Nearly 9,000 people in Laois have officially tested positive for Covid-19 in Laois since the start of the pandemic with over 1,500 people confirmed as having th.
The ESB has defended its record of deliver in Laois after public representatives challenged the State electricity company s record on street lights. Councillors.
One area of Laois now has the fifth highest rate of new Covid-19 cases in Ireland. All three local electoral areas in Laois continue to show rises in new cases .