer confirmed his guilty pleas to fresh charges under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act.
#Midlands103News #Court #Westmeath #Killucan

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Laois Chef Named Finalist In National Enterprise Awards 2026 Aymar Gourdet will represent the county on June 18th.

Le Skinny Chef Ltd was established in 2016.
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Darkness Into Light To Go Ahead In Westmeath Town After New Committee Formed Mullingar's DITL event will take place at Mullingar Rugby Club.

A new committee was formed after the previous one was disbanded.
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Greenfields Festival Relocates To Laois Site For Bank Holiday Weekend Headliners include The Human League and Dec Pierce, with 90 plus acts across five stages.

Ballykilcavan Estate in Stradbally will host the event.
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