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- Laois & Offaly to receive a total of €770,000 to improve routes, trails & signage in the Slieve Bloom Mountains. (March 22, 2021)
- The 130km Royal Canal Greenway has been officially launched and is now the country’s longest greenway. (March 24, 2021)
- Minister Harris and Minister Collins announce €20 million capital funding to expand apprenticeship provision across further and higher education (March 26, 2021)
- The Government launch ‘Our Rural Future’ a blueprint to transform rural Ireland – the most ambitious policy for rural development in decades. (March 29, 2021)
- Our Rural Future: Minister Humphreys announces details of new €70m Transitional LEADER Programme (April 9, 2021)
- Department of Enterprise launches MidlandsIreland.ie Regional Food & Drink Strategy 2021-2024 (July 6, 2021)
- Midlands Advanced Manufacturing Action Plan 2021-2024 launched (July 9, 2021)
- The Third Progress Report of The Just Transition Commissioner Published (July 9, 2021)
- Department of Enterprise announce €10m in government funding available under the Regional Enterprise Transition Scheme (July 29, 2021)
- New Technological University of the Shannon TUS is launched today (October 1, 2021)
- Government publishes Climate Action Plan 2021 – Securing our Future (November 4, 2021)
- Government approve and publish Annex of Actions to Climate Action Plan 2021. (December 15, 2021)
- Minister Ryan announces launch of public consultation on Ireland’s Territorial Just Transition Plan (December 29, 2021)
- Launch of the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan to 2024 (March 1, 2022)
- National Ploughing Championships (August 15, 2022)
- Electric Picnic (August 15, 2022)
- Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann (August 15, 2022)
- The Tullamore Show (August 15, 2022)
- Glamping and Camping Spots In The Magical Midlands! (September 14, 2022)
- Major regeneration project for Edenderry continues progress (September 22, 2022)
- Ploughing 2022 opens in Ratheniska (September 22, 2022)
- Midlands-based The Factory finalist in SEAI Energy Awards (September 22, 2022)
- Midlands win big at IMR Manufacturing & Supply Chain Award 2022 (September 22, 2022)
- Culture Night 2022 (September 22, 2022)
- Birr Castle Hot Air Balloon Championships (September 22, 2022)
- Midlands celebrates at Irish Restaurant Awards (September 22, 2022)
- Midlands Hospice Gets Go Ahead (September 23, 2022)
- New Film Studios for Mullingar (September 23, 2022)
- Browne’s expand to Tullamore (September 23, 2022)
- Solar Farm for Offaly (September 26, 2022)
- Brother and Sister ‘lockdown’ success story (September 26, 2022)
- New Variety of courses in Further Education (September 26, 2022)
- Midlands at the centre of building a new Ireland. (September 29, 2022)
- Remote Working being celebrated for Culture Night 22 (September 30, 2022)
- Digital Town .IE Team visit Midlands Hubs (September 30, 2022)
- Midlands Food & Drink wins 18 Awards at Blas na hEireann 2022 (October 4, 2022)
- New Further Education Facility for Athlone (October 4, 2022)
- A big week for Abbeyleix Bog (October 4, 2022)
- Destination Midlands (October 10, 2022)
- OFFline Film Festival, Birr (October 11, 2022)
- ‘Haunted’ Castles in the Midlands! (October 12, 2022)
- ‘GREEN OFFALY’CLIMATE CONFERENCE (October 14, 2022)
- Midlands ICT Information Session at TUS (October 14, 2022)
- Stradbally Steam goes Green! (October 17, 2022)
- Nearby Institutions (October 18, 2022)
- 6 Green Flag Awards for Midlands Parks (October 20, 2022)
- Laois win big at National Heritage Awards. (October 20, 2022)
- Laois gets a dedicated centre for music! (October 21, 2022)
- Halloween in the Midlands (October 25, 2022)
- Midlands Hotel Award Winners 2022 (October 26, 2022)
- Laois hosts National PPN Conference 2022 (October 26, 2022)
- The Midlands Science Festival is back! (October 27, 2022)
- Sports Partnerships in Midlands get €466,995 (October 27, 2022)
- On the ‘MOO-VE’ TO SOLAS (October 28, 2022)
- Midlands gets €23.5 for Rural Development & Enterprise projects (October 28, 2022)
- Midlands winners at SuperValu Tidy Towns 2022 (November 1, 2022)
