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Residents in Westmeath are looking for answers following the unannounced arrival of ayslum seekers. A total of 150 men are being transferred to Harry's Hotel in Kinnegad last Thursday without any prior consultation, according to local Labour councillor Denis Leonard. It's believed there are more asylum seekers yet to arrive. A man in his 50s was also assaulted at the hotel at 9.45 on Monday morning and a man in his 40s was subsequently arrested. Councillor Leonard has been telling Midlands 103's Ellen Butler that, while they're not opposed to asylum seekers, neither the hotel nor the town have the capacity to support such a volume of people... [Photo credit: Google Maps]

Let's Go Green - Episode 9 - 27th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Wednesday, 29th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Tuesday, 28th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Monday, 27th June by Midlands 103

Heartlands- Sunday, June 26th by Midlands 103

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner - Friday, 24th June by Midlands 103

Encore Thursday, June 23rd by Midlands 103

Country Life - Wednesday, June 22nd by Midlands 103

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner - Thursday, June 23rd. by Midlands 103

Accusations that Fianna Fáil is abusing its majority on Offaly County Council to reserve powerful chairmanships for its own members are being branded as "a political stunt to stay in the headlines". Independent councillor Seán O'Brien claims Fianna Fáil reneged on an agreement among Tullamore Municipal District rep to rotate the role of cathaoirleach, with an opposition councillor to take up the role this year. Midlands 103's Kamron Clarke has been getting Fianna Fáil councillor Tony McCormack's take on the matter. Read more... https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/fianna-fail-accused-of-disappointing-and-undemocratic-behaviour/

"Fianna Fáil have a lot to say about power sharing in Northern Ireland but when it comes to local government in Offaly it is a different story." The words of independent councillor Seán O'Brien, following the appointment of new cathaoirligh and leas cathaoirligh to Offaly County Council and Tullamore Municipal District. He feels Fianna Fáil is abusing its majority on the local authority to dominate the positions. Midlands 103's Ellen Butler has been chatting to Councillor O'Brien to find out more. Read more here... https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/fianna-fail-accused-of-disappointing-and-undemocratic-behaviour/

Shortage of soap in pandemic propels two sisters to start making their own! Meet Sam and Sinead from S&S Soap Sisters.

Over 500 jobs up for grabs at Offaly Job Fair on 2nd July - with Anthony Hanniffy President of Tullamore Chamber.

Over 500 jobs up for grabs at Offaly Job Fair on 2nd July - with Anthony Hanniffy President of Tullamore Chamber. Let Sarah know about this too please as she's doing the social media for it. Shortage of soap in pandemic propels two sisters to start making their own! Meet Sam and Sinead from S&S Soap Sisters. South East Technological University as they are awarded €9.9million in Springboard+ with Lifelong Learning Manager Eoin O'Brien and 90% of the money from Lottery sales is reinvested in the community including €254m to Good Causes in 2021 by Shane Dempsey HEad of Communications.

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Tuesday, 21st June by Midlands 103

Let's Go Green - Episode 8 - 20th June by Midlands 103

Liam talks to angry listeners about the Cost of Living Coalition National Day of Protests. Callers give their reaction to ever increasing prices! The story of the Roscommon lake that's threatening to swallow family homes! And....One female caller talks about her vagina 'live' on air!

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Monday, 20th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Friday, 17th June by Midlands 103

Heartlands - Sunday, 19th June by Midlands 103

Dilapidated buildings and eyesores are unfortunately a familiar sight in virtually every town and village across the midlands. Finding solutions to dereliction has been topical of late - just last month, a new €400,000 fund was announced for each local authority to buy vacant sites and repurpose them into community spaces. But just how prevalent is the issue and how can we effectively transform these eyesores into something new. Our reporter Ellen Butler has been out and about to find out more...

Encore - Thursday, 16th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Thursday, 16th June by Midlands 103

Country Life - Wednesday, 15th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Wednesday, 15th June by Midlands 103

Laois IT firms All-Star run continues - Dave Devery of NetSupport.ie

Apply now to Digital Construction Traineeship by LOETB. Padraig Boland Training Manager LOETB tells you how and why to get involved

'Less HSA inspections in 2021 than previous years - but this is likely to increase' - Breda Colgan of Salutem Advisory and Training Apply now to Digital Construction Traineeship by LOETB.Padraig Boland Training Manager LOETB tells you how and why to get involved! Laois IT firms All-Star run continues - Dave Devery of NetSupport.ie

Laura Donnelly: "Just told death is imminent. Yet God giveth and God taketh away and I don't feel I'm dying. All your kind lyricist words have bolstered and lifted me and I could be in no better place for what I'm going through, I'm so touched. Special thank you to Noel, Gyra & Frances and to everybody else right down to security who give you a grin. Well done administrators on your hiring. The photo's on the podcast are from 1976. The nurse is the woman who brought me into this world. The filly was my first grade A. The brood mare was brought in from Ireland to the UK. The second picture is me sitting on the brood mare at a year old and the third picture is of my standing with the filly when we were of age. Nurse Margaret Hodgson was expected to die this time with a tumor, she lived another 10 years. She was thinner when they removed it. She was Foster & Allen's biggest fan and gave me an education in all their records. Funny how life comes full circle" This song was entirely played, written and recorded By Laura Donnelly.

