Good Week, Bad Week: Laois musicians, pastries and the Midlands prison

As part of our now well-established running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.

To see who has had a good or bad week, we look at different news stories happening in Laois and involving Laois people. Most importantly, it’s all a bit of fun.

GOOD WEEK FOR…

Tom Tracey

Tom Treacy is feeling the love this week as Laois bestows its highest honour upon him

Senan Moran

The Laois musical prodigy performed on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta where he competed to win the Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal.

Joe Kelly 

Mountmellick man Joe appeared on The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTE on Saturday night having learned to swim at the ripe old age of 62.

Sweet Bakery

Sweet Bakery opened in Portlaoise this week – and enjoyed massive success with waves of people piling through the doors.

BAD WEEK FOR… 

Renters in Laois 

Average rent prices in Laois rose by over 10 percent within the last year

Midlands prison 

More than 500 prisoners have had to sleep on the floor of cells in the Midlands Prison Portlaoise over the the last three months.

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