Midlands politicians are calling for greater investment in neurology services at Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar, amid growing waiting lists and continued concerns over access to specialist care.

The Rutland Centre has launched its first outpatient addiction treatment programme outside Dublin, bringing specialist addiction and gambling recovery services to Athlone and the wider Midlands.

A doctor has avoided a prison sentence after a court heard a catastrophic tyre failure was the primary cause of the crash on the M6 near Rochfortbridge that claimed the life of his six-year-old daughter.