Sinéad Hussey

Midlands Correspondent

Rachel Boner holding a Donegal flag on a baseball pitch

'Worth it' - Donegal woman on working with Boston Red Sox

Rachel Boner has spent the last year working with the Boston Red Sox - a long way from TUS in Athlone, from where she graduated in 2024.

Ireland • 12 hrs

Anabelle Zurbay at a family celebration in Ireland in 2024

Olympic skier's Irish family excited ahead of debut event

Often referred to as the lake county, Westmeath is certainly not associated with alpine skiing. In fact, its landscape is quite the opposite and considered flat and boggy. And while the county has produced its fair share of musical success, it has never produced an Olympic skier. Until now that is.

Ireland • 14 Feb

INMO suspends industrial action at Naas hospital

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has suspended its industrial action at Naas General Hospital.

Ireland • 13 Feb

Ireland's first ESA Phi-Lab to be based in Mullingar

Ireland's first European Space Agency Phi-Lab will be headquartered at Irish Manufacturing Research in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

Leinster • 13 Feb

Investigation after two men injured in Longford incident

An investigation is under way after two men were seriously injured in an incident in Longford Town last night.

Leinster • 10 Feb

Naas hospital nurses in industrial action over staffing

Nurses at Naas General Hospital, who are members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, have begun industrial action.

Leinster • 09 Feb

Irish man completes 30,000km charity cycle to Australia

A Roscommon man has finished a cycling challenge which began almost two years ago and saw him travel over 30,000km across three continents to Australia.

Connacht • 07 Feb

HSE takes over running of Droimnín Nursing Home, Co Laois

The HSE has taken over the running of a nursing home in Co Laois, following an application by HIQA to cancel the centre's registration.

Leinster • 05 Feb

A needs assessment report published last July highlighted that Longford had one of the highest levels of deprivation in the country

Longford town among areas to get family resource centre

Longford town is among ten locations across the country, where new family resource centres will be established.

Leinster • 03 Feb

Sentencing of man over Longford town arson adjourned

The sentencing of a 56-year-old man who has pleaded guilty to an incident of arson, which caused around €3 million worth of damage in Longford town in 2024, has been adjourned until May.

Leinster • 03 Feb