[17:46] Prisoner dies from suspected overdose at Midlands Prison

A prisoner at Midlands Prison in Co Laois has died from a suspected drug overdose.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0420/1508614-prison-death/

#MidlandsPrison #CoLaois

[17:01] Electric Picnic reveals upgraded campsites as more showers and space added

The Electric Picnic campsites have been upgraded for revelers attending the sold-out festival in Co Laois this August to include increased space and pre-booking options.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/electric-picnic-reveals-upgraded-campsites-as-more-showers-and-space-added/a774681882.html

#TheElectricPicnic #CoLaois #thisAugust

[17:50] Pedestrian (70s) killed in Laois crash is named locally – ‘He was always great for a chat’

A pedestrian who was tragically killed in a crash near Stradbally in Co Laois last night has been named locally as Patrick (Paddy) Mulhall.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/laois/news/pedestrian-70s-killed-in-laois-crash-is-named-locally-he-was-always-great-for-a-chat/a1873050243.html

#CoLaois #lastnight #Patrick

[15:41] Pedestrian (70s) killed in Laois crash is named locally – ‘He was always great for a chat’

A pedestrian who was tragically killed in a crash near Stradbally in Co Laois last night has been named locally as Patrick (Paddy) Mulhall.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/laois/news/pedestrian-70s-killed-in-laois-crash-is-named-locally-he-was-always-great-for-a-chat/a1873050243.html

#CoLaois #lastnight #Patrick

[10:21] Pedestrian, 70s, dies after being struck by car in Laois

A pedestrian in his 70s has been killed after being struck by a car in Co Laois last night.

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0224/1498532-laois-crash/

#his70s #CoLaois #lastnight

[19:51] Boy killed in Co Laois collision named as Aaron Hussain

The five-year-old boy who died in a road traffic collision in Co Laois yesterday has been named locally as Aaron Hussain.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0223/1498458-laois-boy-death/

#five_year_old #CoLaois #yesterday #AaronHussain

[18:41] Woman (33) living ‘exotic lifestyle’ loses appeal to try to stop possession of home by CAB receivers

A woman described as living an “exotic” lifestyle has lost her appeal against a High Court order permitting Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB)-appointed receivers to take possession of her family home in Co Laois after it was found to have been bought with the proceeds of crime.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/woman-33-living-exotic-lifestyle-loses-appeal-to-try-to-stop-possession-of-home-by-cab-receivers/a473210402.html

#HighCourt #CriminalAssetsBureau #CAB)_appointed #CoLaois

[15:52] Two men due in court over €14 million drug seizure

Two men in their 40s are due to appear in Portlaoise District Court over a drug seizure worth €14 million in Co Laois.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0206/1495120-drug-seizure-14-million/

#Two #40s #PortlaoiseDistrictCourt #€14million #CoLaois

[21:56] Cocaine worth €12.5m seized at commercial site in Laois

Cocaine worth more than €12.5 million has been seized in Co Laois.

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/0204/1494736-laois-drugs/

#Cocaine #morethan€12.5million #CoLaois

1962 – Christ the King Church, Cooleragh, Co. Laois
Architect: André Zakrzewski, Lardner & Partners

Foundation stone laid in 1961, opened in 1962, with seating for 500 parishioners. Its necessity was brought about through the development of the village which sprang from local Bord na Mona bog supplyi
https://www.archiseek.com/1962-christ-the-king-church-cooleragh-co-laois/
#ArchitectureOfLaois #1962 #AndrZakrzewski #churches #CoLaois #Cooleragh #LardnerPartners #MurphyDevitt