There was plenty of stories in news and sports this week including €1 million to be given to Laois communities, a father-son duo representing Trumera and a Laois Rose representing her county at Croke Park.
NEWS
- A number of Laois communities are set to benefit to the tune of €1 million in the Town and Village renewal scheme
- A extremely-popular website ranked the top seven places in visit in Laois this Autumn
- A Laois man is biding for glory in the World Porridge Championships
- There were plenty of programmes announced for Laois Connects Positive Mental Health week
- Illegal waste including asbestos was found near Portarlington
- There were tributes paid to the sad passing of well-known politican Joe ‘Hesh’ McCormack
SPORTS
- A well-known Laois referee is heading Down Under for International Rules
- Emo celebrated winning the intermediate football county final
- St Joseph’s took home the prize of junior football county champions
- The intermediate hurling final will be something of a family affair as both a father and son line out on the Trumera team
- We updated our Laois GAA football rankings with just two games to go
- The three candidates for the Laois County Board chairperson were announced
WE ARE LAOIS
COLUMNISTS
- Columnist Fit with Brid gave her two cents on what a ‘perfect’ body really is
- Father Paddy spoke about October as, ‘a time to let go’
