A BARRISTER said the reason his client was detected driving at 192kph was that the speedometer in her car was in miles and read 120mph at the time.

The sergeant alleged that the injured party lost two teeth and dislocated his knee in the alleged assault on him.

Margaret (Maggie) Coss (née Lalor), 11 Harbour Court, Mountmellick, Laois and formerly of Twomey Park, Mountmellick passed away peacefully at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday 15 February.

Michael Storey, Coonbeg, Castletown, Ballylinan, Laois/Athy, Kildare died peacefully at home on 14 February, surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his parents, siblings, nieces and nephews.

GOAL Mile events across Laois raised €7,000 for the aid agency’s lifesaving humanitarian programmes around the world.

ACTIVISTS appeared outside the Castle Arms hotel in Durrow on Saturday 7 February in protest at the Laois Hunt annual ball. Protestors appeared as foxes in black-tie dress and ball gowns.

A Laois man who was evicted from last year’s Electric Picnic by security staff over an issue with his wristband caused public order offences on Main Street in Stradbally.

St Fintan of Clonenagh, also known as Fintan of Laois, is the saint most closely associated with Co Laois,

The elderly man is charged with 117 counts of marital rape

A Laois man was sent forward for trial to the upcoming sitting of Portlaoise Circuit Criminal Court on a charge of money laundering.

I will admit I do not know what Shakespeare looked like as a young man, but I know all too well exactly what Paul Mescal looks like because he appears with the same haircut and beard in nearly every role

AROUND the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, families across Ireland began noticing something sinister – strange marks appearing on garden fences and footpaths outside their homes. Days later, their beloved pets would vanish without a trace.

PLASTIC flowerpots have been transformed into fabulous fashion by students at Heywood CS, which has two entries in the upcoming Junk Kouture regional finals.

LAOIS woman Kathleen Culliton has been growing her hair since 1990. “It was shoulder length at that stage, and now I can sit on it”, she says. She was living in Saudi Arabia at the time.

Ena Campion (née O'Rourke), Rushin, Mountrath, Laois passed away peacefully on Thursday 12 February, in her 99th year, in the loving care of the nursing staff at The Residence Nursing Home, Portlaoise and previously at Ballard Lodge Nursing Home, ...

A MAN who was so drunk on Christmas night, unable to stand and who wanted to fight had to be arrested. While in custody, he got sick in the holding cell.

Laois Co Council does not have a budget to install an automatic sluice gate, which would cost between €80,000 and €100,000

Bernadette (Bernie) Kinsella (née O'Gorman), Cabra, Dublin and formerly Aghaboe, Laois passed away peacefully on 11 February, surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her beloved husband Tim.

Eugene Lacey, Craydon Court, Portlaoise, Laois and late of Oulart Co Wexford, passed away peacefully on 12 February, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Christine and loving father to Thomas and Eoin.

The death has occurred of Tomás Raftery, Whitefields, Portarlington, Laois and formerly of Monalea Road, Dublin.