Tag: Killeen

A number of Laois County Councillors again expressed their extreme frustration at the length of time it is taking for light repairs to be...

The Killeen Community Carol service will take place on Friday, December 22, in St Abban’s church in Killeen. The Killeen Community Carol Service began in...

Arles 8-10 Killeen 7-7 Boys Division 4 Shield The areas of Arles and Killeen have produced some fine forwards for club and county over the years...

Holy Family 7-9 Killeen 3-2 Division 5 Girls Championship  Holy Family capped off a remarkable day for their school as they claimed their fourth Cumann na...

Killeen 1-10 Gaelscoil Phortlaoise 3-4 Division 3 Girls Championship  Molly O'Reilly was absolutely outstanding as Killeen began the first of their finals with a comeback victory...

The death has occurred of former Laois county councillor, Cathaoirleach and General Election candidate John Moran. Mr Moran, who was a Fine Gael councillor in...

The death has occurred of Jim McDonald, the driving force behind the Kilminchy development in Portlaoise. A native of Arles, he was an accountant by...

After a gap of three years, the Killeen Community Carol service will return this Thursday, December 22, in St Abban's church in Killeen. The Killeen...

Two speed tables are to be installed in a Laois village after a traffic survey revealed motorists were approaching it way above the speed...

The Sheep Who Couldn’t Sleep is the third children's book by Laois author Brendan McDonald. This heart-warming bedtime story is common in so many...

The death has occurred of Loretta Moran, from Ballinagar, Ballylinan, wife of former long-serving Laois Fine Gael county councillor John Moran and mother of...

The death has occurred of John O'Reilly Senior from Harristown near Graiguecullen at the age of 82. A highly-regarded farmer, who was well known across...

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...

Lockdown has led to all sorts of positive projects over the past year - and one of them was a children's book published by...

School days are the best days of our lives, we are constantly told. And when you look back at photos from various Laois schools from...

The various lockdowns and restrictions this year have led people to doing things they normally wouldn't have time for or pushing themselves outside their...

Laois County Council have made an offer to purchase five houses in the Bruach na hAbhainn estate in Killeen to us "use for housing...

The death of Joe Mahon from Gurteen, Ballickmoyler, has been greeted with widespread sadness in the Killeen community. He was heavily involved with Arles-Killeen GAA...

GAA clubs all over Ireland have all sorts of things to keep them occupied in the off-season - be it fundraisers or community events,...

There's nothing like a Carol service to get you in the mood for Christmas. Away from the hustle and bustle, it serves both as a...

The people of Barrowhouse and Killeen will certainly be hoping for the warm weather to stay as their sixth annual Tractor Run gets underway...

A planning application has been made to build 20 new houses in Killeen. Mr J McDonald has sought permission to erect four different types of...

It was smiles all around In both Barrowhouse and Killeen on Thursday morning as all the students in each school gathered for a class...

Twenty new houses are being planned in south Laois, with an application for planning permission submitted this week. Jim McDonald has lodged an application with...