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• Sinn Féin To Select Laois Election Candidate This Evening

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• Hikers Rescued From Slieve Bloom Mountains

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• Laois Gardaí Arrest Motorist For Driving Under The Influence

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• Homeless Services Organisation to Expand to Midlands

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• Department of Integration Confirm Works On Lissywollen Accommodation Centre Continuing

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• Midlands Hospital Opens New Outpatient Service Today

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