Midlands Today with Will Faulkner

Midlands Today LIVE from the National Ploughing Championships 2026

Midlands Today LIVE from the National Ploughing Championships 2026

Midlands Today LIVE from the National Ploughing Championships 2026

Midlands Today with David Hollywood

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is facing widespread criticism and calls to apologise over comments comparing rival airlines to “rapists,” with campaigners and politicians describing the language as deeply offensive and inappropriate.

Offaly golfer Stuart Grehan’s absence from the Irish Open is being questioned despite a remarkable year that has included winning the Amateur Championship, the European Amateur Team Championship and the Walker Cup.

Midlands Today broadcasts live from Athlone to explore ReSHAPE, an AI-enabled platform helping people identify their existing skills and career pathways while supporting employers with upskilling and workforce development.

Four HSE regions, including Dublin and Midlands, are set to lose control over day-to-day spending after significant overspending, with the health service recording an overall deficit of €577 million by the end of July.

Offaly County Council is proposing to charge Uisce Éireann €100,000 per kilometre for the planned Shannon water pipeline, which would amount to €8.2 million for the 82 kilometres running through the county.

Criminal legal aid certificates have fallen dramatically since a new scheme was introduced, with just eight granted in Portlaoise in July compared with 171 during the same month last year.

The future of plans to integrate the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association has been thrown into doubt following Mary McAleese’s resignation as chair of the Integration Steering Group, amid disagreement over timelines and costs.

Irish students remain among the world’s strongest performers in reading, maths and science, but new PISA results show a significant decline in reading and maths scores in recent years.

Forty Irish firefighters travelling to New York for 9/11 commemorations were left stranded at Dublin Airport following widespread flight disruption, with Offaly firefighter Phil Keegan among the group.

Midlands Today with Will Faulkner

Reaction to Katie Taylor’s historic retirement fight at Croke Park, with her photographer James Crombie reflecting on the occasion alongside author Louise Coghlan.

Thousands of tents and pieces of camping equipment can be abandoned after festivals, with Electric Picnic sustainability campaigner Pip Sheridan calling for more to be recovered, repaired and reused.

With Irish hospital waiting lists approaching one million patients, greater awareness is being urged around the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and the option of accessing planned treatment elsewhere in Europe.

Seven non-native skunks were captured and destroyed after being discovered near a protected raised bog, amid concerns over the potential threat they posed to native wildlife and breeding birds.

Westmeath and Longford have emerged as Ireland’s strongest broadband hotspots, with both recording 96% coverage for gigabit fibre broadband, as rural counties outperform many urban areas.

A woman has appeared before Athlone District Court accused of allowing her Westmeath home to be used for drug-taking during an incident in which a two-year-old girl consumed cocaine and was left critically ill.