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Good Week, Bad Week: Leinster-winning athletes, People’s choice awards and coming from Hell and Back

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… 

Audrey Kingston

The Laois woman was named the Pharmaton People’s Pharmacist of the Year at the weekend

Mountmellick secondary school 

The TY and fifth year students completed the Hell and Back challenge, raising €1,200 for the Cuisle Centre

Twelve Laois sporting clubs

Sports clubs and organisations across Laois are set to receive €151,070 for 12 local projects.

Laois athletes as Leinster School’s Track & Field finals

Laois athletes from seven different schools enjoyed success at the Leinster School’s Track and Field finals at Morton Stadium in Santry, Dublin over the weekend

BAD WEEK FOR…

Mountmellick main street shop owners

One main street shop owner expressed her dread with the move of the Post Office away from the town centre

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