NEWS
School on Saturdays
There was outrage at the fact that schools could be forced to ‘open on Saturdays’ to make up for snow days
Storm burglaries
Lidl in Tallaght wasn’t the only shop affected by burglaries during Storm Emma, a man arrested following shop robbery in Abbeyleix on Monday.
Sadness at passing of cancer campaigner
There was great sadness around the county at the passing of this well-known cancer campigner
No money left
Banks in Portlaoise were cleared out ahead of Laois supporters’ exodus to London this weekend
Come and get it
There will be a massive auction of 3,000 items from The Shelbourne and Clery’s in Laois
SPORT
Stand out fixtures in this year’s GAA championship
We made a list of six fixtures that stand out in the 2018 Laois GAA championship draws
County teams named
Laois hurlers named their team to start against Dublin while Laois footballers named their first 15 for London
In Pictures: Laois in London
We got photos from supporters from Crettyard, Killeshin, Clonaslee, Ballylinan and Stradbally in Dublin Airport on their way to support Laois in London
WE ARE LAOIS
Laois in London
We spoke to two Laois men living across the pond ahead of the big match on Sunday. First up was a Park-Ratheniska man making waves across the water and then Clonaslee man Eoin Gorman spoke to us about making tracks across the world.
Remember the Game
This week’s Remember the Game looked back on Laois’s last trip across the Irish Sea in 1993
Claim to Fame
One Laois student spoke to us about her chance encounters with this famous Irish band
Talking Dance
Meet the young Portlaoise woman who is performing on a national stage
COLUMNISTS
Wired with Whelan
John Whelan took us on a trip down memory lane with all the best-performing bands who played in Laois over the years.
Father Paddy
Father Paddy spoke about Lent as being a time to reflect and unwind
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