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  Aussie Rules Grand Final Champion Zach Tuohy has been bestowed with his native countys highest honour in his home town Portlaoise. Family, friends and s...

  Aussie Rules Grand Final Champion Zach Tuohy has been bestowed with his native countys highest honour in his home town Portlaoise. Family, friends and s...

A cemetery in a Laois village is in need of repairs a local councillor says. Cllr Paschal McEvoy demanded to know why Timahoe Cemetery was not listed in a budge...

Tennessee citys invitation to renew twinning with Laois town Reporter: ); A renewed twinning of County Laois with a USA city is to get underway. The agreement which was first signed 13 years ago is between Laois and Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. It resulted in a tourism agreement, visits from officials from both sides, and Laois taking part in Franklins St Patricks Day parade. Now the city has sought to renew the link, sending an invitation which was accepted at the February meeting...

Cancer patients ‘increasingly distressed’ over pandemic Irish Cancer Society highlights increasingly distressed calls in third wave of pandemic The Irish Cancer Society has said it is receiving “increasingly distressed calls” to its support line in the new wave of the pandemic. The national cancer charity stated that cancer patients and their families are feeling significant anxiety about the unknown consequences of Covid-19 restrictions on their own care plans. “Over the Christmas pe...

New date given to open delayed new Portlaoise library Reporter: ); Finish date given for delayed new Portlaoise library -400 A finish date has been given by Laois County Council for the new €5.2 million county library in Portlaoise. The library is under construction on Main Street with foundations now being installed.  However it will be another 18 months before the doors will open for readers after several issues caused delays on the plan. Director of Services Donal Brennan gave the latest...