Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Mary Edwards (née Keane)
Castlefleming, Errill, Laois
Mary Edwards (née Keane), Homefield Park, Sutton, Surrey, England and formerly Castlefleming, Errill, Co. Laois. November 13th 2017. Peacefully following a brief...
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Following on from the success of last month's disco, Portlaoise Rugby Club are hosting another one to raise funds.
The second Ruck Ball will take place in Togher on Friday March 30 where a DJ will perform a full set.
This is...
Two 16 year olds from Laois are planning to do a massive skydive to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland on Saturday April 14.
Cian Bourke from Rathdowney and Adam Lambkin from Portarlington need to collect €1,000 to do the...
St Abban’s ladies team received their well-deserved civic reception in Laois County Council on Thursday March 22.
They won their National Premier Division title on a wet day in Tullamore last August – an absolutely massive achievement from the Laois club...
Yesterday we learned that planning permission had been lodged by Supermacs owner Pat McDonagh for the construction of a new service station - and now the owner expects 200 jobs to be created if the project is approved.
Speaking on...
The funeral details for Portarlington teenager Rachel Flanagan have been confirmed.
She will be laid to rest this Wednesday, March 28 in St Michael’s Church in Portarlington at 12pm.
The 19-year-old, a recipient of a double lung transplant in 2016, lost her...
New Ambassador of Lithuania in Ireland, Egidijus Meilūnas, will visit Portlaoise on Wednesday March 28.
The visit was originally planned for earlier on in the month but had to be rescheduled after Storm Emma.
Planned visits
Mr Meilūnas will now call into Portlaoise...
Laois Ladies manager Kevin Doogue is pleased with the progress his side are making, and says that everything comes down to getting things right for the all-important championship in June.
Laois lost to Armagh by six points on Sunday, but...
A man is understood to have undergone surgery for facial injuries in St James's Hospital this morning following a serious assault on Saturday in Portlaoise.
The assault happened at 15.10 on Saturday afternoon close to Laois County Council offices.
The injured...
This year the law was changed to allow alcohol sales on Good Friday, but this Laois pub is sticking to tradition and keeping closed on Friday March 30.
Moloney's Gaelic Bar on Patrick Street, Mountmellick, will not be opening this...
New figures show that one-third of all vehicles broken into in residential areas had been left unlocked by the owner.
Figures from the Garda Analysis Service show that 8,571 vehicles parked in residential areas were broken into between 2015 and...
Collection services in Portlaoise are struggling to cope with ‘enormous backlog’ of fallen cows and sheep.
John Styles from John Styles & Sons told the Farming Independent that he has never witnessed such large numbers of farm animals, especially cows and...
McCarthy O’Hora Architects (MCOH) have scooped a prestigious Silver “Irish Construction Excellence” Award.
The Portlaoise based firm received the award for their design and construction of Scoil Mhuire National School in Tullamore at the gala awards ceremony hosted in the...
The Laois senior football captain has called on Laois people to come and support his team in Croke Park this weekend.
Stephen Attride led his troops to a one point win over Carlow yesterday and will now hope to lead...
Portlaoise Macra na Feirme will once again host their tractor run in aid of Pieta House on Easter Monday April 2.
Last year’s event raised €1,600 for the charity – which works with those who have suicidal thoughts or who...
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Unlicensed waste collectors who “advertise on Facebook” are being tracked by Laois County Council.
Engineer Orla Barrett said they are clamping down on the “man with the van”.
“They are advertising on Facebook and we are tracking them,” she said.
Following concerns...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Rachael Flanagan
St Michael's Park, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by her loving family at the Mater Hospital Dublin. Sadly missed by her loving parents Padraig and Rose, brother Ronan...
Families in Laois are in for a treat next month when the annual Minecraft convention, MineVention, returns to Dublin’s RDS.
Minecraft is the hugely popular computer game beloved of millions of children and teenagers across the globe.
The game is set...
Planning permission has been lodged by Supermacs owner Pat McDonagh for the construction of a new service station, similar to the Barack Obama Plaza in Moneygall, just off the motorway at Togher outside Portlaoise.
Mr McDonagh, who also owns the...
The Laois footballers made it six wins from six matches as they saw off Carlow on Sunday.
As ever, there was plenty to talk about afterwards.
1 - 100 per cent record maintained
Following the weekend's matches, Laois are now the only team...
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board hosted a dedicated awards ceremony to farmers from Camross and surrounding areas recently.
This group of learners commenced their learning journey a number of years ago with Laois and Offaly ETB, through the Skills for Work programme.
This particular Basic...
The burning of a house at O’Moore Place was described as a “despicable and mindless act” by Laois County Council CEO John Mulholland.
The issue was raised by Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley at today’s meeting of Laois County Council.
“Part of...
Laois 2-10 Carlow 0-7
All-Ireland 'B' Minor Camogie Championship
Laois travelled to IT Carlow to play neighbours Carlow in the All Ireland series at the weekend and recorded a third straight victory.
Laois got the scoring off with Clodagh Tynan striking a...
Laois TD Sean Fleming has spoken about the new Portlaoise Draft Local Area Plan which is currently being prepared by Laois County Council.
Deputy Fleming highlighted there are many standard features included in these plans by all Local Authorities.
These include...
Details of the Laois footballers Division 4 final in Croke Park have been confirmed.
John Sugrue's men will take on Carlow on Saturday in Croke Park at 3pm.
This will be part of a double header along with the Division 3...
The Laois senior footballers are set to take on Carlow once again this weekend in the Division 4 football final.
John Sugrue's men qualified for it by narrowly beating their neighbours yesterday.
While the GAA have not confirmed the time yet,...
The town of Portarlington has been plunged into mourning today following the sad passing of a brave young woman.
Rachel Flanagan, from St Michael's Park, Portarlington, passed away on Sunday morning surrounded by her loving family at the Mater Hospital Dublin.
Ms...
New figures released today show that the further away from Dublin you live, the less likely you are to have a job.
New figures from Social Justice Ireland show that there has been over an 8 per cent fall in...
