Paddy Buggy from the Laois Hubs Collective joins Albert to discuss why he believes Laois could be the centre for remote working in Ireland, what is going to happen in the future for the Childcare Sector? James MacInerney from Abbeyleix is taking on the brightest in the business on the second series of hit BBC show 'Glow Up: Britain's Next Make Up Star' he chats to Midlands 103's Ellen Butler about is make up journey, Ollie Greene talks about developing 'Green Fingers' as a means to fight depression also former Midlands 103 presenter John McDonnell who is now a vice principal in the UK talks about their plans to reopen schools and we hear how an Offaly company is protecting Manchester United players from covid-19.

Country Life Wednesday 13th May, 2020 by Midlands 103

Taking Care of Business - Covid-19 Updates Episode 5 by Midlands 103

Never have we employed so many Gardaí so how can they be best used once the pandemic is over? Which towns will recover most easily from the economic impact of Covid-19? Also an Irish woman stuck in London tells Will Faulkner about a beautiful act of kindness by a local firm to help her elderly mum in Mullingar and Brian Cloonan answers all your DIY questions.

Listen back to 8 year old Matthew Allen from Clifden as he delivers his first lamb.

Also Laois Dual GAA star Cahir Healy on how he is training for his mammoth task of scoring 2000 points and running a 26k marathon! And a trucker who made a new World Record by reversing in Ballybrittas for 4 hours!

Liam investigates the great 'barbecue' theft in Portlaoise!!

He's looking to grill anyone with information on it, given the speculation that someone out there has already tested the barbecue by cooking a dozen burgers, 15 fillet steaks and two sizzling rounds of sausages!

Liam's also asking does the GAA need to rethink their decision to close all club fields until the 20th of July ?? The organisation has told all county boards to stand down all senior county panels and associated personnel.

A Midlands Drive-In cinema is coming to a town nearby…but where will it be ??

And Liam talks to the Offaly man behind the 'Slieve Bloom Brewing Company' in the village of Kinnity.

An Offaly women tells her story of contracting Covid-19, Electric Picnic is cancelled find out what you need to know if you have your tickets booked, we are told to wash our hand frequently yet Irish Water are telling us to conserve water?! And Arthur O'Meara talks all things gardening with Will Faulkner.

Is lockdown unraveling because people are getting fed up? And what does the Justice Minister intend to do about it? Minister Charlie Flannagan talks to Will Faulkner. Also cancer is a much bigger killer thank Covid-19, how do we get it higher on the agenda again, and Darina Allen on the best way to start your day.

A midlands woman is fast becoming a social media star. Chelsea Henchy, from Tullamore, Co. Offaly, has been impersonating celebrities on Tik Tok. But she's now gone viral around the world after comedian Kevin Hart picked up a video of her lip syncing to one of his stand-up skits and shared it with his own 90 million Instagram followers. She's been speaking to Will Faulkner on the Midlands Today Show:

It's look like the Leaving Cert is cancelled, unless you really want to sit it that is, so we try to make sense of this, also when you get the baby blues don't wait before asking for help a Laois woman shares a lesson that she learnt the hard way and if you're a movie lover there is something that you can look forward to in the next few weeks!