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…
Mountrath Community School
There was Leinster glory for Mountrath Community School who claimed it’s first ever rugby title this week
Mary-Claire Knowles
Just four days since Mary-Claire Knowles received life-saving treatment, her father Anthony has said that there is already a ‘massive difference’ in the three year old
Comeback of dreams
Goals from Oisin Hooney, PJ Ward and Brian Whelan helped Laois minor footballers turn a seven point half time deficit into a one point win against Westmeath this week
Portarlington
St Patrick’s Boys national school – now known as Scoil Phádraig – celebrated their first official day at their new school on the Canal Road.
BAD WEEK FOR…
The beef sector
This week Laois county councillors warned that the beef sector would go the road to extinction, unless there was some serious and meaningful intervention by government to help them.
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