Tag: Ballybrittas

A pedestrian crossing has been sought for the village of Ballybrittas, which is located on the old main Dublin Road, while Laois County Council...

Laois County Council have given the go-ahead for three new planning projects across the County. Firstly, Abbeyleix Athletic Juvenile Football Club will begin works on...

A Laois County Councillor couldn't disguise his frustration and anger with Uisce Eireann, over their refusal to provide improved sewerage infrastructure in his local...

Fifty years after he was ordained there, Fr Seán Murphy returned to the Church of the Sacred Heart, Rath, on Saturday last to celebrate...

Laois County Council has been asked to introduce measures to stop 'risky' overtaking on the approach to Ballybrittas. Fine Gael Councillor PJ Kelly outlined the...

The festive period marked the end of an era in the Courtwood area with the news of the death of Rich O'Connor on Christmas...

A Ballybrittas farming couple received joint honorary life membership of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) at a function in the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise, recently. Tillage...

A Laois teenager is celebrating after enjoying a tremendous week at the European Taekwon-Do ITF Championships in Croatia. 16-year-old Shane Allison from Ballybrittas represented Ireland...

There is sadness in Ballybrittas and the surrounding areas following the death of Johnny Doonan. A former employee of the ESB, Johnny was known far...

Pat Keogh Car Sales, based in Ballybrittas, are celebrating 25 years as a Škoda dealer this November. First established back in 1985 in Monasterevin as...

Ballybrittas Motors are currently looking to recruit for the following positions. Sales Person Qualified Technician 3rd/4th Year Apprentice Technician Valetor Applicants for these positions must...

The campaign to have a life-saving defibrillator fully operational in a Laois village has moved a step closer. The civils works for the power supply...

There was sadness in the Courtwood and Belgrove communities this week at the death of Clare Dunne after a short illness. Clare was originally a...

The Graigavern Lodge housing estate in Ballybrittas has been taken in charge by Laois County Council - more than a decade after it was...

This day three weeks we'll almost certainly be near the end of the General Election count - and from a Laois point of view...

Any future development, housing or investment in a popular Laois village is at a standstill due to a bizarre problem over the status of...

A dramatic incident but thankfully nobody was hurt. Laois County Fire and Rescue Services have confirmed that nobody was injured in the fire on the...

The death has occurred of Billy Murphy from Belgrove near Ballybrittas, a man who was hugely well-known and liked in the area. Billy was from...

Tractor Runs have become hugely popular fundraisers in recent times and they pulled out all the stops in Ballybrittas recently for the 11th annual...

A local pub is a community as much as anything else - and that is certainly the case for the Final Furlong in Ballybrittas...

Laois County Fire and Rescue Services have confirmed that nobody was injured in the fire on the M7 Motorway earlier this evening that saw...

Traffic is currently being diverted off the M7 Motorway at Junction 15 between Portlaoise and Monasterevin due to a fire. Emergency services are at the...

This is certainly good news for the village of Ballybrittas. Hybla Transport Ltd  have submitted planning permission for a housing development in the area. They plan...

On Monday 28 January, the Bridal Hall Ballybrittas picked up the coveted title of Midlands Wedding Boutique of the Year at the Irish Wedding Awards. "We...

Rath National School gave an almighty send off to Principal Ann Garry this week as she hands over the reigns after teaching in the...

A 10-acre plot of land near Ballybrittas sold after a lively bidding war at auction last week for just under €180,000. The land at Cloneen,...

On this week's feature, we are going to have a look at agricultural land and in particular 10 acre fields. Large blocks of land...

On this week's Property Watch we will be having a look at the most expensive residential properties currently on the market in Laois. There aren't...

Emergency services are attending the scene of a three-car collision on the old main road at Jamestown between Ballybrittas and Portlaoise. The accident occurred at...

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an armed robbery in Ballybrittas last night. At around 8.20pm, two males entered Murphy's Foodstore. One...