The St Martin’s Secondary School came out on top in this year’s FLOW/Lions Club St Vincent South National Secondary Schools Public Speaking Competition earlier this week. When the battle of words ended, Oscar Browne, a third form student, gained 412 points out of a total 500 points to beat out the competition. It was the first time that the all-boy school had won the competition in the 23 years that …
By Joe Barrett A suggestion to initiate a campaign to save the wooden bridge over the River Erkina in South Laois received huge support when it was discussed at…