The counties of Kildare, Laois and Offaly in the Irish midlands are to have movement restrictions imposed. Residents in these counties are being told to only travel within their own county when possible. The Irish government have imposed these restrictions as over the last 14 days 292 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the three counties. The measures are to being from midnight tonight (Friday, 7th of August 2020) for at least a fortnight.

There are 3 electoral areas in Laois. Borris in Ossory-Mountymellick and Graiguegullen-Portarlington both have six seats, while Portlaoise has seven.

Stradbally, Co. Laois is gearing up to rock like its never rocked before, and any other cliché you can think of to start this epic account of the Electric Picnic line up 2014. The headline acts at this years EP include Portishead, Outkast, Beck, Foals, Pet Shop Boys, Paolo Nutini, Chic ft Nile Rodgers and Lily Allen.