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06 Dec 2025

Garda helicopter involved in search after incident on motorway in Laois

The incident happened near Junction 17 on the motorway in Portlaoise

Garda helicopter monitors Naas traffic levels

File photo: A Garda helicopter

A garda helicopter was involved in a search for a number of individuals in Portlaoise this evening. 

Gardaí are appealing for information following the incident.

Gardaí said they had responded to a car “acting dangerously on the motorway” earlier this evening. 

When gardaí went to investigate a number of youths abandoned a car before fleeing into fields near the Portlaoise Plaza at Junction 17 on the motorway. 

Gardaí are appealing to anyone with dashcam footage or who has witnessed anything suspicious to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100. 

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