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A Laois councillor has hit back at recent comments from his Carlow counterparts about issues involving areas of Graiguecullen on the Laois side of the border.

Whatever happens from here on in, 2008 has already been a memorable, indeed historic, year for both Castledaly and Maryland who were crowned Westmeath senior and intermediate champions respectively in the last few weeks.

The body of a young Laois man on holiday in New Zealand was recovered in the Waikato River by police divers on Wednesday afternoon.

Sinn Féin representative for north Kilkenny, Ray Quinlan has described the recent announcement by the Laois GAA county board that they have purchased a number of industrial buildings and 30 acres of land from Galmoy Mines Ltd for use as a sporting facility as “absolutely astounding”.

House Proud blinds and curtains is a whole owned Irish company which has been in existence for 17 years. In 2007 the present owner bought the business and has endeavoured to bring the fast efficient and reliable service it provides to the people of Laois and surrounding counties. Its commitment to its customers is to provide them with quality and value, while at the same time not dropping the standard of products or workmanship.

A new 40 kilometre stretch of motorway, which is set to knock twenty minutes off journey times between Dublin and Cork, opened on Monday.

Na Fianna are the latest act that has come out of the south-east to go on to bigger, brighter things.

Croke Park and an All-Ireland final is now their final date with destiny at intermediate level, and roses and chocolates will have to be temporarily replaced by flags, hats, and headbands. The city club has really caught the imagination these last few months and as a reward for their majestic win over Ballyroan last Sunday they will face St Michael's, Foilmore (Kerry), in the final under lights at 7.45pm on Saturday February 14.

A case for PULSE being installed in probation offices was indirectly made in the District Court this week (November 11) after a judge made the extraordinarily rare move of criticising a probation officer for submitting an incomplete report on a defendant.