Below are the recent local deaths. May they rest in peace. Mary (Millie) Murphy (née O’Connor) Bellgrove, Ballybrittas, Laois Millie passed away peacefully in the company of her loving and devoted family, in her 87th year at Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore. Predeceased by her husband Billy, and her parents Patrick and Kathleen O’Connor and her […] The post Deaths in Laois – Saturday, August 30, 2025 appeared first on Laois Today .
The Bank of Ireland UK, which has two million customers across the country, will cut the fees on a total of five requests from October 6
Q: Almost a year ago, I broke up with an ex on fairly bad terms. I thought it was more of a situationship, but he thought it was a full-on relationship. I wasn’t ready for anything like that so I thought we were on the same page with both of us being casual. He took it fairly badly and told some of our friends that he was heartbroken. I started to see someone else, but now the problem is that this ex has now started a job in the same company as me. We don’t work together directly, but our paths will cross at meetings and work events. One of my colleagues said that she liked him, but she isn’t aware of our history. I hadn’t seen him since we broke up and didn’t know he was going to be working here. I am worried about how we will manage to work together with this history. We haven’t spoken yet, just nodded at each other and I was a little shocked to know that I will have to work with him now. Will this be awkward or will I bite the bullet and talk to him now?
As an army man, Jim Gavin will know the adage that "no plan survives contact with the enemy”.
Like sex education, grief deserves its own crash course. That may sound crass, but, when it comes to grief, we truly don’t know what to do.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to throw his full weight behind Jim Gavin as his pick for president, in the face of a backbench revolt supporting rival Billy Kelleher.
As an army man, Jim Gavin will know the adage that "no plan survives contact with the enemy”.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to throw his full weight behind Jim Gavin as his pick for president, in the face of a backbench revolt supporting rival Billy Kelleher.
It is worth reminding all parties concerned that our 10th head of state will be decided by voters, not political leaders.
Victim's wife and family watched video in court of Shaun Brady being shot at point-blank range
Free-speech academic Louise Richardson stood firm against PC insanity in universities, rejecting cancel culture, safe spaces and toxic identity politics. One of seven children from a Republican background in Tramore, she won a scholarship to college and went on to be the first woman head of Oxford, honoured by the Queen for her work. She would make a great successor to Michael D Higgins.
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Neven revealed he has loved dance music since he was a teenager and got his own decks for his 21st birthday
Cara has been fighting tirelessly for years to have waiting times for Assessments of Needs lowered
The decision marks a blow to the president, who has wielded duties as a wide-ranging economic policy tool.
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