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BY MICHAEL TRACEY
LEGAL challenges from the Brazilians and Australian Olympic Federations are not the only setbacks the Hoey family encountered recently, as the family home in Portarlington was also burgled last week.
04 March 2010
BY MICHAEL TRACEY
UNCERTAINTY remains over the future of 55 jobs at SIAC in Portarlington this week.
04 March 2010
BY CATHY POWER
IF YOUR chimney goes on fire in Laois, it will cost you €150 to get the fire brigade to put it out, up 38% from €108. However, if you pay up on time – and that’s within 30 days – it will cost you just €135.
Sport
04 March 2010
By Denis J. Croke and Michael Tracey
THE Irish bobsled team of Aoife Hoey and Claire Bergin can be proud of their achievements after their exploits at the Winter Olympics.
04 March 2010
By Pat Delaney
CLARE 2-12 LAOIS 1-11
WHETHER having a game against Kildare under their belt would have benefited Laois or not, is hard to tell.
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BY FR PADDY BYRNE
MOUNT LEINSTER continues to have some snow on its peaks. Wisdom and the experience of locals suggest that this means continued cold weather.
by Mairead Wilmot
EVER since my dear Mama told me I sport half an eyebrow, I’ve been quite conscious of it. Her announcing “your sister has it, too” was small consolation.
AT a time when resignations from the Dáil and Seanad have further eroded the public’s confidence in our political system, it is salutary to recall that 25 years ago our national parliament heard one of the finest and most principled speeches since its foundation.







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