Trevor Mahon of Mahon Windows, Athlone is here to take care of any of your window woes with his wise ways. And Gary Heffernan from Tullamore Hire informs us on the reliability of today's modern mowers, and how you should think about getting one to tend to your gardens needs.

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Tuesday, 14th June by Midlands 103

Let's Go Green - Episode 7 - 13th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Monday, 13th June by Midlands 103

Liam debates the ‘turf war’! Are you affected by the proposed ban on the sale of turf???

Heartlands - Sunday, 12th June by Midlands 103

On today's episode of About The House & Garden: All this high energy inflation might have you thinking "how do I get the best return?" Well if that's the case, then Diarmuid Jones from Keltic Renewables in Ballylinan, Co. Laois is here to solve your problems! And John Carey from Solas Eco Garden Shop in Portarlington not only helps you to be rid of those pesky weeds, but also how to do it in a way that's environmentally friendly, and most importantly, BEE-friendly.

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Friday, 10th June by Midlands 103

Encore - Thursday, 9th June by Midlands 103

Offaly native Executive Vice President at energy giant Kent discusses energy transition, family life in Texas and changes to his hometown since his last visit 5 years ago. David Touhey from Tullamore lives in Houston Texas and is Executive Vice President of Completions, Commissionsing and Start-Ups at Kent, an energy company with 12,000 employees globally.

John Geoghegan of Landcorp Private and Mullingar Chamber discusses the transformation in the commercial property market and the proposed film studio for Mullingar.Also, Tom Parlon of CIF on the impact of inflation on the cost of construction. Offaly native Executive VP at energy giant Kent discusses energy transition, family life in Texas and changes to his hometown since his last visit 5 years ago. David Touhey from Tullamore lives in Houston Texas and is Executive Vice President of Completions, Commissionsing and Start-Ups at Kent, an energy company with 12,000 employees globally.

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Thursday, 9th June by Midlands 103

Country Life - Wednesday, 8th June by Midlands 103

My Songs are like diaries before they happen. I've never done social media or let out of my own songs for that matter......but I will be short end of life soon with Rad51 MUTANT GENE causing ovarian cancer and TMBC. Having struggled to be still for scans, listening to this song was the only way to have a successful scan so maybe this will be useful for somebody else. And if you want hear a country and western song I have written please call the studio. All songs written, played and recorded by me. All the very best, Laura Donnelly With special thanks and dedication to Cathy, Daniel, Kate, young football Mayo player :-), Marie, Leigha, Lis Moran, Shaancy, Snehal. and all at University Hospital Galway. Also Dr Llyle, Prof O'Brien, Prof Barry and teams. Not forgetting Palliative Care The dashingly handsome buddy in the photo is Dfor. As in "D For Dog," who has been the best company throughout her journey along with her loving husband Peter.

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Wednesday, 8th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Tuesday, 7th June by Midlands 103

The story of how 60 year old Tullamore man Kevin Heffernan found out last September about his long lost family that he never knew about! Kevin discovered that he was the youngest of 11 children! He never even knew the rest of the family existed!

Heartlands - Sunday, 5th June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Friday, 3rd June by Midlands 103

Encore - Thursday, 2nd June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Thursday, 2nd June by Midlands 103

Country Life - Wednesday, 1st June by Midlands 103

Encore - Thursday, 26th May by Midlands 103

Cllr. Thomasina Connell - expansion of J17 National Enterprise Park in Portlaoise will bring jobs to the area…and a new distillery! What links Edenderry, Steinway & Sons New York and the National Enterprise Awards 2022? Its Acoustic Interiors and founder Derek McCreanor joined Ronan on Taking Care of Business. TUS Providing over 1300 opportunities through Government’s Springboard+ Initiative and, Bord Failte announces €700,000 'Works for Me' campaign to attract parents and retirees into tourism sector.

What links Edenderry, Steinway & Sons New York and the National Enterprise Awards 2022? Its Acoustic Interiors and founder Derek McCreanor joined Ronan on Taking Care of Business.

Cllr. Thomasina Connell - expansion of J17 National Enterprise Park in Portlaoise will bring jobs to the area…and a new distillery!

