As part of our now well-established running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most importantly, it’s all a bit of fun.
GOOD WEEK FOR…
Kavanagh’s Bar and Venue
The Portlaoise venue was nominated for prestigious Hot Press live music Venue of the Year award
Tommy McLoughlin
The Ballybrittas businessman may well hit the next big thing with his development of a prototype plastic free, fully recyclable coffee cup
Portlaoise train station
Portlaoise has been nominated in the Best Station of the Year at the Irish Rail awards.
Laois Down Syndrome Ireland
The ‘Field of Dreams’ for Laois Down Syndrome has come a step closer to being built
BAD WEEK FOR…
Laois play centres
A Laois play centre spoke out about the massive insurance premiums they were facing – along with centres all over Ireland
Laois food supplement stores
The Fruit n Nut Portlaoise expressed their concerns over the proposed 23 percent increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) on all food supplements.
Ballyfin
Gardai were contacted following spate of criminal activity in the community
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