The Irish Times

Theft of bronze sculpture from Sligo site where WB Yeats is buried

Chairman of Drumcliffe Development Association says local community is ‘very hurt’ by theft of work

Mon Dec 17 2018 - 21:36

Four suspected illegal immigrants arrested in Co Laois

Group of men are detained after reportedly getting out of a lorry at a petrol station

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 16:28

Four held over alleged assault of soccer referee released

Three men and a teenager questioned over incident that left man with fractured jaw

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 12:21

‘This entire area could die’: Bord na Móna workers react to job losses

Midlands is being made suffer for Ireland’s need to cut carbon footprint, some believe

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 01:15

Nearly 500 Bord na Móna jobs to go as semi-State closes 17 active bogs

Union says even though workers knew the cuts were coming, people are ‘shocked with the extent of the numbers’

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 17:30

A businessman on Budget 2019: 'Devil is in the detail of SME loan scheme'

My budget: Furniture manufacturer Finline notes SME loan scheme

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 00:17

Avonmore Fresh Soups recalled amid contamination fears

Food authority says the order is due to the possible presence of small plastic pieces

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 18:58

Harris must listen to survivors of loyalist violence – Sinn Féin

Party backs new Garda Commissioner but raises concerns over loyalist-RUC collusion

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 01:00

Additional 500 work permits for meat plan workers from outside EU

Minister extends pilot scheme following submission from Department of Agriculture

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 15:32

‘Wildlife criminals’ targeted in new plan

Garda to introduce training course in effort to tackle gangs of poachers

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 06:00

Walking and cycling route from Dublin to Galway planned

Shane Ross announces €53m National Greenway Strategy in Co Westmeath

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 18:06

Helicopters take to Slieve Bloom mountains as forest fires rage

‘Forest fire tourists’ asked to stay away as firefighting continues on large swathes of land

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 15:46

Woman held after allegedly driving at three men

Woman is arrested after car mounts footpath following a fight between four men

Tue May 29 2018 - 16:01

Offaly-North Tipperary results: 58% of voters favour repeal

Renua leader John Leahy raises fears over children with disabilities and euthanasia

Sat May 26 2018 - 18:18

Bodies of pilot and boy (7) recovered from crashed light aircraft

Plane crashed ‘like a torpedo’ near Edenderry after 16 parachutists had jumped

Sun May 13 2018 - 22:19

Fáilte Ireland unveils Hidden Heartlands brand for the midlands

Government investing €2 million to promote the region to tourists at home and abroad

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 18:56

Motorist under fire for driving a car with three tyres

Gardaí criticise driver for taking a ‘ridiculous’ risk by using the vehicle

Sat Jan 27 2018 - 17:37

Farmers fear milk ‘price war’ as retailers discount product

Protests outside Dunnes Stores and Aldi in Portlaoise

Wed Aug 30 2017 - 22:59

Six foreign nationals found in back of truck in Co Laois

Group was discovered by gardaí after alarm was raised by driver

Sun Aug 13 2017 - 20:52

Suspects questioned after two critically injured in attacks

Victim in Bray suffered life-threatening head injuries while man in Birr stabbed

Mon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00

Parents post Facebook video after son gets death threats

Clip warns of dangers of social media after couple’s son was targeted in online prank

Sat Nov 05 2016 - 02:01

Financial aid plan for forests damaged by 2013-14 storms

About 8,000 hectares of land will come under the Windblow Reconstitution Scheme

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 21:53

Save Roscommon opposes ‘annexation’ of parts of county

Group rejects boundary review which it fears may see areas moved into Co Westmeath

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 18:16

Efforts continue to ensure Athlone houses not flooded

Westmeath County Council working to forecast for 40mm rise in waters by Wednesday

Sun Dec 13 2015 - 19:01

Midlands Prison to have 500 defective cell windows replaced

Polycarbonate inserts damaged, leaving ‘security, hygiene and health & safety’ issues

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 15:16

Man found not guilty of Offaly tourist assault

Canadian resident and Birr native Marie Gauvin was on holidays when she was struck by glass

Fri Oct 17 2014 - 17:20

Boy dies in Co Offaly after being struck by car

Scene sealed off for examination as gardaí describe incident as tragedy

Thu Apr 03 2014 - 10:29

Renewed appeal as Co Offaly murder victim to be buried tomorrow

Thomas ‘Toddy’ Dooley found dead in his home on Sunday

Wed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00

Family escapes death as large tree falls on their car

Car carrying five including three children flung towards gateway amid force of impact

Thu Feb 13 2014 - 11:20

Taoiseach says GSOC failure to inform Shatter a ‘fundamental issue’

Ombudsman says it regrets not informing Shatter

Mon Feb 10 2014 - 21:55

Man (47) killed weeks after prison release

Body of Christie Daly lay in waterlogged ditch for up to 10 days beside burned-out caravan

Wed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00

Gardaí used Taser gun to subdue man after four-hour knife stand-off in Co Laois

Man at centre of Mountmellick siege has history of mental illness

Tue Nov 26 2013 - 23:47

Gardaí use Taser gun on man to end knife siege in Co Laois

Local people had expressed concern about noise from house in Mountmellick

Tue Nov 26 2013 - 16:44

Man in critical condition after being struck by car in Tullamore

Injured man taken to Midland Regional and then transferred to Beaumont Hospital

Sat Oct 12 2013 - 12:07