Sinéad Hussey

Midlands Correspondent

Corncrakes are extremely shy and elusive birds that fly more than 6,000km to Ireland from the Congo region of West Africa to mate and have their young

New technology to monitor for endangered corncrakes

New technology has been set up in an area around the Shannon Callows near Athlone, Co Westmeath, to monitor for the presence of critically endangered corncrake birds.

Environment • 06 May 25

It has been four year since Robert Pether was arrested in Iraq

Harris to discuss Pether case with Iraqi counterpart

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris will hold talks with his counterpart from Iraq to press the case of Roscommon resident Robert Pether, who has been detained in Iraq for four years.

Ireland • 02 May 25

Iarnród Éireann said it wants all 146 train stations across the country to attain Age Friendly status (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Ballybrophy becomes second 'Age Friendly' train station

Ballybrophy train station in Co Laois has become the second train station in the country to be awarded Age Friendly status.

Leinster • 02 May 25

Four-year-old Abdur Rehman died after being knocked down in Mullingar on Easter Monday

Funeral of four-year-old Abdur Rehman takes place

The funeral of Abdur Rehman, the four-year-old boy who died after being knocked down in Mullingar on Easter Monday, has taken place.

Leinster • 24 Apr 25

There are over 1,000 Tidy Towns groups nationwide who will benefit from this initiative

Tidy Towns no longer to pay insurance costs under deal

Tidy Towns groups across the country will no longer have to pay for insurance, as part of a new agreement between local authorities and Irish Public Bodies Insurance.

Regional • 22 Apr 25

The incident occurred in Farranshock Estate in Mullingar shortly after 6.30pm yesterday

Boy hit by car had just celebrated fourth birthday

A four-year-old boy who died after being knocked down in a housing estate in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, had celebrated his birthday at the weekend.

Leinster • 23 Apr 25

Maltese police said they were investigating the incident and that a magisterial inquiry had opened

Swimmer who died in Malta 'one of Athlone's characters'

An Irishman who died after getting into difficulty while swimming in the sea in Malta has been named locally as Noel Ryan.

Leinster • 16 Apr 25

WEEE Ireland chief Leo Donovan said the EU's targets do not consider the extended lifespans of modern electronics

EU recycling targets 'do not consider' circular economy

The head of WEEE Ireland, the country's national compliance scheme for the recycling of e-waste, has said European recycling targets set more than a decade ago fail to account for the real impact of the circular economy.

Ireland • 14 Apr 25

Residents and traders in Ballaghaderreen have concerns about the loss of parking as a result of the work

Public works will 'break this town'- Co Roscommon traders

For five weeks, concerned traders and residents in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon have been holding daily protests in the Town Square.

Connacht • 13 Apr 25

The Walsh family closed the doors on the jewellers for the last time

'It's been an honour' - historic jewellers closes down

A jeweller in Mullingar who shut the doors of his business for the last time yesterday has said town centres in Ireland will die without efforts to re-populate.

Leinster • 13 Apr 25