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Louise Hickey

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Digital Journalist at Irish Independent

Irish Independent digital journalist for Meath, Laois, and Offaly Find me here: [email protected] ✍️ Member of John Schofield Trust

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  • Laois SPCA plea for new home for 'Pablo'

    3 days ago | independent.ie | Louise Hickey

    Puppy was a bag of bones when foundLaois SPCA has made an urgent appeal for foster homes as kitten season is kicking off, and as shelters become overwhelmed with animals surrendered and neglected. One puppy around eight weeks old was recently found in an “appalling state” just off the Ballyfin Road in Portlaoise hardly able to stand and covered in mange.

  • Louth ‘Jacks of All Trades’ lotto syndicate hammers home €255,000 EuroMillions win

    3 days ago | independent.ie | Louise Hickey

    The syndicate are ‘Jacks of All Trades’, made up of builders, plumbers, electricians, and engineers that have been playing together for five years. The group has stuck to a simple system: one group chat, one EuroMillions ticket each, three lines with the Plus, and everyone keeping an eye on every ticket.

  • Meath student wins bursary award for heartfelt fashion design collection

    3 days ago | independent.ie | Louise Hickey

    Meath student wins bursary award for heartfelt fashion design collectionClodagh Leavy with model Abigail wearing a design from Clodagh’s collection ‘Anna’s Studio’. Photo: Leon Farrell, Photocall IrelandFashion design student Clodagh Leavy from Co. Meath has been named as this year’s winner of the Brown Thomas Arnotts ‘Designer to Watch’ Bursary Award 2025.

  • Offaly bog see pair of common cranes make themselves at home seventh year in a row

    3 days ago | independent.ie | Louise Hickey

    Offaly bog see pair of common cranes make themselves at home seventh year in a rowCommon crane on Bord na Móna boglands. Photo: INPHO & James CrombieBord na Móna has confirmed that a pair of rare common cranes, which have previously nested at a bog in Co. Offaly, have returned for a seventh consecutive year. The pair, which have successfully reared five chicks in the last three years, have been seen back at their favoured nesting site by an ecologist working for Bord na Móna.

  • Louth Volunteer Centre seeks 300 volunteers ahead of Leinster Fleadh 2025

    3 days ago | independent.ie | Louise Hickey

    The fleadh will take place over three days from Wednesday, July, 11 to Friday, July, 13, where Drogheda will welcome thousands of Irish traditional musicians and Irish music enthusiasts from across the province. The Leinster Fleadh is expected to attract over 6,000 visitors, including over 2,000 musicians and competitors for a weekend of concerts, dancing, Fleadh competitions and street entertainment. There will be concerts, competitions, céilís, lively sessions, and Irish language events.

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13 Feb 25

RT @AgrilandIreland: Watch: The revival of the milkman and ease of doorstep delivery https://t.co/1xeQDBI7NA

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I caught up with Deputy Carol Nolan today about her views on speed limit reductions on rural roads https://t.co/a7sNYVUPiP

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23 Jan 25

EU Commissioner for Agriculture @CHansenEU has arrived at the Farm Centre this morning following his visit to a farm in Co. Kildare this morning @EU_Commission @AgrilandIreland https://t.co/swkktbpySB