- New Glamping site proposed for Laois (November 2, 2022)
- Men’s Sheds in the Midlands to get €62,000. (November 3, 2022)
- Thyme Restaurant Athlone makes Irish Times Guide (November 4, 2022)
- Laois ‘Leaves Festival’ kicks off this week (November 7, 2022)
- Brilliant line-up at Ballymahon Film Festival (November 8, 2022)
- <strong>Official Launch of the Midlands ICT Cluster</strong> (November 8, 2022)
- The ‘Spirit’ of the Midlands! (November 9, 2022)
- Have you heard of Killua Castle? (November 9, 2022)
- Abbeyleix Bakery on the Rise (November 10, 2022)
- TUS Learning Gates open across the Midlands (November 10, 2022)
- Tullamore Harbour in €200,000 overhaul (November 14, 2022)
- Longford store wins Fashion & Footwear Store of the Year! (November 16, 2022)
- Midlands Christmas Markets, when & where! (November 16, 2022)
- Rock of Dunamase book launches (November 21, 2022)
- Community Monuments Fund 2023 – Call for Projects (November 21, 2022)
- Grant Engineering invest €13 million in UK market expansion (November 24, 2022)
- Ireland’s first ever National Hub Summit launched in Athlone (November 24, 2022)
- Athlone chocolatiers head for RDS (November 25, 2022)
- Laois will be the home of RTE’s ‘Operation Transformation’, 2023 (November 25, 2022)
- €500,000 for North Longford Trail (November 28, 2022)
- Land of Light, Belvedere House, Mullingar (November 30, 2022)
- Niall Fay of Grant Engineering announced as new Chair of Engineering Industries Ireland (November 30, 2022)
- The FACTORY, Birr to open Eco School (December 1, 2022)
- Technimark to create 80 jobs with €26m investment in Longford facility (December 2, 2022)
- Over €1.2m for Midlands under Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors (December 2, 2022)
- Keilidh Cashell in ‘Ireland’s 30 under 30s list’ (December 5, 2022)
- Midlands Finalists in National Digital Awards (December 5, 2022)
- Tánaiste sets out Ireland’s ambition for a green and digital economy (December 7, 2022)
- Over €1.8 million to upgrade 18 Community Centres across the Midlands region (December 8, 2022)
- Significant boost for LGBT+ Community Projects throughout the Midlands (December 8, 2022)
- Boost for Public Transport routes across the Midlands (December 9, 2022)
- Minister Calleary visits Midlands as part of implementation of Regional Enterprise Plan (December 12, 2022)
- Over €3.2 million in funding for 20 Midlands Town and Village Renewal projects (December 14, 2022)
- Midlands Advanced Manufacturing Survey Launched (December 14, 2022)
- Midlands announced as first region to rollout QHubs Programme (December 15, 2022)
- Brewing up a storm! (December 16, 2022)
- Well that beats Banagher! (December 16, 2022)
- €68 million in EU Just Transition Funding allocated to Tourism in Ireland’s Midlands (December 19, 2022)
- EU officially approves €169 million Just Transition Fund for the Midlands Region (December 19, 2022)
- Midlands Hotels & Resorts receive 9 nominations in Gold Medal Award (December 20, 2022)
- Family walks in the Midlands over Christmas (December 20, 2022)
- New STEM Building approved for TUS Athlone with capacity for 1,000 students (December 21, 2022)
- Start a new Course in January, 2023? (December 22, 2022)
- The stunning Malt House in Stradbally will be home to RTÉ’s ‘Operation Transformation’ (December 29, 2022)
- RTÉ’s new Midlands Correspondent says she has a “dream job” (December 30, 2022)
- Football centre of excellence for Midlands (January 3, 2023)
- WINES DIRECT, MULLINGAR EXPANDING (January 5, 2023)
- Enterprise Ireland show 4% jobs growth in Midlands for 2022 (January 10, 2023)
- 2023 Green Awards features 7 Midlands Finalists (January 10, 2023)
- Midlands nominated for 8 Irish Wedding Venue Awards (January 11, 2023)
- Midlands well-represented at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 23 (January 11, 2023)
- CAO Points ‘game-changer’ (January 11, 2023)
- Longford students win World Design of the year (January 12, 2023)
- Laois filmmaker needs your help! (January 20, 2023)
- Midlands Win Big at the Pride of Place Awards (January 23, 2023)
- Longford Film ‘Lakelands’ set for cinemas and Santa Barbara! (January 23, 2023)