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner - Wednesday, 1st June by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Tuesday, 31st May by Midlands 103

A Laois councillor says he has no regrets about storming out of yesterday's monthly meeting - which he claims descended into farce. Sinn Féin's Aidan Mullins left in the midst of an argument over the Housing Minister's recent visit to the county. Councillor Mullins says some of his colleagues raised their disappointment over not being notified or invited to meet Darragh O'Brien. The Portarlington rep has been telling Will Faulkner on the Midlands Today show that the council chamber is not the place for "sniping" over a missed a photo op...

Caller Muriel Hughes contacted the show to say: “If you come to an English speaking country, basic English should be a requirement, along with a criminal background check!!" A caller from Co. Wexford, Blake, reached out to the show to say he has very strong opinions on the way ‘the country is being run by a government that doesn’t care about normal people’..he also spoke about 3 suicide attempts! Caller Gráinne contacted the show this week to say: “I'm a mammy of 3 girls one seriously disabled just on carer's and really struggling.”

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner - Monday, 30th May by Midlands 103

Let's Go Green - Episode 6 - 30th May by Midlands 103

Heartlands - Sunday, 29th May by Midlands 103

Adam chats Harry, one half of the incredible Folk Americana band, Hudson Taylor. Find out more about the duo's writing process, their upcoming album releasing this summer, and Harry's tie to Mullingar.

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner - Friday, 27th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Thursday, 26th May by Midlands 103

Athlone man Phelim O'Neill is urging people not to under-estimate the importance of organ donation. The Irish Kidney Association is holding its third annual virtual Run for a Life this week, to raise vital funds and awareness. Phelim received a kidney transplant from a deceased donor 26 years ago - and even met his wife as a result. He's been telling Midlands 103's Ellen Butler that he's still so grateful to his donor and the huge team of people who made it possible all these years later...

Country Life - Wednesday, 25th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner - Wednesday, 25th May by Midlands 103

High demand for people but signs of a slowdown coming. Colin Donnery of FRS Recruitment.

John Clendennen introduces VFI's new Bar Manager Apprenticeship Degree; LOETB's Gerladine Grennan on 'FET for Everyone' and the Offaly Job Fair is launched in Tullamore. High demand for people but signs of a slowdown coming. Colin Donnery of FRS Recruitment.

About The House - 24th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will Faulkner - Friday, 24th May by Midlands 103

Yvonne Murray was among the medical scientists picketing outside Tullamore Regional Hospital today. She spoke to Midlands 103's Ellen Butler about what's caused the sector to take industrial action for the first time in decades...

Let's Go Green - Episode 5 - 23rd May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner - Monday, 23rd May by Midlands 103

Heartlands - Sunday, 22nd May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Aidan Barry - Friday, 20th May by Midlands 103

Encore - Thursday, 19th May by Midlands 103

Country Life - Wednesday, 18th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Aidan Barry - Thursday, 19th May by Midlands 103

Innovation and strategic investment drives growth at Kilsaran International - with David McKeown Co- CEO. 42% of businesses to spend more than 10% of 2022 tech budgets making IT more sustainable - Phil Codd Managing Director & Business Leader with Expleo in Ireland. Catriona Lawlor puts out a final call for nominations for the Midlands 103 Customer Service Awards.

42% of businesses to spend more than 10% of 2022 tech budgets making IT more sustainable - Phil Codd Managing Director & Business Leader with Expleo in Ireland.

Innovation and strategic investment drives growth at Kilsaran International - with David McKeownn Co- CEO.

Midlands Today With Will O'Callaghan - Wednesday, 18th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Aidan Barry - Tuesday, 17th May by Midlands 103

About The House - 17th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Will O'Callaghan - Monday, 16th May by Midlands 103

Rants, opinions, callers rebuffed for not voting, criticism of the government, party leaders excoriated. Unpredictable as always!

Heartlands - Sunday, 15th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Ronan Berry - Friday, 13th May by Midlands 103

Lead singer of The Blizzards Niall Breslin (Bressie) joins Adam C on The Very Irish Playlist ahead of the bands new exciting album release, 'Sometimes We See More In The Dark'. The album will be available for digital and physical purchase Friday May 13th. To check out one of the best Irish rock albums of the year, see the link below: https://wmi.lnk.to/SWSMITD -Follow The Blizzards- Facebook @ theblizzardsIE Twitter @ theblizzards Instagram @ theblizzardsie

Encore - Thursday, 12th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Ronan Berry - Thursday, 12th May by Midlands 103

Country Life - Wednesday, 11th May by Midlands 103

Midlands Today With Aidan Barry - Wednesday, 11th May by Midlands 103

About the House & Garden - 10th May by Midlands 103

Writech creates 50 new roles in Mullingar with €2m Design & Innovation Centre and the acquisition of Ce Sprinkler. CEO Ted Wright puts a call out for engineers to fill the new positions.

The Factory leads the way with sustainable operations - find out how and why here. The Factory, managed by Lisa and Brendan Dooley won Green Small Organisation of the Year in the 2022 Green Awards.