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Portlaoise

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collared
Stella the sniffer dog helped seize €140k worth of cannabis in Portlaoise today
16 Nov 2017
15.4k
53
club call
Rhode lose their cool late on as 36-year-old 'Bruno' McCormack leads Portlaoise to victory
29 Oct 2017
8.2k
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Freedom of Information
Behaviour of staff top reason for complaints about maternity services at Portlaoise
24 Sep 2017
22.3k
38
Portlaoise
Prisoner was not checked for over two hours on night he died
19 Sep 2017
24.2k
22
milk wars
Farmers gather outside supermarkets in protest at low milk prices
30 Aug 2017
23.5k
62
Limerick
Man accused of abducting, and stealing savings from, his own elderly father granted bail
13 Jun 2017
18.4k
Infant Deaths
HSE review of maternity complaints finds patients not treated with dignity or respect
23 May 2017
11.7k
7
Dublin
Missing teen found safe and well
15 May 2017
19.6k
1
IRA
Dublin man who smuggled IRA message out of Portlaoise Prison convicted
12 May 2017
18.3k
Missing
Gardaí believe missing Laois teen may be in Dublin
4 May 2017
16.1k
7
Heuston
Trains cancelled and delayed due to mechanical fault
18 Apr 2017
17.9k
8
Stabbing
Man arrested after Portlaoise stabbing in broad daylight
6 Apr 2017
16.5k
4
Seizures
Five arrested and €230,000 worth of drugs seized in major operation in three counties
28 Feb 2017
19.8k
Laois
Body of missing Polish man found
12 Jan 2017
17.6k
2
Gardaí
Woman missing from Portlaoise found 'safe and well'
5 Jan 2017
14.7k
1
brian stack
Enda Kenny and Gerry Adams face off over blacked-out van driver
8 Dec 2016
21.3k
263
Portlaoise
'Significant risks remain' at hospital despite maternity improvements after eight baby deaths
5 Dec 2016
10.2k
17
hello winter
Dart delays and dangerous roads, with temperatures due to plummet to -4 this weekend
17 Nov 2016
25.9k
17
Court of Appeal
Drunk driver jailed for death of boy was sentenced “as an example” argues lawyers
18 Oct 2016
22.4k
Electric pick and kick
This brilliant goal in the final seconds denied Portlaoise a 10th consecutive Laois SFC title
17 Oct 2016
7.5k
3
Portlaoise
Officer hospitalised with knife wounds after intervening in prison attack
15 Oct 2016
17.5k
18
Milestone
Laois book first Leinster minor final place in 9 years with win over Offaly
5 Jul 2016
7.0k
2
Portlaoise
Three men charged after €290k cannabis haul in Laois
2 Jul 2016
18.2k
Portlaoise
Mental health: 'Shocking' report finds patients secluded for two days at a time
10 Jun 2016
15.1k
10
Portlaoise
Man found on the road after being stabbed in the stomach
10 May 2016
19.0k
1
Portlaoise
Prison officers to undergo tests after being bitten by convicted 'HIV positive' rapist
4 May 2016
25.7k
104
Kildare
Man in his 40s arrested in connection to theft of ESB cables
15 Mar 2016
27.5k
47
cause for optimism
'It's only been around for three years, and it's opened up the world'
13 Mar 2016
28.0k
4
willie kennedy
'Willie was a true gentleman' - Tipperary councillor dies after being hit by car in Laois
8 Mar 2016
31.4k
5
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
8 Mar 2016
10.7k
Courts
Hospital apologises after man settles case against HSE and doctor who delivered him for €4.1 million
24 Feb 2016
29.9k
9
investigations
A sniffer dog discovered these drugs at Portlaoise mail centre today
17 Feb 2016
27.2k
46
Operation Thor
Three adults and two minors arrested in burglary crackdown
4 Feb 2016
20.5k
34
crackdown
Gardaí thank communities for help catching 54 drug dealers
28 Jan 2016
32.6k
Joshua Keyes Cornally
Six years after his death, report finds ‘significant failings’ in care of baby at Portlaoise
20 Jan 2016
7.8k
8
Courts
Man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman initially claimed he had tripped and landed on her
8 Jan 2016
26.0k
33
enva
'I'm worried, we don't know what's in this' - Prime Time probes bad odour in Portlaoise air
7 Jan 2016
36.5k
44
RIOT CONTROL
Governor warned of potential 'bloodbath' among IRA prisoners if rubber bullets were removed
31 Dec 2015
12.8k
1
Missing
Gardaí appeal for help in finding missing woman (35)
29 Dec 2015
64.1k
13
Portlaoise
Convicted murderer Dundon launches legal challenge against his prison visitors being screened
23 Dec 2015
14.5k
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