- Midlands communities receive €4 million in Community Recognition Funding (January 24, 2023)
- The Rise of the Esker (January 25, 2023)
- <br>TUS and Zinkworks Launch €2M Telecommunications Research Group (January 30, 2023)
- Increased funding for 35 community-based organisations in the Midlands (January 31, 2023)
- ‘Hummingbird’ Portarlington, a home away from home. (February 2, 2023)
- Where to celebrate World Wetlands day this weekend in the Midlands. (February 3, 2023)
- ‘Thyme’, a beacon of light in Athlone (February 9, 2023)
- Double Tourism Award wins for Clonmacnoise and Sean’s Bar (February 13, 2023)
- Garryhinch Wood Exotic Mushrooms (February 14, 2023)
- Athlone named a Top 10 City for Foreign Direct Investment (February 21, 2023)
- Midlands winners at Green Awards 2023 (February 22, 2023)
- Twelve Points Restaurant opening soon (February 22, 2023)
- TUS secure €1.3m for Bioeconomy Research (February 23, 2023)
- European Digital Innovation Hub confirmed for Mullingar (February 27, 2023)
- Bord na Móna launch Accelerate Green 2023 (February 27, 2023)
- Two Midlands firms listed in annual FT1000 Europe Rankings (March 2, 2023)
- Friends keep café open in Athlone (March 2, 2023)
- Longford celebrates multicultural Ireland (March 10, 2023)
- Longford aim to lead in Computer Science (March 15, 2023)
- The future is ‘Greenaer’ (March 21, 2023)
- Laois artist Alan Meredith wins award (March 22, 2023)
- Workshops at Coolamber, Westmeath (March 24, 2023)
- Midlands Schools achieve European Digital School Award (March 30, 2023)
- The CUBE Low Carbon Centre of Excellence opens in Portlaoise (March 31, 2023)
- Granard Booktown Festival (April 5, 2023)
- Fraynes Home Bakery, Mullingar (April 12, 2023)
- Refurbishment of St. Joseph’s Convent, Ferbane (April 12, 2023)
- Degree Course Access for Midlands students (April 13, 2023)
- Lake Lands, Westmeath (April 17, 2023)
- Nuts & Grains, Mullingar (April 18, 2023)
- Midlands County Enterprise Award winners 2023 (April 19, 2023)
- New Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Festival (April 24, 2023)
- Midlands festivals this May Bank Holiday (April 26, 2023)
- The Yard Hub, Abbeyshrule (April 26, 2023)
- Launch of the Midlands ICT Cluster Action Plan (April 27, 2023)
- Midlands Students represent Ireland at VEX Robotics World Championships (April 28, 2023)
- €169m EU Just Transition Fund Programme for Midlands officially launched (April 28, 2023)
- Darkness into light, Midlands (May 2, 2023)
- New Guestrooms, a great addition to Longford (May 3, 2023)
- Midlands hosts Climate Action Conference (May 4, 2023)
- Grow Remote Summit 2023 (May 9, 2023)
- Midlands ICT Skills Survey 2023 (May 10, 2023)
- Midlands Food & Drink Directory (May 11, 2023)
- The Laois Garden Trail (May 15, 2023)
- Triple-win for Midlands at Irish Restaurant Awards (May 16, 2023)
- Biodiversity week, Midlands (May 19, 2023)
- Ardonagh Analytics Lab officially opens new office in Mullingar (May 19, 2023)
- Glasson Marina retains Blue Flag Status (May 23, 2023)
- Dreamspace becomes reality in Longford (May 29, 2023)
- Census 2022 : Midlands Region Results (May 30, 2023)
- Accelerate Green Conference – Ireland’s Sustainable Future 2023 (June 2, 2023)
- Success for Midlands with 2 Wins at the National Enterprise Awards 2023 (June 2, 2023)
- RiverFest, the Midlands newest music festival (June 12, 2023)
- Emo Court most visited OPW site in the Midlands (June 14, 2023)
- Midlands Women in Tech Career Networking Morning (June 15, 2023)
- Offaly ready to rival Europe’s key cities as green Data Centre Hub (June 16, 2023)
- Behind the Scenes at Durrow Scarecrow Festival (June 19, 2023)
- Midlands centre stage at BoostUp! 2023 IRELAND Edition (June 22, 2023)
- Information Seminar on €20m Midlands Bioeconomy Initiative Scheme (June 27, 2023)
- Bowes celebrates 10 years in business (June 29, 2023)
- TUS invest €8.5m in Flexible Learning for academic year (July 3, 2023)
- July Festivals in the Midlands (July 5, 2023)
- Leading Software Engineering Firm Sidero Acquired by GlobalLogic (July 10, 2023)
- TUS to benefit from €84m TU RISE Fund for Research and Enterprise Support (July 10, 2023)
