Work on the new St Francis special school in Portlaoise is expected to begin before the end of June this year, following an announcement by Laois TD Charlie Flanagan.
St Francis school has been based on the Timahoe Road for...
A Laois TD has expressed his 'shock' at the news there are just two community Gardai in Laois.
Sinn Finn TD Brian Stanley says that the number has fallen drastically in the previous seven years when there were once 19...
Colaiste Iosagáin 0-10 Scoil Dara Kilcock 2-13
Top Oil South Leinster Schools Senior Football 'B' Championship Semi Final
Just a week after Portlaoise CBS' South Leinster football campaign ended, the same fate has befallen Colaiste Iosagain.
Ronan Walsh's side travelled to Baconstown, Enfield...
This week's My Club and I segment turns to basketball.
Saturday evening sees a double header of action in St Mary's Hall as Portlaoise Panthers men's and women's sides are in action.
Portlaoise Panthers are in Women's Super Division action at...
Laois was described as a county full of outstanding treasures at the launch of its five-year tourism strategy by Minister Charlie Flanagan.
The Laois Tourism Strategy 2018-2023 was launched in Castle Durrow on Thursday night.
“This evening’s launch marks an important...
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to get a reward to find who killed a family pet in Mountrath by nailing him to a tree.
The dog, called Hutch, was found on Sunday morning January 29, nailed to a...
Council officials, accompanied by the Gardaí, moved this morning to remove the temporary dwellings - including a caravan and portable toilets - from the new school site on Canal Road in Portarlington.
Cllr Aidan Mullins welcomed the development, which will...
Funding of €375,000 has been confirmed for upgrade of parking at Emo Court, it has been announced.
The significant funding was confirmed by Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan at the Launch of Laois Tourism Strategy 2018-2023 in Castle Durrow last...
The head of the IFA, who is from Stradbally, says that no Brexit deal would be 'catastrophic' for Laois farmers.
Damian McDonald made the comments to Midlands 103 at an event in Laois last night.
McDonald is the Director General of...
The challenges presented by population growth in Portlaoise and Portarlington has prompted a new pilot analysis in the county.
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD today confirmed that a grant of €70,000 for Laois County Council to support...
Laois County Council have recommended that the speed limit on the Johnstown road in Rathdowney to not be extended, but that has not stopped councilors continue the discussion at the recent Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal District meeting.
The calls came from Cllr...
The future format of the Laois GAA leagues will be decided by an external committee it has been agreed.
At Monday night's County Board meeting, delegates were asked to consider a new proposal.
The Fixture Review Committee made the recommendation to...
Some concern surrounded the likelihood of a Portarlington St Patrick's Day parade this year, but a crisis has been averted.
This year's committee had lost a number of members who were key to the parades in years gone by, and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Maher
Cullohill Mountain, Cullohill, Laois/Tyrrellspass, Westmeath
Surrounded by her family in the wonderful care of the staff of Bethany House Nursing Home, Tyrellspass. Deeply regretted by her son...
A large crowd gathered in The Swan Community Hall recenty to witness the first Wolfhill panto, and there was nothing but great reviews for the crew involved.
The cast performed a twist of Cinderella, calling it 'Cinder and Her Fella',...
Former Laois resident, Barry Keegan, has been rewarded with a deal from an Irish publisher for his new comic book called 'The Bog Road'.
The book is a 'dark fantasy' which is set around various locations around the O'Moore county,...
Thousands of Irish lives, including 13 Lotto jackpot winners from Laois, have been transformed and dreams have come true thanks to the payment of more than €4.4 billion in prizes on the Lotto which celebrates its 3,000th draw this...
Fine Gael remains committed to broadband roll out in Laois, according to Minister Charlie Flanagan.
Minister Flanagan said they will continue to put pressure on the Department of Communications so that every local premise has access to high speed broadband.
Speaking...
Two local students will represent Laois at the regional section of a Young Chef competition this weekend after coming through the Laois final this week.
The Laois final of the Rotary Young Chef took place in St Mary's CBS in...
Encore Media have put out the call for Irish people who are currently living in Australia for a new TV series.
The new TV series will be an exciting new short production for the RTÉ player.
They are searching for Irish...
Sport is extremely cyclical in nature. There can be great years and extremely barren ones.
Some years an excellent batch of players emerge, while other years in terms of both quantity and quality the standards aren’t as high.
In school sports,...
The Irish Cancer Society is inviting young people and youth groups in Laois to be part of Ireland’s Tobacco-Free generation and get involved in this year’s X-HALE short film competition.
This is an exciting opportunity for budding Laois filmmakers aged...
The Laois farming family that had a tractor stolen from their yard almost three weeks ago have thanked their local community and the Gardai following its recovery.
Rory Doyle from The Rock near Mountmellick posted on Facebook on Thursday evening...
Rosenallis 3 Corduff 3 (Rosenallis won 3-2 on penalties)
SFAI U-12 National Cup Round of 32
The fairytale year for the Rosenallis U-12s will continue for another game at least, with the Laois side overcoming Dublin side, Corduff, in the last-32...
There is an abundance of things to see and do in Laois this weekend. Whether you're into walking, cycling, Pantos or maybe in the mood to get dressed up on Saturday night - there is something for everyone.
If you...
There are times when I think I’ve found the best car and it shoots into the number one slot of my Euromillions win.
Then reality strikes and I remember that the chances of winning the Euromillions are about the...
Finding your perfect wedding dress is one of the first things to tick off on your wedding planner.
Before you start to look for a dress, you need to think about what type of wedding you’re having: decide first whether...
We thought it was gone but now it is back for two more years!
2017 was supposed to be the last year of the U-21 football championship in Laois following the GAA's decision to discontinue it at national level.
And while...
Around €100,000 worth of jewellery was found by Gardaí last week, and it is believed that a substantial amount is from recent Laois burglaries.
Gardaí are currently carrying out Opertion Thor, which is an investigation targeted at the criminal gangs that...
Laois is set to host the European Kettlebell Marathon championships in May of this year.
Portlaoise will be hosting over 100 athletes from all over Europe as well as hundreds of spectators and supporters over the three days. The championships...
