Sinéad Hussey

Midlands Correspondent

Fianna Fáil Councillor Aoife Davitt was elected unopposed

Westmeath council elects first female Cathaoirleach

Westmeath County Council has elected a woman as the local authority's first ever female Cathaoirleach.

Leinster • 01 Jul 25

Rian Sheridan was on his way home from football training when he was killed

Death of young Galway farmer leaves family devastated

Behind the statistics are the people. Behind the people are the families. 174 people were killed on Irish roads last year. Among them Rian Sheridan, a young man from Renvyle in Co Galway, described by his family as a person "who brought joy and happiness" wherever he went.

Analysis and Comment • 01 Jul 25

The group gets together on Friday mornings to exercise and chat

Exercise and chats inside Longford's 'Circle of Trust'

A Friday morning exercise class in Longford provides a social, as well as a physically active space, for men to get together and discuss issues that they might otherwise feel uncomfortable talking about in public.

Leinster • 27 Jun 25

SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA - JUNE 26: Alexander Dunne of Ireland and Rodin Motorsport (17) looks on during previews ahead of Round 7 Spielberg of the Formula 2 Championship at Red Bull Ring on June 26, 2025 in Spielberg, Austria. (Photo by James Sutton - Formula

Alex Dunne makes F1 practice session debut for McLaren

Offaly's Alex Dunne has become the first Irish driver in 22 years to take to the track in Formula 1 at a practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix.

Ireland • 27 Jun 25

Man in his 20s killed in road crash in Co Laois

A man in his 20s has been killed in a single-car road crash in Co Laois.

Leinster • 26 Jun 25

The judges will be evaluating Abbeyleix over three days

Abbeyleix prepares for Communities in Bloom competition

Judging in the international Communities in Bloom competition will get under way in the Co Laois village of Abbeyleix.

Leinster • 26 Jun 25

Cian Neary's dog Cooper - the charity was set up to reunite children in hospital with their pets

Charity calls for sustained funding to expand services

Cian's Kennels, a children's charity founded in memory of Longford teenager Cian Neary, is calling for sustained government funding so it can expand its services nationwide.

Leinster • 25 Jun 25

Rian Sheridan was on his way home from football training when he died

Man jailed over fatal road crash in Roscommon last year

The mother of a young man killed in a two-vehicle collision involving a lorry and a car in Co Roscommon last year has said that they are "paying the ultimate price" for a truck driver's dangerous driving and she has appealed to all commercial drivers to put safety above all else.

Connacht • 01 Jul 25

Emma Fogarty, from Abbeyleix in Co Laois, celebrates her 41st birthday on Wednesday

Emma Fogarty gets 2,000 messages ahead of 41st birthday

Ireland's longest-surviving person battling the most severe type of the skin condition epidermolysis bullosa, also known as Butterfly Skin, has received 2,000 birthday messages ahead of her birthday this week.

Ireland • 24 Jun 25

How Athlone may look in 2050 as depicted by RTÉ programme Futureville Ireland

€5bn plan to turn Athlone into a green city unveiled

A €5bn master plan has been unveiled for a new green sustainable city in Athlone as a solution to Ireland's future population growth.

Leinster • 22 Jun 25