- Microsoft Dream Space success for Longford students (July 12, 2023)
- Midland Steel win European funding to make Industry Greener (July 13, 2023)
- Strasbourg Youth Symphony Orchestra set for St Mel’s Cathedral, Longford (July 13, 2023)
- The Midlands Emerges as the ‘Home of Events’ with Over 1 Million Visitors Expected in the Next Two Months (July 19, 2023)
- Midlands’ The Merry Mill is Finalist in 2023 EU Organic Awards (July 19, 2023)
- 12 Finalists for the Midlands in Irish Bar of the Year Awards 2023 (July 20, 2023)
- Panelto Foods establishes UK and Ireland platform within 3i-backed European Bakery Group (July 21, 2023)
- International Pike Festival on Lough Ree (July 27, 2023)
- Dove House are ready for the Scarecrow Festival (July 28, 2023)
- 5 Midlands Festivals for the August Bank Holiday (July 31, 2023)
- 21 Midlands Finalists in Irish Quality Food & Drink Awards 2023 (August 4, 2023)
- Midlands Events for National Heritage Week (August 10, 2023)
- Launch of Renewable Energy Hub at Birr Technology Centre (August 11, 2023)
- New ‘Work, Live Westmeath’ Remote Work Initiative Launched (August 11, 2023)
- Veteran Offaly Inventor returns to Tullamore Show (August 11, 2023)
- 3 Midlands Finalists in 2023 Sustainable Business Impact Awards (August 11, 2023)
- Female entrepreneurs in the Midlands encouraged to apply for ACORNS new business development programme (August 16, 2023)
- ESB confirms €500,000 Longford community dividend under Just Transition (August 16, 2023)
- Call now open for €10 million Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative under Just Transition Fund (August 17, 2023)
- Carrigmeal is Laois’ Tir na nÓg (August 18, 2023)
- Great Taste Awards for 34 Midlands Food & Drink products (August 18, 2023)
- A look inside Charleville Castle (August 23, 2023)
- Behind the Scenes at the Electric Picnic (August 23, 2023)
- Mobile NZEB Training Unit launched by LOETB Mount Lucas National Construction Training Centre (August 24, 2023)
- Fáilte Ireland open €17m Just Transition Fund Scheme for Midlands regenerative tourism projects (August 29, 2023)
- The new Portlaoise Library (August 31, 2023)
- Dream comes true for Stradbally singer (September 1, 2023)
- May the force be with Anna May McHugh (September 6, 2023)
- Midlands success with 19 Finalists in the Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards 2023 (September 6, 2023)
- Accelerate Green 2024 now open for green innovators (September 7, 2023)
- National Ploughing Championships, the Statistics (September 11, 2023)
- Local Enterprise Village showcases Midlands Companies at the Ploughing Championships (September 13, 2023)
- Klaaskickz, Mullingar leaps into success (September 15, 2023)
- Rothar Rogues from Durrow, Laois (September 15, 2023)
- Top 10 Events for Culture Night in the Midlands (September 18, 2023)
- Are ya Ploughing? (September 20, 2023)
- Agritech in Midlands wins at Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards 2023 (September 20, 2023)
- Music in the Midlands (September 26, 2023)
- Midlands Night-time Economy Workshop Series (September 26, 2023)
- Midlands to host Medtech and Manufacturing ‘Future of Work’ Seminar (September 28, 2023)
- 8 Midlands Finalists in 2023 Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards (September 29, 2023)
- Ballycommon Training Centre, where the heart is. (September 29, 2023)
- Midlands success with 37 Medals at the Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards 2023 (October 2, 2023)
- Midlands Sports Clubs to get over €553,500 (October 5, 2023)
- Abbeyleix Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2023 in big day for the Midlands (October 6, 2023)
- 18 Midlands Finalists in Irish Family Business Awards 2023 (October 10, 2023)
- The Future is Fiorbhia Farm, Laois (October 11, 2023)
- 3 Midlands winners in the 2023 Georgina Campbell Irish Food & Hospitality Awards (October 11, 2023)
- Renewable Hydrogen Hub earmarked for Rhode Green Energy Park (October 13, 2023)
- New €24 million fund launches to further support the Just Transition in the Midlands region (October 13, 2023)
