Maurice Devoy, better known as Mossie, Court Square, Stradbally passed away peacefully on Saturday 12 April at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in his 90th year, surrounded by his loving family.

It is hoped that up to a dozen people would be able to take part in the first jump.

A MAN who was on his phone while driving a John Deere tractor through Abbeyleix on his way to the National Ploughing Championships gave his brother’s name to gardaí.

There is a chronic shortage of space and an urgent need for extra classrooms in Saint Francis Special School said the TD.

A MAN who called his wife “a slutty, dirty tramp and a handicap” was remanded in custody when he appeared at the family law sitting of Portlaoise District Court last week.

A RETIRMENT dinner and presentation event is being held by the Laois constituency branch of Fine Gael on Thursday 10 April to mark the retirement of Charlie Flanagan as a public representative.

The court was told that the accused has been in the judicial system since the age of 16.

MEMBERS of the Fourth Wall Theatre Group are busy rehearsing for their upcoming stage production of the Bernard Farrell play ‘I do not like you Dr. Fell.

OVER 2,000 attendees are expected to attend this year’s Live Well Health and Wellbeing Expo in Portlaoise on Wednesday 23 April. The Expo is free of charge to attend and is delivered through a partnership between Age Friendly Laois and Healthy Laois.

Karen Flynn, Forest Park, Portlaoise passed away on Friday 4 April. Karen was the cherished daughter of Alan and Sandie. Beloved sister to Vicky and Sue. Loving aunt to Lexi, Zac, Mike, Lenny and Taylor.

LAST year Laois County Council spent over €4 million on a road safety upgrade along the Abbeyleix Road in Portlaoise. As part of the works, over 300 wooden roadside bollards were installed along the route.

WHEN gardaí responded to a car crash at Emmett Street, Mountmellick last year, they encountered an upturned vehicle in the middle of the road. There was nobody in the car, but later that day, gardaí found the driver in Portlaoise hospital.

COUNCILLORS from the Portlaoise Municipal District Council heaped praise on a council administrative officer on her final day with them.

TEN students from Portlaoise College were awarded summer school language scholarships in German, French and in Irish.

“The back lane is a thundering disgrace," said the councillor.

Laois experienced far more bloodshed during the Civil War than during the War of Independence and the reasons for this are explored.

Having left Portlaoise last September, the donated bicycles eventually reached Tanzania in February.

A LAOIS man came before Thursday’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court on charges of rape, threatening to kill and assault causing serious harm to a woman.

THE Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland (ICCI) Portlaoise Mosque at Rahman House, which is located along the Dublin Road, hosted a community breakfast recently that welcomed both Muslim and non-Muslim members of the local community.

A SOLAR powered litter bin was stolen from an area that has been described as “a hidden gem,” in Portlaoise.