Irish Red Cross Sunrise Summit Challenge

Are you looking for adventure? Would you like to do a hike with a difference? Then look no further than the Irish Red Cross Sunrise Summit Challenge which is a night-time hike where participants ascend one of Ireland’s six most challenging peaks. Now in its fourth year, this charity challenge sees participants hike through the […]

Laois Carers Give 73,000 Unpaid Hours Weekly

Carers in county Laois give more than 73,000 hours unpaid care to the county’s sick, elderly and vulnerable each week.  Of Laois’s 3185 carers, 41% regularly work a minimum of one to 14 hours a week, whilst a further 46% work between 15 and 43 hours a week. To highlight the work of carers in […]