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Great Rates for Laois Hotels
Tuesday, 14th November 2006
A great new web service has been set up in Ireland, selling hotel availability for Laois and other Hotels, at really fantastic rates. To avail of these, please go to Read On >>
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 Papal medals for two Mountmellick parishioners
Monday, 28th August 2006
Earlier this month St Mary's Church in Clonaghadoo was the setting for the presentation of two papal medals, the first time these have been awarded in the Mountmellick parish. The Bene Merenti medals,... Read On >>
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 US priest returns for historic Mass
Thursday, 24th August 2006
Father Willie Treacy, originally from Ballyquaid, Ballybrophy, returned from the US earlier this month to celebrate Mass on a site known as the Mass Pit, used during Penal times. Also known as the Cha... Read On >>
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Ordination for Rathdowney native
Monday, 14th August 2006
One of eight women ordained to the priesthood on a chartered boat in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last week was a Rathdowney-born nun who made her First Holy Communion in the Church of the Holy Trinity. D... Read On >>
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Portlaoise man is new clan chieftain
Tuesday, 8th August 2006
At the thirteenth annual Leathlobhair Clan Rally, held last month in Abbeyleix, a Portlaoise man was elected as clan chieftain, taking over from Marion Gunn. The election took place at the Clan Banque... Read On >>
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 Twice a published poet - at 14
Monday, 3rd July 2006
An Abbeyleix schoolboy has had his work included for the second time in a European publication. Keylan Fawsitt, who attends South School in the town, has had a poem accepted for the Eurochild 2006 boo... Read On >>
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 Racecourse legend is star of Stradbally show
Tuesday, 20th June 2006
A festival held in Stradbally over last weekend brought one of Ireland's racing legends to the county. The recently retired Cheltenham winner Moscow Flyer was the star attraction at the festival organ... Read On >>
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