Peadar Tóibín says Government is to blame for the housing crisis in Ard Fheis address The Journal Coalition ambitions but will the seats stack up for Aontú? RTE.ie Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín lays blame for housing crisis with Government during ardfheis The Irish Times Peadar Tóibín reckons Aontú will have ‘at least a dozen’ TDs after the next election The … Read more
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The Friends of Portlaoise Hospital has made a donation of a range of activity resources to the Dementia and Older Persons Service at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. The resources will support patients living with dementia and cognitive decline by providing familiar music, sensory engagement, conversation prompts and simple hobbies, helping to create a calmer … Read more
Boy (5) killed after being struck by car in Co Laois yesterday named locally as Aaron Hussain TheJournal.ie Mother shares ‘heartbreaking loss’ of Aaron Hussain (5) in Portlaoise road tragedy Irish Independent Five-year-old boy and man killed in separate road crashes RTÉ News Boy (5) who died after being hit by car in Portlaoise named as Aaron Hussain The … Read more
A Laois support group has announced it will hold an open meeting at the end of the month to help spread awareness about the services they provide. Portlaoise First Things First Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will hold the open meeting at 8pm on January 31. The meeting will be held in Holly’s Room, Clonminam Industrial … Read more
A bizarre situation unfolded throughout Portlaoise recently as a man carried out several acts of destruction – on snowmen. An individual calling himself the ‘Snowman Killer’ has been driving around the town systematically destroying snowmen and snowomen. Following a week of snow and freezing temperatures, large parts of Ireland have been beautifully decorated with snowmen, … Read more