BY JOE BARRETT
“THERE’S something sinister going on when you see, written on articles, not for human consumption, but still people taking them.”
SIOBHAN Hoey, chef de mission of the Irish ladies bobsleigh team, rejected accusations that Carlow athlete Leona Byrne was badly treated before, during and immediately after the Winter Olympic Games in Canada.
BY MICHAEL TRACEY
MOUNTMELLICK people are being strapped for cash at weekends as Bank of Ireland’s ATM runs dry due to security concerns.
BY MICHAEL TRACEY
ALL of Laois is being urged to rally behind Na Fianna as they prepare for their most importance performance in the final of the All-Ireland Talent Show.
THOUSANDS of Laois people will flock to the streets of the county’s towns and villages for the annual St Patrick’s Day celebrations next week.
BY MIRIAM KEEGAN and AOIFE DUNNE
AN exquisite Chinese blue and white bulbous-formed vase was put up for sale with an estimated value of €100-€150, only to be dramatically sold for over €110,000 by two international antique collectors in a bidding war.
BY MICHAEL TRACEY
PUPILS, teachers and community members were out in force to greet President McAleese when she visited Clonaslee Vocational School last week.
BY MICHAEL TRACEY
FIRST port of call for President Mary McAleese on her visit to Laois was Portarlington to officially open the community crèche last Friday.
BY CATHY POWER
A LAOIS 12-year-old will compete in a world championship in Denver, Colorado next month.
BY MICHAEL TRACEY
PORTARLINGTON’S Olympic heroes were given an appropriate homecoming last Sunday with a parade through the town.