The death has occurred of William (Bill) Lynch, Mountmellick, Laois/New Ireland Road, Rialto, Dublin.

ALMOST €25,000 in cash and 17,000 unstamped cigarettes were seized at a shop in Portlaoise, according to customs officers.

THE Laois School of Music building in Portlaoise will be leased for a song for the next three years.

A MAGNIFICENT Seven Laois teenagers are on track to become leaders of the future, after a national conference held at Maynooth University.

Annie Kirwan (née Lalor), Boley, Abbeyleix, Laois died peacefully at home on 30 July in her 93rd year. Pre-deceased by her husband Edward (Ned) and siblings Brigid, Mary, Tommy, Kathleen, Alice, Teresa and Paddy.

A LONG-SERVING Laois Garda Sergeant has said farewell to the force, after 35 years on the beat. Sgt PJ O’Brien symbolically locked the front door of Ballylinan Garda Station one last time, surrounded by friends and fellow gardaí this week.

The death has occurred of William (Bill) Lynch, Mountmellick, Laois/New Ireland Road, Rialto, Dublin. Originally from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Bill made his home in Rialto, Dublin along with his wife Mary (née Drumm), who passed in 2003.

MORE than 90% of Irish cat owners believe their feline friends are misunderstood, new research shows.

The Croí is described as the soulful sanctuary at the heart of Electric Picnic

WARM tributes have been paid to a long-serving Laois Co Council official, as she looks forward to well-earned retirement in September.

A PORTLAOISE woman whose mother survived cancer three times is urging people to support Relay For Life Laois, which will return to Emo Court House and Parklands on Saturday 16 August.

“Two IPA centres in a small village, is not acceptable,” said a local TD.

May Kathleen rest in peace.

A MAN has lost an appeal following a dispute with a couple over a domestic garage in which they kept exotic pets, including a female caiman alligator.

THE director of Electric Picnic is to receive a letter from Laois Co Council, seeking more time and access for charities to collect abandoned tents and sleeping bags after the upcoming festival.

“Roll on 2026 – we already have some amazing acts booked” - Philip Meagher Festival promoter.

May Julia rest in peace.

The projects are in Portlaoise, Mountrath and Portarlington.

A MAN who sexually assaulted both a man and a woman on the Carlow-Athy train was sentenced to six months in prison for each of the offences, however the judge ruled that both would run concurrently.

THERE HAS been an ongoing dispute the past between Kildare Animal Foundation and Laois gardaí following the seizure and eventual return of a visibly emaciated dog.