In Pictures: Gerry Guthrie wows the crowd at Annanough’s Summer Country Night
It really was a night of music, dancing and craic at Annanough GAA Cummer Country night in Vicarstown on Friday.
Singer Gerry Guthrie rocked the...
School Meals Programme to continue over the summer holidays says Laois TD
Funding for the School Meals Programme will continue throughout the summer holidays, Laois TD Sean Fleming has confirmed.
The objective of the scheme is to...
Laois hotel probed over accommodating, ‘persons seeking international protection’
The status of new occupants at a Portarlington hotel has been questioned by local people, according to a local councillor.
Councillor Aidan Mullins has stated...
‘Iron Dad’ to bring his incredible challenge to Laois this week
The things some people do.
Declan Loy, a native of Newry in county Down, is currently undertaking a serious challenge - attempting to complete a...
Laois house prices expected to rise by six percent in 2019
The price of the average three-bed semi in County Laois is expected to rise by six percent in the next 12 months.
This is according...
Coronavirus: Nine further deaths and 1,546 new cases – 38 in Laois – as...
There have been nine further Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,546 new cases according to figures released this evening by the health authorities.
38 of the new...
Laois hotel makes TripAdvisor’s top 25 Irish hotels
A Laois hotel has made the top ten of best hotels in TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
Castle Durrow came 7th and was the only...
‘Offensive’ graffiti and ‘runners on wires’ to be removed in Portlaoise
A call for some graffiti in Portlaoise, that has been described as 'offensive' and 'menacing', to be removed was made at a Laois County...
End of an era as 170-year-old Laois post office shuts its doors for pastures...
Friday August 5 marked the end of an era in the village of Borris-In-Ossory as the present Post Office closed its doors for the...
In Pictures: Laois nurses and midwives begin 24-hour strike over pay parity
The exceedingly cold snap and frost-laden roads could not halt the spirits of some of many nurses on strike in front of Midlands Regional...
Laois rents make for ‘grim reading’ – Stanley
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says he is alarmed at the latest figures on private rental costs in Laois and that the case for...
Antiques Roadshow comes to Vicarstown
The Antiques Roadshow will come to Vicarstown this week when a specialist from Sheppard's Auction house will be in attendance.
The event is being held...
Grants for vacant properties expanded to rural and urban areas in Laois
Grants of up to €50,000 for homeowners of vacant and derelict properties have been extended to both rural areas and cities and will be...
Concerns raised as 97-year-old woman and 95-year-old man ‘not vaccinated’ in Laois-Offaly
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has raised serious questions about the government's Covid-19 vaccination programme following revelations that a 97-year-old woman and 95-year-old man...
Local TD calls for ‘consumers and farmers to be protected from below cost selling’
While consumers must be protected from soaring rises in food prices, efforts must also be doubled to ensure that farmers and food producers are...
In Pictures: Kolbe Special School puts on spectacular Winter Wonderland for children
Wow.
Thanks to the staff, parents and children at Kolbe Special School, they have managed to put on what has to be the most magical...
Renewed calls for increase in rate of pay for carers currently in receipt of state...
Renewed calls have been made to increase rate of pay that currently apply to carers in receipt of state pensions.
There is a belief that older...
New Durrow Community Bike Hire Scheme is set to boost tourism in Laois
On Friday, June 28 the Durrow Community Bike Hire Scheme was officially launched at the square in Durrow.
The scheme was launched by the newly...
In Pictures: Music Generation Laois’s Trad Summer School is a resounding success
Music Generation Laois held their Trad Summer School from Friday 21 July to Sunday 23 July in a number of venues across Portlaoise.
Laois welcomed...
Meet the Laois man who’s been at more All Irelands than most of us...
There is ‘Dad joke’ that does the rounds in our family. It was a personal favourite of my uncle, Billy Whelan.
It goes: ‘You know...
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Portlaoise student receives prestigious maths award
Portlaoise student, Frank Flanagan received a prestigious prize this week after being announced as one of the best Maths student in Ireland.
Frank received an...
Publicly funded IVF set to be available from September
The Government has made an announcement detailing the fertility services that will be publicly funded from September.
Eligible patients will be entitled to one full...
‘I have nightmares about it,’ Mountmellick shop-owner expresses her dread surrounding Post Office move
"I cannot sleep. If I sleep, I have nightmares. I have nightmares about it."
These are the words of Assumpta Gorman, owner of O'Gormans Newsagents,...
‘Families left devastated as major delay hits Laois housing project’ says local TD
The negative impact of the budget measure to impose a 10% levy on blocks and concrete products is already being felt according to Independent...
Wonderful tributes as teacher, sports enthusiast and champion of Community Games Br Cyril Collins...
Glowing tributes have been paid to Br Cyril Collins who passed away last month.
Br Collins, who lived in De La Salle Brothers, Miguel House...
Tributes paid to talented young Mountmellick boxer killed in tragic accident
A local boxing club have paid tribute to one of their brightest young talents, who has lost his battle for life following a motorbike...
Well-known Laois man wins big on Winning Streak after Spinning the Wheel!
There's hardly a programme on the television that is as widely watched on weekly basis as Winning Streak and there was a strong Laois interest this...
Laois author publishes second children’s book in time for Christmas
Laois author Brendan McDonald from Killeen has published his second children's book Giraffe in the Trees just in time for the Christmas rush.
His first book Elephant on...
In Pictures: Wonderful atmosphere as Mountmellick school event draws the crowds
The primary school campus in Mountmellick was a hive of activity on Friday night as Scoil Padraig Naofa hosted a brilliant event to celebrate...
