Gardai forced to shut road to Laois tourist attraction as parking issues persist
The good weather over the weekend gave everyone a chance to get out of the house and enjoy the sunshine - but the manner...
First acts confirmed for major community variety show in aid of new mental health...
Laois’s newest mental health charity are putting together their first fundraiser - and it is already shaping up to be a very entertaining night.
SOSAD...
Someone in Laois is €180,000 richer after playing the Lotto
One Laois person woke up €180,000 richer this morning following last nights' National Lottery Draw.
A Quick Pick sold in SuperValu on the Abbeyleix Road...
Workers ‘must be prioritised’ as economy recovers from Covid pandemic
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has called for a wave of legislation to be introduced to support workers as we emerge out of the...
VIDEO: Have a look back at our live stream of the Portlaoise St Patrick’s...
Just a little over a month after we launched our new site - and after firmly establishing ourselves as the go-to destination for all...
In Pictures: Summer on the way as Laois outdoor pool prepares for reopening
Preparations are well underway to reopen Laois's only outdoor public pool.
Ballinakill Outdoor Pool was closed throughout 2020 but trojan work has gone on over...
Watch: Knockbeg students host successful charity tractor run
The students of Knockbeg College held their annual tractor run for charity today, continuing a long-standing tradition which has been running for two decades.
Almost...
‘Chaotic traffic’ as emergency services rescue elderly woman as Laois tourist destination
Residents at Glenbarrow Waterfall in the Slieve Bloom Mountains have described as 'chaotic' the traffic conditions as emergency services battled to reach an elderly...
Third annual Barrowhouse 5k set to draw big crowds
The annual Barrowhouse 5k in aid of Shanganamore N.S will take place on Wednesday April 26.
Now in its third successive year the race has...
In Pictures: Laois family make donation to four organisation who saved their dad’s life...
A Laois man, his sister in law and his friend cycled, ran and kayaked to raise €7,000 for the services who helped save his...
Transmitter blow the roof off Portlaoise Educate Together NS
School was out for the pupils and staff at Portlaoise Educate together last Friday.
Popular band Transmitter blasted out chart favourites from the likes of...
Four Laois community organisations to benefit from almost €50,000 from Covid-19 Stability Fund
Four Laois community organisations will receive funding through the COVID-19 Stability Fund.
The fund focuses on organisations providing support and services to not-for-profit organisations in...
Funeral details announced for the late Daryl Dargan
Funeraldetails have been announced for the late Daryl Dargan who died tragically almost two weeks ago in Portugal.
Daryl was found dead in his apartment...
€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...
Large turnout at latest service to remember victims of farm accidents
The annual Ecumenical Embrace Remembrance Service was held in the Church of the Most Holy Rosary in Abbeyleix on Sunday last to remember loved...
Sadness at death of well-known Portlaoise woman Patsy Keating
The death has taken place of Patsy Keating (nee Lynch), a well-known and liked Portlaoise woman.
Mrs Keating, who lived in Fieldbrook on the Dublin...
All aboard the Hogwarts Express at Durrow Scarecrow Festival
Muggles everywhere are welcome to all Harry Potter events at this year's Durrow Scarecrow Festival from July 30 to August 7.
This year the Durrow...
Kind-hearted Laois farmer set to auction bullock in aid of ‘Field of Dreams’
A kind-hearted Laois farmer is set to auction off a bullock in aid of a local community project.
Paul Ryan, a farmer living in Camross,...
Laois pub sparkles in the famous ‘Pub Spy’ in the Sunday World
The 'Pub Spy' in the Sunday World is a famous weekly column in one of Ireland's best-selling newspapers and this week it visited Laois...
In Pictures: Home are the heroes as Paralympic medallists get rousing reception
Not even a torrential downpour could dampen the spirits in Portarlington and Portlaoise this evening as Paralympic heroes Nicole Turner and Gary O'Reilly returned...
Portarlington shop set for its 15th consecutive Hospice Coffee Morning
Fifty Seven Boutique in Portarlington is holding its 15th consecutive Annual Hospice Coffee Morning this year - with the latest event taking place this...
In Pictures: Laois book launched with all proceeds going to Irish Motor Neurone Disease...
A Laois book from which all proceeds will go to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association was launched recently.
The new book contains affirmations and...
Academic awards for high achievers in Laois and Offaly ETB Schools
Students from eight Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) schools gathered for an inaugural academic awards evening in the Tullamore Court Hotel.
The...
Fundraising project to complete sports field, walkway and new community building to Laois village...
Camross Community Group are launching their fundraising Programme this weekend - beginning on Saturday October 23.
The money raised will go towards the completion of...
Drivers rammed gates to rally in field
Gates were rammed in a field behind Knockmay where drivers then rallied around the field, according to a local councillor.
Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley described...
New Year’s Day walk returns in Timahoe in memory of the much-loved Johnny Dalton
For the first time in over 20 years, the Timahoe New Year's Day Walk didn't take place in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic...
Concern that Laois Fire Service can’t fill vacancies
Fire service crews are being run on skeleton staff in Laois due to a lack of interest in people joining the service, it has...
Calls for parents to ‘Get your kid a bike not an electric scooter’ after...
People are taking their life in their hands walking the footpaths when there are so many electric scooters about - so maybe parents should...
UPDATE: One Portlaoise school and some primary schools forced to close due to bad...
The snow and ice has forced one Portlaoise school to announce that it will be closed tomorrow.
St Francis school say that, due to the...
Strong winds and heavy rain forecast as Storm Barra set to strike on Tuesday
Ireland is set to be battered by an Atlantic storm from Tuesday as Storm Barra is set to reach our shores.
As is typical with...