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Always a pleasure to see you. This is a company that almost collapsed two years ago. Why is it filing for bankruptcy in the United States . I think it is a legal move. The Debt Restructuring Talks were already going on with hong kong, cayman islands, word has holding companies. The advantage for evergrande to file for bankruptcy in america is a gives it some protection against us creditors for the duration of that Court Process. I5 creditors for the duration of that Court Process Court Process. ...

A British man is ridiculously attempting to sue Apple following a divorce, caused by his wife finding messages to a prostitute he deleted from his iPhone that were still accessible on an iMac.

By Carmel Hayes THE new Laois Civil Defence headquarters in Portlaoise will be used as the local election count centre this June. The plan to use part of the…

By Joe Barrett Despite a recommendation to reduce public car parking bays in the town of Portlaoise by 25% and to be given over to cyclists and buses to park in…

By Carmel Hayes A ONE-WAY system is being considered for Durrow, as traffic continues to increase on the busy N77 route through the town.

By Joe Barrett Councillors in Portlaoise paid their respects at their recent meeting to a former colleague and councillor Tom Mulhall who passed away on Tuesday…

By Joe Barrett Money should not be an issue to ensure that work is carried out in Portlaoise Cemetery to prevent any further anti-social activity taking place…

By Carmel Hayes THE contract has been signed for a long-awaited new fire station in Stradbally, one of the busiest but most outdated fire stations in the county.

Sandi Thom's forthcoming single Revolution Anthem (Festival Of The Oppressed) marks her return to the music scene after a long break.

She shocked the world by helping her husband fake his death in a canoe in order to cash in his life insurance. Here, Anne Darwin tells of the awful consequences for their children . . .