Enda McEvoy, Clonaheen, Rosenallis, Laois died peacefully on 1 April at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, in the company of his loving family. Predeceased by his loving mother Dorothy and his infant sister.

THE latest in Disney’s line of live-action remakes is Snow White, a modern reimagining of the 1937 classic that paved the way for every Disney princess to come.

EMBRACE FARM, the Laois based farm support organisation has been shortlisted for a national award. With its offices in Shanahoe, the organisation has been shortlisted for the RDS Sustainability Awards in the Rural Social Impact Award category.

A SAFETY barrier will be installed in a local housing estate, after a complaint that a child was “nearly killed” after running onto a busy road.

A PRIZE giving ceremony for transition year students who participated in the Graduate. ie Online Citizenship Programme saw Portlaoise College student Clodagh Fitzpatrick from Portlaoise College take home the top prize.

Laois people are being urged to dig deep into their pockets and purses to help Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI) meet its fundraising target of €300,000 on 65 Roses Day. This major fundraiser event is taking place this year on Friday, 11 April.

TEN students from Portlaoise College were awarded summer school language scholarships in German, French and in Irish.

IT WAS a proud day for a young Laois woman, when she added yet another qualification to her long list of achievements.

ANOTHER 21 acts have been added to the already jammed packed line-up for this year’s Forest Fest festival that’s taking place in Emo from Friday to Sunday 25 to 27 July.

“The back lane is a thundering disgrace," said the councillor.

A PORTLAOISE woman now living in London will run a marathon this month in memory of her late husband, who was “the love of her life” for 40 years.

 “Many pensioners are elderly and cannot access the online payslips," said Mr Stack.

BAGS and bags of domestic rubbish were found dumped in the canal at Naas Harbour in recent weeks. It took many hands to remove all of the waste including Naas Tidy Towns, students from the CBS secondary school and Waterways Ireland.

The death has occurred of Bernadette, better known as Bernie, Murray (née Whelan), Main Street, Stradbally, Laois, peacefully on 1 April at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Offaly, surrounded by her loving family.

Laois experienced far more bloodshed during the Civil War than during the War of Independence and the reasons for this are explored.

'They get an estimated price and the council comes along then and says that it’s too dear' - Cllr Ben Brennan.

Una Brennan (née Graham), Loon, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Tolerton passed away on Sunday 30 March surrounded by her loving family in the care of the staff at Hillview Nursing Home, Carlow.

The company expects to employ up to 1,500 workers during the construction and development stages

RESIDENTS of a Laois town might as well be living in the Congo as they lack the most basic infrastructure, a local councillor has declared.

THERE were jubilant scenes in Stradbally last Friday when People First Credit Union reopened its brand-new branch office in the SuperValu Shopping Centre.