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Monday, 23 December 2024 at 16:27

The service ceased in the town in 2023 and has not been re-started.

A Laois woman is leading the effort to get Meals on Wheels re-established in the county's biggest town.

Meals on Wheels shut down in Portlaoise in June 2023 and has not re-opened in the area since.

Various attempts have been made to restore the service since - but a new charity organisation needs to be founded to secure funding.

Teresa McCloskey from Portlaoise is leading the latest effort - she says the town is facing another winter without the service:

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