1 – Silver medal for Nicole Turner at 2020 Paralympics
After reaching two finals in her first two events, Nicole Turner made it third time lucky in the early hours of Monday morning when she claimed silver in the S6 50m butterfly at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
A hero’s welcome is assured for the 19-year-old from outside Portarlington.
2 – Courtwood rubbish the odds to topple the Town and get 2021 Laois SFC underway
The Laois SFC got underway on Thursday evening and 10/1 outsiders Courtwood recorded a famous win over Portlaoise in O’Moore Park.
3 – Four Laois students in Scoil Chríost Rí in Portlaoise get maximum 625 points
It was Leaving Cert results day on Friday and the amazing achievement of four girls in Scoil Chríost Rí in Portlaoise earned huge recognition.
4 – History made in Laois secondary school as student records first ever 625 Leaving Cert score
And in Rathdowney, Darragh Hogan from Ballacolla became the first student in St Fergal’s Rathdowney to ever get top points.
5 – Up and Coming: Meet the Durrow twins who turned a much-loved hobby into a thriving business
Our Up and Coming series is always hugely popular and our interview with Durrow chocolatiers and twin sisters Kate and Ruth O’Hara from Temptation Patisserie was widely read.
6 – Gardai in Laois make seizure of Cannabis worth €2.1 million
Gardai made a significant discovery on Tuesday morning near Emo when they came upon a drug haul over €2 million.
7 – 16 young players to watch out for as the 2021 Laois SFC gets underway
Ahead of this year’s senior football championship, we picked out 16 exciting young players that are worth keeping an eye on.
8 – Killeshin community come together to open new walkway at stunning local Waterworks facility
On Sunday last we made the trip to Killeshin for the official opening of a new walking route around the stunning Waterworks facility.
9 – Electric Picnic confirm that 2021 festival is officially cancelled
The long-running saga of this year’s Electric Picnic was finally put to bed on Wednesday when the organisers confirmed that they wouldn’t be going ahead.
It’ll return to its normal early-September slot in 2022 and anyone with tickets can hold on to them for next year.
10 – Sadness in Camross following death of Martin Delaney
The sad death of Martin Delaney, a highly-regarded community man in Camross, led to us publishing this obituary.
