There was plenty of news in Laois and the surrounding areas this week with the National Ploughing championships taking place, new backroom staff announced for Laois senior footballers and much, much more.
NEWS
- Laois is to receive fifteen extra Gardaí before the end of the year
- There was huge reaction to the flooding problems at the National Ploughing Championships
- A Laois man took on an epic challenge and climbed Mount Everest in aid of a local charity
- The LaoisToday Snapchat takeover from the Ploughing was well received
- A Laois ploughman celebrated his first All-Ireland title
- See the new Harry Potter-themed library opened in Portlaoise
Stradbally man Colm Swayne who climbed Mount Everest in aid of Midlands Down Sydrome Centre
SPORTS
- The new Laois football backroom team was announced
- Clough-Ballacolla claimed the Minor ‘B’ hurling title
- We updated our Laois GAA football rankings as the championship comes to an end
- We also complied a Laois Twitter reactions list as Dublin won the All-Ireland football championship
WE ARE LAOIS
- There was plenty of great pictures from primary schools in Raheen, Ballyfin, Killanure, Camross, Clough and Ballacolla before the Senior ‘A’ and Senior championship final
COLUMNISTS
- Father Paddy expressed his thoughts on the homelessness crisis in the country
SEE ALSO – WATCH: Flooding mayhem at the Ploughing Championships
