About this podcast
“When people in the midlands want to talk, they talk to Will Faulkner.” Enjoy a blend of local, national and international stories and features. Show sponsored by O'Briens Motor Group & Bus Éireann.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 50 episodes
- Week 44 - Wednesday · 1 h 45 minA Mullingar woman who admitted assaulting a female Garda during a violent altercation has been ordered to enter a 12-month peace bond. The Garda remains unable to return to…
- Week 44 - Tuesday · 1 h 48 minA Garda was hospitalised after being struck by a firework in Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly, while councillors have condemned a separate Halloween attack on firefighters responding to…
- Week 43 - Thursday · 1 h 41 minMoate residents are being invited to a public meeting to address growing concerns over antisocial behaviour, intimidation and vandalism, with proposals for a new community safety…
- Week 43 - Wednesday · 1 h 52 minMullingar boxer John Donoghue has claimed his second World Under-19 Boxing Championship title, while his brother Jason Donoghue and clubmate Louise Joyce secured bronze medals…
- Week 43 - Tuesday · 1 h 49 minBallinahown in Co. Westmeath has been crowned Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2026, also winning the Tidiest Village award, while Abbeyleix in Co. Laois was named Ireland's Tidiest…
- Week 42 - Friday · 1 h 52 minA Portlaoise woman living with PCOS is raising concerns about women's healthcare after spending days in hospital with severe pain, claiming her requests to see a gynaecologist…
- Week 42 - Thursday · 1 h 48 minTaoiseach Micheál Martin has issued a formal State apology to the family of murdered Portlaoise Prison officer Brian Stack, acknowledging serious shortcomings in Garda…
- Week 42 - Tuesday · 1 h 48 minTullamore cancer survivor Vanessa Mooney has launched Someone Like Me, a new app connecting cancer patients and their families with others facing similar experiences, offering…
- Week 42 - Monday · 1 h 44 minA man has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for the manslaughter of Offaly man Paul “Babs” Connolly, who died following a prolonged assault while on a stag night…
- Week 41 - Friday · 1 h 55 minA new law will prevent cancer survivors who have completed treatment and been in remission for five years from being unfairly penalised when applying for mortgage protection…
- Week 41 - Thursday · 15 minGardaí are investigating threatening emails sent to schools across the Midlands, with at least 15 schools in Offaly and Westmeath reporting the communications and authorities…
- Week 41 - Wednesday · 1 h 58 minEricsson's plans for a new innovation hub in Athlone, major disruption from nationwide public sector strike action, and financial support for farmers facing rising fertiliser…
- Week 41 - Tuesday · 1 h 50 minA nationwide strike involving 300,000 public sector workers is set to take place on Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of the Dáil sitting as the dispute over a new pay…
- Week 41 - Monday · 1 h 58 minMore than 23,000 Teachers’ Union of Ireland members are beginning industrial action over delays in negotiating a new public sector pay agreement, ahead of Wednesday’s nationwide…
- Week 40 - Friday · 1 h 54 minFormer GAA president John Horan has been appointed to lead the integration of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association, replacing Mary McAleese following disagreements over the…
