Ciaran Mullooly

Midlands Correspondent

Nancy Stewart has lived through both the Spanish Flu and the coronavirus pandemics

Meath woman sends message of hope as she turns 107

A 107-year-old Co Meath woman has sent a message of hope, belief and resilience to the people of Ireland in the midst of the challenges facing them during the Covid-19 restrictions.

Leinster • 16 Oct 20

Kilminchy nursing home in Portlaoise is owned by the Brindley Group

Covid-19: Deaths of 3 Portlaoise care home residents

The owners of the Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home in Portlaoise have confirmed that three residents at the home who were Covid-19 positive have died and a fourth has been hospitalised for treatment.

Leinster • 12 Oct 20

Center Parcs Longford Forest has cancelled hundreds of bookings until at least 30 October

Center Parcs to protect workforce despite closure

Center Parcs holiday village group has said it is committed to protecting its workforce of 1,000 people in county Longford - despite a decision to close the facility again today because of Covid-19 restrictions.

Leinster • 07 Oct 20

Gardaí say it appears the motorist took ill while driving in the Irishtown area

Woman, 90, dies following road collision in Athlone

A woman in her 90s has died after her car was involved in two collisions in a busy shopping area in Athlone in Co Westmeath this afternoon.

Regional • 05 Oct 20

Management say they are working with public health experts (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

31 people at Laois nursing home test positive for virus

It has been confirmed that 31 people have now tested positive for Covid-19 at a nursing home in Co Laois.

Coronavirus • 06 Oct 20

Gardaí have appealed to young motorists not to engage in repeat events of this nature

Gardaí break up 'car meet' of 300 motorists in Offaly

Gardaí in the midlands have broken up a gathering of 300 motorists in a car park in Offaly and appealed to young drivers to stay away from so-called "car meets".

Leinster • 04 Oct 20

Bord na Móna CEO Tom Donnellan said there was a 'strong appetite' among investors

Bord na Móna seeks €1.6bn for renewable energy projects

Bord na Móna's CEO has predicted that the firm's efforts to raise over a billion euro for five new renewable energy projects around the country, will be successful.

Leinster • 23 Sep 20

Ceanna Murphy is overjoyed as she sees the CAO text confirming she has enough points for her first choice at NUIG

Nerves aplenty as Athlone students wait for CAO text

Midlands students glued to their phones for their fate to be decided in a text alert sent from the CAO.

Coronavirus • 12 Sep 20

'Staycationers' boosting Shannon boat hire business

Despite the cancellation of hundreds of overseas bookings in the first five months of the year, the River Shannon cruiser hire business is reporting its best season in nearly eight years due to an unexpected boost from so-called "staycationers."

Ireland • 06 Sep 20

Forest Industries Ireland have called on the Government to take urgent action to deal with the backlog

Warning over lack of timber supplies for construction

There has been a warning that domestic timber supplies for the construction sector will run out before the end of November with the loss of hundreds of jobs, if the Government cannot speed up the felling of trees.

Ireland • 05 Sep 20