As ever on a Saturday we help you all remember the week’s top stories with our handy guide.
NEWS
- A house in Portlaoise was shot at on Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning
- A court case on Wednesday heard the horrific ordeal endured by a number of Gardai last year
- There was outrage on social media during the week when we broke the story of a random assualt on a young man with special needs
- Charlie Flanagan has a new role in Government
SPORT
- We ranked the Laois club hurling teams from 1 to 25
- There was a number of Laois players involved on the Midlands team that claimed glory in the Kennedy Cup
- Laois GAA are against the proposed changes to the All Ireland hurling championship
- A Laois athlete was named on the Irish team for the upcoming European championships
WE ARE LAOIS
- With the Laois footballers playing Wicklow in the championship we tell the story of the notorious 1986 clash between the counties
- Sean Hennessy had a brilliant piece recalling 22 memories that anyone who ever went to the Gaeltacht will relate to
- These photos from Arles NS in 2000 will bring memories flooding back for those included
COLUMNISTS
- Mark Doheny struck again – this time with a column on things you’ll never forget if you ever worked on the bog
- Noel Garvan recently completed a 21km mountain run in Spain. His piece on the experience makes for a great read
