There was plenty happening in news, sports and events all around Laois this week.
NEWS
Portlaoise Hospital
Huge crowds attended the public meeting to save Portlaoise hospital
Crime
A Mountrath bookies was broken into and horse rugs were stolen from Portlaoise
Cash was taken and a shop member pushed in Rathdowney shop robbery
Air Crash
There was a Hospital vigil for Portlaoise men injured in an air crash in the Czech Republic
Miraculous marathon runner
One Portlaoise man’s journey from spinal injury to marathons
Local Link
A local link bus service celebrated reaching 50,000 passengers in 2017
SPORT
We announced our overall Teams of the Year:
Senior ‘A’ Hurling Team of the Year
Intermediate Hurling Team of the Year
Junior Football Team of the Year
Cumann na mBunscol
All the results from Day 1 and Day 2 of the Cumann na mBunscol finals
Basketball
Portlaoise Panthers marched on in the National Cup as they saw off Sligo visitors
Laois GAA Award Winners
You can find out who the Laois GAA award winners were here.
WE ARE LAOIS
Great Laois Quiz
We tested the brains of PJ Kavanagh and Mark Doheny in LaoisToday’s Great Laois Quiz
Remember the Game
This week we Remembered the 2003 Junior Hurling final between Ballypickas and Camross
COLUMNISTS
Portlaoise hospital
Wired with Whelan says there is No Hollywood Ending in Sight for Portlaoise Hospital
Father Paddy
Father Paddy spoke about November 2017 being a Time to Remember
SEE ALSO – Moment in Time: Looking back at the Cumann na mBunscol photos from 2001