- Midlands celebrates 4 Ericsson Finalists in Women in STEM Awards 2023 (October 16, 2023)
- ICT Skills Survey Finds Potential for over 800 New Midlands Tech Jobs by 2026 (October 16, 2023)
- Abbott Longford celebrates 20 years of Excellence in Diagnostics (October 17, 2023)
- Connecting our Business Community takes place in Longford (October 18, 2023)
- Discover the ‘Science of the Scrum’ with Jack Carty, Rosie Foley and Midlands Science (October 18, 2023)
- ‘Ideas Made Real’ Schools STEM Programme launched by IMR in Mullingar (October 19, 2023)
- A look at Midlands Science Week (October 20, 2023)
- Regional Enterprise Plan Chairs welcome new €145m Scheme to promote economic growth across Regions (October 26, 2023)
- Midlands Advanced Manufacturing celebrated at ATIM Cluster Gala Dinner (October 26, 2023)
- Feighery’s Farm Beetroot Juice, County Offaly (October 27, 2023)
- Midlands Finalists Shine in 2023 SEAI Energy Awards (November 3, 2023)
- TUS ResilMesh Cyber Security project receives €7M EU investment (November 6, 2023)
- Healthy ÍON oils produced in Laois (November 8, 2023)
- RíRá Mullingar, a new book on the Fleadh (November 13, 2023)
- Full S.T.E.A.M ahead in Laois and Offaly (November 21, 2023)
- Midlands Christmas Markets & Santa Visits (November 23, 2023)
- Minister Humphreys announces almost €300,000 in funding for Outdoor Projects in the Midlands (November 23, 2023)
- O’Mimos Sauces a sizzling success (December 1, 2023)
- TUS Graduates the most employable in the country (December 12, 2023)
- Hamiltons of Geashill reopens! (December 14, 2023)
- Midlands Census 2022 – Employment, Occupations and Commuting (December 19, 2023)
- Spotlight on Laois farmer Francie Gorman elected as next IFA president (December 19, 2023)
- Midlands schools to benefit from almost €500,000 in STEM funding (December 21, 2023)
- Novo Nordisk acquire Athlone manufacturing and development facility for €85m (January 2, 2024)
- Midlands Distilleries win at Irish Whiskey Awards 2023 (January 2, 2024)
- Midlands strongest for IDA Ireland job growth in 2023 (January 3, 2024)
- C&D Foods announce €48m Longford investment with 100 new jobs (January 4, 2024)
- Excitement builds for Longford Lights Festival 2024, as new director appointed (January 9, 2024)
- Lough Ree Distillery enters new phase (January 11, 2024)
- €5m Community and Enterprise Grant Scheme launched under EU Just Transition Fund (January 12, 2024)
- 636 new jobs supported by Local Enterprise Offices in the Midlands in 2023 (January 17, 2024)
- Midlands Arts Grants for 2024 (January 23, 2024)
- Midlands towns score highly in Work Life Balance Index 2024 (January 30, 2024)
- Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan establishes Cluster Exchange Forum (January 30, 2024)
- Athlone Hosts Inaugural Para-Athletics Festival (February 1, 2024)
- Fresh Milk from Boora Bainne in Offaly (February 6, 2024)
- TUS allocated €12m for Research and Innovation (February 7, 2024)
- Midlands allocated €15.5 million for Active Travel (February 8, 2024)
- Midlands hosts VEX Robotics Regional Finals (February 8, 2024)
- Google Developer Group to launch in Portlaoise (February 9, 2024)
- Drive to make Birr Castle a World Heritage Site (February 12, 2024)
- Midlands Region Selected as a Financial Times ‘European Region of the Future’ for 2024 (February 15, 2024)
- Fore Distillery, why not give it a shot! (February 19, 2024)
- Zinkworks and Samsung Collaborate to Showcase rApp Innovations at Mobile World Congress 2024 (February 21, 2024)
- Spring is in the air at Birr Castle (February 22, 2024)
- People’s Discovery Visitor Attraction: A €30m Sustainable Gem mooted for the Midlands (February 22, 2024)
- Local Enterprise Week, Midlands 2024 (February 22, 2024)
- New Longford Literary Trail Audio Tour (March 1, 2024)
- Dead Centre Brewing Athlone Turns 5! (March 1, 2024)
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals celebrates 10 years in Athlone (March 5, 2024)
- Bevcraft listed in FT1000 Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies (March 6, 2024)
- Midlands Companies for National Enterprise Awards, 2024 (March 15, 2024)
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