Tickets are now on sale for the eagerly awaited Timahoe NS Panto 'Alice The Musical'.
The two-night show which will take place in Timahoe Community Hall On February 7 and 8 is expected to be a complete sell-out.
Preparations are at...
This upcoming weekend in Laois is filled with events and will definitely shake off the last of that January slump!
FRIDAY 26 JANUARY
Portarlington Dinner Dance
Portlarlington GAA are holding their Dinner Dance in the Heritage Hotel, Killenard. The night will celebrate...
Two players from this year's Laois senior hurling panel have been awarded sports scholarships by Limerick Institute of Technology.
Eric Killeen and Mark Kavanagh have been given the scholarships by LIT for the 2017/18 academic year.
The duo both hurl for...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Rita Poole(née Dooley)
Rosenallis, Laois
Rita Poole (nee Dooley), Rosenallis Village, Co. Laois, died peacefully on the 22nd of January 2018 at Dromineen Nursing Home Stradbally Co. Laois. Predeceased...
The recent incidents of people driving quad bikes on The Heath has prompted a local archaeologist to question if the area's archaeological significance is fully understood.
Below is an opinion piece Dr Eoin Sullivan penned to open up a...
Emo Celtic has been recognised for their commitment to promoting the integration of refugees and asylum-seekers.
The Laois club was one of five GAA and soccer clubs to receive an award, having successfully completed the ‘Club Welcome’ programme developed by...
Laois Ladies U-16 manager Paul Mulhall, has finalised his panel for 2018 and there is a very strong Timahoe Ladies presence in the team with eight representatives.
The selection team includes Denis Lalor and Niamh Hyland from The Heath and...
The Laois senior hurlers decided to reappoint Rathdowney-Errill's Ross King as captain for the 2018 season.
But manager Eamonn Kelly has also chosen to appoint two vice-captains - Shanahoe's Leigh Bergin and Borris-Kilcotton's Neil Foyle.
Of the three of them, only...
Laois TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan, has welcomed the news of the HSE's decision to reimburse Freestyle Libre for children and young adults.
Speaking this morning, Minister Flanagan stated: “I very much welcome this news.
"Over the past...
A Laois man who was the victim of a robbery on Monday evening says that those who have been convicted of committing burglaries should have their social welfare payments suspended until they have reimbursed the people they stole from.
Kevin...
There will be significant improvements to pension outcomes for homemakers and carers in Laois who were affected by rate band changes in 2012, according to Minister for Justice & Equality Charlie Flanagan.
The new Total Contributions Approach will calculate pensions...
In the latest HIQA (Health Information Quality Authority) report, children in foster care in Laois, as well as Offaly, Westmeath and Longford are being forced to leave the county for foster homes.
The report stated that almost 60 children had...
There’s a full schedule of games down for decision this weekend once again across all divisions in the CCFL soccer leagues.
Saturday January 27th
First-named team at home and all games at 2.00pm unless stated
Under 17 Premier Division:
Tullamore Town v Willow...
Laois’s best young entrepreneurs will fly the flag for the county in the regional final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) in Kildare on Friday.
Run by the Local Enterprise Offices, IBYE is supported by the Department of Business, Enterprise...
Laois manager John Sugrue had the unpleasant task of having to cut members of his panel ahead of the National Football League which begins this weekend.
The O'Moore men begin their Division 4 campaign at home to Limerick on Saturday...
Mulhall's Restaurant in Portlaoise are recruiting for the folllowing vacancies.
Positions Available
1. Full Time Baker
2. Front of House Staff
Experience
3 years experience essential for both roles
To apply
Please e-mail your CV to redhouse71@hotmail.com or phone (087) 2250992 between 9am-6pm!
Check out the dedicated Jobs page on...
Mountrath CS 1-7 St Mary’s CBS Enniscorthy 2-9
Top Oil Leinster Post Primary School Senior Hurling 'B' Quarter Final
Mountrath's Senior 'B' hurling campaign came to an end on Tuesday afternoon as they went down in Wexford.
In blustery conditions, St Mary's...
Laois player Eoin Lowry helped UCD on their way to an opening round victory in the Sigerson Cup yesterday as he clocked up 1-6 of UCD's 2-15.
UCD took on Maynooth yesterday and there was a strong presence of Laois...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Rita Poole(née Dooley)
Rosenallis, Laois
Rita Poole (nee Dooley), Rosenallis Village, Co. Laois, died peacefully on the 22nd of January 2018 at Dromineen Nursing Home Stradbally Co. Laois. Predeceased...
It seems to me that between Portlaoise Municipal District and Laois County Council that there’s a breakdown in communication.
A few months back work was carried out in the centre of the town to replace the surface of the...
A Laois hotel has made the top ten of best hotels in TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
Castle Durrow came 7th and was the only hotel from the midlands to feature in the top ten, rubbing shoulders with hotels from...
Work is to begin as a ‘matter of urgency’ to prepare flood defences in Mountmellick.
Following the severe and unprecedented flooding of November 22, 2017 in north Laois, Laois County Council has confirmed that it has agreed a number of...
Laois senior football manager John Sugrue has named a 41-man panel for the upcoming National League campaign.
The squad, which includes five players who are currently injured, will aim to take Laois out of Division 4.
The two teams who contested...
Scoil Chriost Ri 0-9 Loreto Navan 1-7
Leinster Schools' Junior 'A' Final
Scoil Chriost Ri's bid to add a Junior Leinster title to the senior one they won a few months ago just fell short today against Loreto in Navan.
John Scully's...
Portlaoise CBS 0 Patrician Newbridge 2
Leinster U-19 ‘A’ League Final
Portlaoise CBS were denied a Leinster League title yesterday after they went down 2-0 away to Newbridge yesterday.
The side, manager by Ms Niamh Hyland, competed very well but conceded two...
Laois manager Eamonn Kelly is set to be without a number of his panel for their first league game of the season.
Laois travel to Limerick on Sunday where they will face their host in Division 1B of the National...
Gardai are appealing for information after a number of robberies in the last couple of days.
On Saturday evening at 11.15pm last, the Leisure Centre in Portarlington was broken into.
The office was ransacked and money and other items were taken.
A...
The group behind the campaign to save the A&E services at Portlaoise Hospital are holding a key meeting this evening.
They are due to hear from a public health expert at a talk.
They are hosting an event at 6.30pm at...
The owners of the popular Laois business The Merry Mill were the victims of a break in yesterday.
Kevin Scully, who is the owner, had his house burgled in Vicarstown between 4 and 5pm.
Four men entered the family home by...
The Laois senior footballers will begin their Division 4 National League campaign at home to Limerick on Saturday evening.
However, manager John Sugrue revealed that they will have to do it without a number of their regular players who will...
