“We have not moved on this for years, and it is causing problems," said the TD.

A MAN who admitted poisoning his partner of 30 years appeared last week in Carlow Circuit Court after he told gardaí that he put Valium in her sandwich.

AN abandoned Mercedes that was causing a hazard in Rathdowney has been seized by local gardaí. The battered car, whose front grille is held on with cable ties, was left in a parking space in the centre of town.

A WOMAN who runs a business on Dublin Street, Carlow and her husband will be sentenced at the next sitting of Carlow Circuit Court after they pleaded guilty to possessing various kinds of drugs worth €230,000 for sale or supply.

A MAN charged with the trafficking of €2. 5m worth of drugs in Athy last summer is to stand trial at Naas Circuit Court.

WELL known Laois poet Dr. Arthur Broomfield is putting together the finishing touches to his latest book which is a collection of short stories entitled ‘Rising Dust’. Poet and Beckett scholar Dr.

A MOTORIST was told that he was very lucky he didn’t kill himself or other people with the amount of alcohol that was in his system while he was driving through Portlaoise.

It is alleged that on the day in question, that the defendant and an unnamed accomplice were observed by gardaí moving eight boxes from a van to a shed

VAPING was a hot topic when children from Timahoe NS exhibited a powerful project at a prestigious science fair in the RDS.

A PORTLAOISE mother who was raped by her uncle when she was only seven is appealing to people to support a peaceful protest this Thursday, one week after he was released from jail.

LAOIS venues are celebrating sweet success, after scooping 18 titles in the Leinster finals of the Irish Restaurant Awards.

FOR over 50 years there has been countless on-going discussions, plans and funding provided for a proposed Inner Relief Road for Mountmellick.

A FOOD wholesaler/distributor in Portlaoise was served with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

Mary Angela Geoghegan (née Marum), Portlaoise, Laois/ Dublin Late of Ashington, Dublin and formerly of Ridge Road, Portlaoise, Mary Angela passed away peacefully on 10 March, in the loving care of her family and the staff of St Francis Hospice, ...

TWO popular annual agriculture shows in Laois have received a total of €16,700 in funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development.

A MAN who allegedly performed a sexual act in front of a minor under the age of 17 and was allegedly found in possession of child pornography appeared at an ‘in camera’ sitting of Portlaoise District Court last week.

Gardaí have launched an appeal for a missing midlands man, whose family are concerned for his welfare.

Eric Byrne, Mayo, Crettyard, Carlow/Laois/Kilkenny Eric died peacefully on 11 March, in his 85th year, in the loving care of Beechwood Nursing Home. Predeceased by his brothers Noel, Harry and sister Lily.

A VOLKSWAGON Polo driven by a banned driver was seized by gardaí in Portlaoise this morning. The culprit was arrested and the Polo was towed away, when it emerged that the motorist had a hole in his driving record.

Tim Delaney, Curraun, Aghaboe, Clough/Ballacolla, Laois, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday 8 March. Deeply regretted and will be sadly missed by his sister Sr.