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Good Week, Bad Week: 100th birthday celebrations, hero canines and life-saving equipment

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…

Jack Kelly

Jack, one of Laois football’s biggest supporters, celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by members of the Laois senior football team this week

Abbeyleix hurling

With a much-needed win over Clough-Ballacolla, Abbeyleix have left whether they stay in division 1 or be relegated in their hands for the next round

Laois Defibrillator Group

Defibrillators and heated cabinets to were presented to six Laois communities from around the county

Pat and Jack Brennan 

Jack the dog proved to be a well-received hero to the whole country after helping his owner Pat be located after a fall

BAD WEEK FOR… 

Laois minor footballers 

Laois have bowed out of the Leinster minor football championship after reaching the semi-final against Kildare

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