Council’s boost of over €2 million from development contributions
Laois County Council took in a total of €2,254,773.53 in development contributions in the 2017, it has been revealed.
Details were outlined to the monthly...
In Pictures: Laois secondary school take part in Bike Week to encourage students to...
‘Bike Week’ is a celebration and promotion of the benefits of cycling which is taking place across Laois this week.
On Thursday, staff and students...
Historic Collaboration: Portlaoise Institute and SETU launch first ever degree programmes in Laois
In order to make higher education more accessible, Portlaoise Institute and South Eastern Technical University (SETU) have teamed up to pioneer the launch of...
101-year-old to launch Heritage Cycle Rally in Laois
101 year old Mrs Kathleen Bolger will certainly be "Wheeling in the Years" at the launch of this year's Bulfin Heritage Cycle Rally at...
In Pictures: Joyous celebrations as Laois students receive their Junior Cert results
There were joyous celebrations across Laois today as Transition Year and fifth year students received their Junior Cert results.
There has been a small increase...
Laois Sports Partnership: Trekker walks, virtual Couch to 5k and upcoming programmes
Laois Sports Partnership have hit the ground running in 2023 with a number of activities, programmes and courses.
So far in 2023, we have...
Sympathies paid to Laois TD and Councillor following sad passing of beloved sister
Sympathies have been paid to a Laois TD and County Councillor following the passing of their beloved sister.
Ann Fleming, sister of TD Sean and...
“I was so nervous, but when I got out there I had so much...
Laois Rose Grainne Hogan took to the Dome Stage last night and did the whole county proud as she wowed presenter Dáithí Ó Sé...
Laois brothers to take on fundraising Barrow Way Walk after little Evie’s life-saving care
A pair of Laois brothers are taking on a fundraising walk in aid of the Ronald McDonald House in Crumlin's Children's Hospital.
Crettyard brothers, Ciaran...
€200,000 awarded for Laois under the Connected Hubs Scheme
€200,000 in funding will be made available to projects across Laois under the Connected Hubs Scheme.
The Connected Hubs Scheme is a key deliverable of...
Funeral details announced for Adam Kirwan, the young Laois man who died tragically in...
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Adam Kirwan, the young Laois man who was killed in an accident in Tipperary in the early hours...
Laois set to be hit with hosepipe ban as drought continues
Irish Water has said hosepipe bans are likely to take effect in parts of Laois as well as in Kilkenny and Limerick over the...
Funky Cafe in Portlaoise Educate Together NS is a roaring success
Portlaoise Educate Together NS raise over €700 with the launch of their Funky Cafe
Tim's 5th class students continued to show their entrepreneurial skills with...
Laois nursing home now ‘Covid-19 free’ following devastating outbreak that claimed 18 lives
A Laois nursing home that was at the centre of a Covid-19 outbreak last month is now free of the deadly virus.
Droimnin Nursing Home...
New York Diary: Marriage moments, an expensive place, the farming scene in the Big...
A marriage made at the New York St Patrick's Day parade
Ballinakill native Mike Dunphy has been the president, head bottle-washer, main man in the...
Kilminchy School House clinches national title for ‘remarkable’ fifth time
The Portlaoise-based Kilminchy School House has been honoured with the title of Business All-Star Laois Early Learning Centre of The Year 2025.
It is the...
Laois GAA club set to hold pumpkin patch fundraiser
This bank holiday weekend one Laois GAA club are running a rather unique fundraiser.
Clonad juvenile club and CRG camogie are combining to run a...
All the results and some great pictures as Laois Ploughing celebrates 50 years
Laois ploughing celebrated its 50th Laois County Ploughing match in style over the weekend.
OPEN INTERMEDIATE CONVENTIONAL
1st - Billy Donnelly
2nd - Martin Reilly
3rd - David...
New plan to conserve the 16th century Fort Protector in Laois launched
A major new plan to guide the conservation and presentation of the 16th Century Fort Protector at the heart of Portlaoise has been launched.
The...
Planning permission sought for 36 new houses in Portlaoise
A planning application has been brought forward to build 36 new houses in Portlaoise.
Bryan Reilly has applied for full planning permission at Borris Little,...
Mountrath Community School students embark on educational trips to Nice and Berlin
At the beginning of the month, 31 Leaving Certificate students from Mountrath Community School set off on an exciting journey, divided into two groups...
Mountrath students in the mix for Junk Kouture final places
Students from Mountrath CS have been selected to go forward to the regional finals of the hugely popular Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture competition.
One...
Planning permission for wind turbine near Fossey mountain rejected
An application to erect a wind turbine in Laois has been rejected by An Bord Pleanala.
This was an appeal by Andy Dunne of 7 Kellyville...
Laois’s Inch House triumphs at the European tourism sustainability awards
Laois’s luxury country house Inch House Ireland has been named Best Sustainable Accommodation in Ireland at the European tourism sustainability awards - GrINN Awards...
REVEALED: Areas of Laois with largest Covid-19 spikes shown in new figures
The three local electoral areas in Laois have all experienced a spike in Covid-19 cases, the latest figures show.
It is, of course, unsurprising, given...
Laois Sinn Féin TD calls for ‘urgent reform of the delivery of social housing’
A Laois Sinn Féin TD has called for ‘urgent reform of the delivery of social housing’.
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley made the call...
Laois based artist wins prestigious international award in London
Laois based artist, Evgeny Chubatyy, has been awarded with the prestigious Salaski Award at the Chelsea Art, London.
The prize winning piece was first exhibited...
In Pictures: Great joy at Rathdowney and Rosenallis St Patrick’s Day parades
By waiting until 3.30pm to have their parade, the community of Rosenallis escaped the worst of today's St Patrick's Day weather.
And they duly had...
In Pictures: Residents of Portlaoise complete groundbreaking climate action course
Diverse organisations participants celebrate the completion of a ‘groundbreaking’ climate action course in Portlaoise.
The course aims to equip communities with vital skills to tackle...
‘Dangerous’ situation as elderly people in Laois housing estates ‘can’t get out of their...
The poor state of footpaths in housing estates across Laois is leaving people in a dangerous situation, where they cannot leave their homes.
That is...
