Laois Abroad
Laois Abroad: The Mountmellick man who left the priesthood and is now an author...
Tom Phelan was born and raised on a small farm in Mountmellick, Co Laois.
He joined the priesthood as a young man and spent time...
Laois Abroad: Meet the man living in Canada but keeping Abbeyleix very close to...
Abbeyleix man Mark O’Brien is this week’s ‘Laois Abroad’ interview. Mark went to primary school in Abbeyleix and then to the Salesian College in...
Laois Abroad: Watching out for snakes on the sites in Sydney
George Cooper from Coolrain features this week in ‘Laois Abroad’.
Son of George and Jane Cooper, he’s the youngest in the family behind sisters...
Elaine in Spain: Enjoying every minute of my first month in Pamplona
About one year ago I made the decision to spend a semester abroad in Pamplona, Spain, as part of the Erasmus+ programme.
This involves studying...
Laois Abroad: The Killenard man on a Chinese billboard
Daragh Meredith (28) is from Killenard, where he attended the local primary school before going to Colaiste Iosagain in Portarlington and to third level...
