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10 hours ago · Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary TD, announced on Tuesday that the first payments of the Newborn Baby grants will be made to families this week.. Over 4,400 families will receive the grant for 4,522 children across the country.

1 day ago · The number of horses impounded in Laois is climbing back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures. Laois County Council figures published in the Dáil show that 27 animals were seized in the first nine months of 2024. This compares to 25 for all of last year and 15 locally in 2023. It ...

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6 days ago · Gardaí now say over €14 million worth of drugs has been seized in an operation centred on yard in Mountmellick. Three men were arrested and a total of eight cars were also seized following the discovery of the largest drugs haul ever uncovered in Laois.. The majority of the drugs were discovered during a search of a car yard in Mountmellick on Tuesday.

2 days ago · A busy road from Portarlington in Laois on the way to Dublin is to close periodically for four months, while a bridge undergoes repairs.. Kildare County Council has issued notice that a section of the R425 will shut on June 6, and reopen on September 30, 2025. The stretch of road goes from the Junction with the Passlands Bridge on local road L …

Feb 4, 2025 · A major garda operation targeting illegal drugs is underway in Mountmellick. It’s understood two men have been arrested and an as yet unquantified amount of cocaine has been seized. It’s believed the seizure could be one of the largest ever in Laois. The Leinster Express understands Gardaí and ...

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Feb 4, 2025 · Laois Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a driver crashed into the forecourt of a Portlaoise shop and fled the scene of the incident on the busy Mountmellick Road. The incident happened Victor's Superstore / Laois Eco Fuels on the N80 Mountmellick Road at about 3.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday ...

6 days ago · Ireland weather experts are watching models closely as high pressure and cold air do battle in a bizarre February weather update.. Met Éireann is remaining tight-lipped on the potential of a new Beast from the East type weather event which brought heavy snow and subzero temperatures to Ireland back in 2018.