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1 day ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Hannah Cahill

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1 day ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Hannah Cahill

Ms Kelly has been quoted €7,000 for the steel fencing, which she says is massively out of her budget. However, she says that it is vital that Arnold is kept safe. She is hoping to fundraise €3,000 towards the fencing. "I'm asking if you have a few spare euro to donate to his fencing I would be so grateful. I've raised money for animal charities over the past five years, and realised that I have taken in 17 rescue animals  myself over the years. I'm becoming the charity," Ms Kelly joked.

1 day ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Hannah Cahill

Sinn Féín party leader Mary Lou McDonald will join Laois senator Maria McCormack in a public meeting campaigning for awareness around endometriosis. This public meeting is part of Senator McCormack's ongoing Endometriosis Campaign, aimed at raising awareness and demanding better healthcare services for women living with the debilitating condition. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 23 at 7pm in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise.

1 day ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Hannah Cahill

The driver also provided Gardaí with a fake name Laois Gardaí have arrested a driver for multiple road offences on Tuesday. The Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped a driver who had no insurance, driving licence or NCT.

1 day ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Hannah Cahill

Two Laois TDs have joined an Oireachtas Heart and Stroke group to back urgent calls for a new national cardiovascular disease (CVD) health policy. Independent Republican Brian Stanley TD and Fine Gael TD Willie Aird have become advocates for the thousands of heart disease and stroke patients in their constituency. Ten thousand lives a year are claimed by CVD (cardiovascular disease), Ireland’s biggest killer, accounting for almost 30% of all deaths.