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Portlaoise boxer given 5 months jail at Thurles District Court

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Portlaoise boxer given 5 months jail at Thurles District Court

A disgraced boxer who tested positive for banned substances at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and who was later charged with criminal damage, public intoxication, and with being threatening and abusive in public, was given a 5-month prison sentence at ...

24 Oct 2017 at 18:04

Gardaí investigate theft of expensive dogs

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Gardaí investigate theft of expensive dogs

Gardaí in Offaly are investigating the theft of two expensive dogs from a home in Ballycumber. The two seven-week old Bichon Frese puppies were taken from a house in Ballycumber on Sunday night. The owners are understandably heartbroken at ...

23 Oct 2017 at 17:03

Laois gardaí issue fireworks warning ahead of Halloween

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Laois gardaí issue fireworks warning ahead of Halloween

Gardaí have issued a warning about the serious danger associated with using fireworks in the run up to Halloween. Garda Sergeant Graham Kavanagh, the Laois/Offaly Crime Prevention Officer has warned of the injuries that can occur. "Each ...

23 Oct 2017 at 11:49

Four houses broken into in Laois

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Four houses broken into in Laois

Four properties were broken into in separate incidents in Portlaoise and Stradbally over the weekend. On Friday, October 20 between 7pm and midnight two houses in Portlaoise were broken into. One property was at Summerhill, Portlaoise ...

23 Oct 2017 at 10:52

Force used in theft from popular Laois shop Gardai appeal for witnesses

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Force used in theft from popular Laois shop Gardai appeal for witnesses

Gardai are investigating a robbery from a popuplar shop in Rathdowney. Gardai say a male entered The Card Stand The Square Rathdowney at 6.20pm Sunday, October 23 and robbed cash from till. The shop attendant was pushed a number of ...

23 Oct 2017 at 09:18

Jewellery stolen in number of weekend house burglaries

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Jewellery stolen in number of weekend house burglaries

Gardai are investigating a number of burglaries over the weekend. On Friday night houses were broken into at Summerhill Portlaoise, Chantiere Gate, Portlaoise and Newtown, Stradbally. A house was also burgled at Roselawn, ...

22 Oct 2017 at 23:22

'Substance abuse issues' led Portlaoise man to steal loose change from cars

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'Substance abuse issues' led Portlaoise man to steal loose change from cars

A Portlaoise man who claimed that substance abuse issues was the reason he stole loose change from unlocked cars in a local housing estate has been given community service in lieu of prison. Andrew Murphy (23), with a ...

22 Oct 2017 at 14:00

WATCH: Man charged in Portlaoise with huge drugs haul

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WATCH: Man charged in Portlaoise with huge drugs haul

A man in his 30s has appeared at Portlaoise District Court on Saturday morning in relation to a huge drugs seizure, estimated at over €1m, near Geashill on Wednesday evening last. Lukasz Mroz, a Polish National in ...

21 Oct 2017 at 13:27

€1m drug seizure by Laois Offaly gardaí - court appearance

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€1m drug seizure by Laois Offaly gardaí - court appearance 

A man is due in court following the seizure of more than €1 million worth of drugs by Laois Offaly gardaí A man in his 30s who was arrested by Laois Offaly gardai during a search operation at a location near ...

21 Oct 2017 at 00:31

Portlaoise man who urinated on garda station floor claimed drink was spiked

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Portlaoise man who urinated on garda station floor claimed drink was spiked

A Portlaoise man claimed his drink was spiked after being arrested for being drunk at an open air festival in the town and then urinating on the floor at the garda station. John Lawlor (28), Clonroosk View, ...

20 Oct 2017 at 18:11

Portlaoise man in pink dressing gown waved large knife at swans

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Portlaoise man in pink dressing gown waved large knife at swans

A Portlaoise man who was found in a drunken state in the street early in the morning wearing a pink dressing gown and waving a large knife at swans in a lake has been directed to make a donation to a local ...

20 Oct 2017 at 13:07

Second big midlands drug seizure by gardaí in the space of 24 hours

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Second big midlands drug seizure by gardaí in the space of 24 hours

Midlands Gardaí have seized a second substantial haul of drugs in the space of 24 hours A day Laois Offaly Gardaí swooped to seize €1 million, Gardaí in Longford seized a quantity of drugs and arrested ...

19 Oct 2017 at 19:44

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