Ciaran Mullooly

Midlands Correspondent

Nancy Stewart celebrated her birthday at her home near Clonard today

106-year-old woman appeals for help for people in need

A 106-year-old Co Meath woman who is celebrating her birthday today has called on the Government to provide proper homes for the homeless, as well as the poor and needy in society.

Leinster • 16 Oct 19

There were major delays in and out of Heuston Station (File pic)

Heuston train services disrupted after vandalism

Irish Rail has appealed to metal dealers and the owners of scrap yards around the country today to show greater vigilance with people who are trying to sell copper and other precious cable that may have been stolen from railway lines.

Ireland • 09 Oct 19

Bord na Móna workers in the Midlands remain in limbo

Analysis: Midland peat workers wait on Budget promises

Pat Cox and his colleagues at the Bord na Móna Mountdillon Works on the Longford-Roscommon border were listening carefully to every word uttered by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe when he finally got to the tightly scripted "low carbon future" part of his Budget speech in Leinster House.

Budget 2020 • 09 Oct 19

Glaslough in Co Monaghan was named this year's tidiest town

Six towns omitted from 2019 Tidy Towns competition

The Tidy Towns adjudicators are going to have to hit the road again, after it emerged that six towns around the country were omitted from this year's competition due to an apparent computer glitch.

Ireland • 07 Oct 19

Gerard Melia appeared before a sitting of Longford District Court

Man charged with manslaughter over Longford death

A man charged with assault causing harm in connection with fatal injuries sustained by a man outside a pub in Co Longford earlier this year has had his charge upgraded to manslaughter.

Courts • 01 Oct 19

The Lough Ree Power Plant was closed three months ago

Lough Ree plant to be re-fired after 3-month closure

The ESB has confirmed that a midlands power station closed on environmental grounds three months ago is to be re-fired in the early hours of tomorrow.

Leinster • 22 Sep 19

The Independent Farmers of Ireland say the deal hammered out with the meat industry last weekend is the key to stabilising incomes for beef farmers

How the farmers are being talked down

The latest moves by some of the protesting farmers to abandon the blockades seem to have been agreed upon after local negotiations with factory owners and political representatives in some areas.

Analysis and Comment • 21 Sep 19

Beef protests earlier this week at the ABP plant in Cahir

Meat plants to restart production as many blockades end

Beef factories in many parts of the country are making plans to re-employ staff and start production again on a staggered basis from next Monday.

Ireland • 21 Sep 19

Four people are being questioned by gardaí in Longford and Roscommon

Four arrests following discovery of drugs in Longford

Four people have been arrested in Longford following the discovery of drugs and a fire arm in a house. One woman and three men are being questioned by gardaí.

Leinster • 20 Sep 19

Protests had been taking place at a number of plants around the country

Fresh protests outside meat processing plants

Farmers and community group activists have commenced new protests outside meat factory processing sites in the midlands and the south, despite an appeal by the Minister for Agriculture to withdraw their blockade.

Ireland • 06 Sep 19