Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Senan (Sonny) Phelan
Rosebank Bungalow Crubbin, Ballyroan, Laois
Peacefully at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Deeply regretted by is loving wife Margaret, daughter Anne, son Sean, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren extended family relatives and friends.
Funeral arriving at St. Patrick’s Church, Ballyroan on Sunday for 2 pm.Requiem Mass. Interment afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. House Private at all times.
Noel Conlan
Station Court, Portarlington, Laois/Monasterevin, Kildare
Formerly of Oghill, Monasterevin County Kildare. Peacefully surrounded by his loving family while in the excellent care of the staff of Droimnin Nursing Home, Stradbally. Beloved husband of the late Iris. Deeply regretted by his loving family Josephine, Beverly, Noel, Sean, Kat, Bernadette, Dominic, Liam and Patricia, sister Moira, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sons-in-law ,daughters-in-law, partners, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Reposing at his residence (eircode R32 Y400) on Monday evening 22nd December from 2pm with Rosary at 8pm. Removal on Tuesday morning 23rd December at 9:40am (travelling via Oghill) arriving St Peter and Paul’s Church Monasterevin for Requiem Mass at 11am. Funeral afterwards to St Evin’s Cemetery Monasterevin.
House Private on Tuesday Morning, Please. Noel’s Requiem Mass will be streamed live on: http://www.monasterevinparish.ie/
Anna Allen (née Fennelly)
Bawn, Ballinlough, Johnstown, Kilkenny/Abbeyleix, Laois
Anna passed away on 18th December 2025, peacefully, on her 93rd birthday, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny. Anna will be sadly missed by her loving husband Maurice and son Shaun, her extended family, neighbours and friends.
In keeping with Anna’s wishes, a private cremation will take place.
Elizabeth (Anna) Doyle (née Dowling)
Graiguecullen, Carlow/Graiguecullen, Laois
Elizabeth (Anna) Doyle (née Dowling) of 72 Pearse Road and formerly of 55 St Fiacc’s Terrace, Graiguecullen, Carlow, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on December 18th, 2025, at St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny.
Beloved wife of the late Jack, loving mother of Eddie, Robert, Liz and Clare, adored grandmother of Ross, Tara, Ivan, Howard, Heidi, Jack, Becky, Nathan, Matthew and Grace, treasured great-grandmother of Fintan and cherished sister of Martha and the late Henry, Michael, Mary, Philly and Angela.
She will be sadly missed by her loving sons, daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchild, sons-in-law Kevin and Roderick, daughters-in-law Margaret and Shannon, sister, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, especially her niece Paula, relatives, and friends.
Reposing at Carpenter Bros. Funeral Home, Graiguecullen, Carlow (R93 ET80) on Saturday morning from 9am with Removal that same morning at 10.45a.m to St Clare’s Church, Graiguecullen arriving for Funeral Mass at 11a.m.
Funeral afterwards to Mt. Jerome Crematorium arriving for Cremation Service at 1.45pm
SEE ALSO – Deaths in Laois – Thursday, December 18, 2025
