Midlands Today with Will Faulkner

Nearly 29 years after her disappearance, Fiona Pender’s case has been upgraded to a murder investigation, with new searches underway near Killeigh.

The Irish Road Haulage Association is calling for a ban on tractors using motorways, citing safety concerns—an idea the IFA firmly opposes.

Hundreds of Irish rivers, including major ones like the Shannon and Liffey, may lose environmental protections under new Government plans, sparking backlash from conservation groups.

A midlands family say the support of a children's charity to support their daughter with a rare condition has been "life-changing", a Mullingar entrepreneur discusses the US tariffs and the impact they will have on local business, and as lights flicker across rural Ireland, one MEP is demanding answers on why the grid is failing when it’s needed most.

A €25k audit into Leinster House’s €336k bike shed has pushed total costs to €361k, sparking backlash over public spending and oversight.

The RSA is rolling out extended hours, new test centres, and fast-tracked training to reduce the 100,000-strong driving test backlog by September.

In a landmark decision, camogie players can now choose between skorts and shorts, following a 98% vote at Congress supporting player choice.

A Westmeath family has moved back home nearly four years after a fire, thanks to €100k raised by their local community in just four days.

The government has opened public consultation on a new policy to curb fast fashion, aiming to make clothing more recyclable and sustainable.

Five Offaly schoolgirls made history by becoming the first all-girls Irish team to win a top award at the Robotics World Championships.

The government will roll out electronic tagging for prisoners by year-end to ease jail overcrowding, with former Mountjoy governor backing the move.

The brothers and wives of Ashling Murphy’s killer are now on trial, accused of withholding evidence and burning clothing after the 2022 murder.

Offaly Search and Rescue volunteers found a lost engagement ring from a lakeside proposal after a two-day underwater search using only hands and scuba gear.

A government campaign and new school attendance framework will roll out in September to address rising absenteeism.

Former minister Charlie Flanagan has been elected Chair of the Irish Red Cross, pledging to guide its new five-year strategy.

Offaly’s minor team pulled off a dramatic comeback to win their first Leinster title since 1989, beating Louth in stoppage time.

After years of toxic relationships, Meath woman Siobhan Cookson chose to become a single mother via IVF. Inspired by her godson, supported by her family, and determined to take control of her fertility, she welcomed her baby girl, Summer, in November 2023.

A draft report reveals that up to thousands of children may have undergone unnecessary hip surgeries in Irish hospitals between 2021 and 2023, with alarming rates of procedures not meeting surgical criteria at Cappagh and Temple Street hospitals.

Uisce Éireann has completed a major tunnelling milestone beneath the River Shannon as part of the €114 million Athlone Main Drainage Scheme, a transformative infrastructure project now over 80% complete.

Padraic Kavanagh from Ballacolla is cycling 1,000km in June to raise €10,000 for two hospitals that saved his premature twins, Ellie and Páidí, after a terrifying battle for survival.

Portiuncula Hospital in Galway is now under ten external reviews into maternity and neonatal care after multiple infant deaths and severe complications, with families awaiting answers and accountability.

A Meath couple faces homelessness after their fifth attempt to retain their home—built without planning permission—was rejected, despite proposed reductions and emotional pleas during a housing crisis.

Midlands Today with Ronan Berry at the BnM Accelerate Green Conference

Minister of State Neale Richmond warns that planned tax cuts could be scrapped if a US-EU tariff deal doesn’t materialise. We also revisit the troubling findings that over half of Ireland’s home septic tanks are failing inspections—posing risks to both gardens and rivers. And Meath woman Siobhan Cookson shares her deeply personal story of how motherhood found her in the most unexpected way.