Laois

/ ˈliːʃ /

noun

Former name: Queen's County. Also called: Laoighis. Leix. a county of central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: formerly boggy but largely reclaimed for agriculture. County town: Portlaoise. Pop: 58 774 (2002). Area: 1719 sq km (664 sq miles)

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Ms Ferrari herself is the director of a consultancy, now called Baxter Laois Limited, which is the registered owner of Farage's gin brand.

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In recent years, she has been the director of a consultancy, now called Baxter Laois Limited, which is the registered owner of Farage's gin brand.

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Having completed a search of land in County Offaly on Tuesday, the search moved to the Slieve Bloom mountains in County Laois on Wednesday.

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The latest search, in County Laois, is just across the county border from where another search concluded in County Offaly on Tuesday.

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The prisoners were brought to the Midlands Regional Hospital, County Laois, on Tuesday afternoon.

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