By Chris Fingleton THE Hazel Flanagan School of Irish Dancing is one of Athy’s most treasured institutions. Remembered fondly by the hundreds of young Irish…
By Chris Fingleton THE tight-knit community of Maganey was once again shattered to its core when word filtered through on Tuesday evening last of the sudden…
By Chris Fingleton THERE was widespread sadness in Mountmellick last week following the sudden death of 51-year-old Colm Heslin, CEO of the local credit union.
By Chris Fingleton ONE of the Laois Nationalist's longest-serving community notes correspondents has decided to put away her pen and notebook after four decades…