Tag: 2021 Remembered
2021 Remembered – Five Laois GAA greats we’d love to see...
Back in February, we compiled a list of Laois people who we believed were worthy of featuring on the TG4 programme Laochra Gael.
On the...
2021 Remembered – Laois Abroad: The Abbeyleix girl who headed Down...
In March we met Zoe Killeen of Abbeyleix who told us about her life in Brisbane in Australia.
The second instalment of our Laois Abroad...
2021 Remembered – Sale confirmed of old Parochial House and prime...
Back in August, the Parochial House in Portlaoise was sold alongside the adjoining grounds.
The sale of the old Parochial House and adjoining grounds in...
2021 Remembered – Six Laois players included among the best never...
Back in February, the Irish Independent compiled a list of players who never won an All Star. The list featured six players from Laois.
All...
2021 Remembered – Up and Coming: Stradbally lady Áine Hennessy discusses...
In May we met with Aine Hennessy from Stradbally who told us all about her business that began in August 2019 called Henny Penny...
2021 Remembered – Laois Gardai called to break up ‘game of...
Back in January, Gardai were forced to break up a game of soccer involving a group of youths during the height of Covid-19.
Gardai in...
2021 Remembered – ‘You can expect to meet him down the...
In June, one half of the billionaire Collison brothers, John Collison, purchased a large estate in Abbeyleix.
The new owner of a €20 million Laois...
2021 Remembered – Laois Hurling Memory: Kilkenny let off the hook...
Back in July, we looked back at Laois' narrow defeat to Kilkenny in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final.
Kilkenny 3-11 Laois 1-14
1998 Leinster SHC...
2021 Remembered – Laois Abroad: From The Heath to the Cayman...
Back in March we interviewed Heath native Colin Nestor about his adventures in the Caribbean.
The first instalment of our Laois Abroad series for 2021...
2021 Remembered – Investigation launched after man impersonating Garda tries to...
Back in January this very serious and disturbing incident occurred.
Laois Gardai have launched an investigation after a man tried to gain entry to a...
2021 Remebered – Up and Coming: Portlaoise girl Leanne Donovan on...
Back in May we began our Up and Coming series with Portlaoise native Leanne Donovan who created 'The Irish Graduate.'
The pandemic has brought out...
2021 Remembered – Glory for Laois student as first ever virtual...
Back in January, the first virtual BT Young Scientist Exhibition took place due to Covid-19 which saw Heywood CS student, Evan Hogg, win second...
2021 Remembered – Birthday Joy: Three life-long Laois neighbours celebrate turning...
Back January we celebrated three neighbours from The Swan who had all turned 90 years old.
Three life-long neighbours in a Laois village have been...
From the Archives – Up and Coming: Meet the Durrow twins...
Back in August, we spoke to Durrow pair Kate and Ruth O'Hara about their Pâtisserie business which began at the end of 2020.
The pandemic...