Greater prevention measures need to be in place in addition to a new drainage scheme to prevent a repeat of the flooding which occurred in Mountmellick on Wednesday.
Speaking yesterday in Mountmellick where he met with local residents affected by...
Gardaí are on the scene following a crash this morning.
The incident took place just off the N80 this morning near Clonaghadoo.
There are at least two vehicles involved and at least one of those has left the road.
Traffic is reported...
The young Laois man killed in a Dublin workplace accident has been named locally as Alan Mulhall, originally from Emo but heavily involved in the Stradbally community.
Alan, who was 34, was married to Vikki Doogue and the couple had...
Santa will be there, the lights will be turned on and there will be over 70 stands on the Main Street in Portlaoise this Sunday, November 26, for what is the biggest one-day Christmas Market in Ireland.
This year's event...
The finance budget in Laois has swelled to €64 million, as an improving economy looks set to provide a greater income from commercial rates.
In addition to this, the recent vote to increase Local Property Tax (LPT) in Laois has...
The old Borris-in-Ossory courthouse is get a makeover, including protection works.
At the recent Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick Municipal Authority meeting the issue was raised by Cllr James Kelly, who said he understood it was earmarked for work.
The meeting heard that funding has...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael (Mick) Delaney
Coolowley, Errill, Laois
Peacefully at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. Michael (Mick) deeply regretted by his sister Katie (Dowling) and his niece Mary (Sadlier), nephews John-Joe and Andrew...
There are fears this morning for the well-being of a number of animals who have been left stranded in the floodwaters following severe flooding around Mountmellick.
Pictures, taken by concerned resident Laura Murphy, show horses and cows left in the...
A young Laois man has been killed in a tragic accident in Dublin today.
It's understood the man, who is aged in his 30s, was working when the incident occurred on a site at St Patrick's Hospital in Dublin 8...
Just as Laois deals with one of the worst floods in years, Met Eireann has now issued a nationwide snow and ice warning as a “polar low” sweeps over the country over the next two days.
The yellow alert comes...
The full scale of the flooding in and around Mountmellick can be seen in this drone footage.
The dramatic footage was captured by a drone flown from the Bay Road in Mountmellick at lunchtime today.
The flooding in Mountmellick was so...
Dairy farmer Bernard Rochford has shared footage of flooding on his farm in Mountmellick.
"The floods were getting bad since Tuesday, the rain just didn't really stop the last couple of days."
But floods in the area got very bad very...
Efforts are being made to get people to join the Portarlington St Patrick's Day committee as the staging of the parade in 2018 now hangs in the balance.
“Most people in Portarlington want to see a St Patrick's Day Parade...
Traffic travelling between Portlaoise and Tullamore have been advised to go through Portarlington as a number of roads around Mountmellick remain impassable due to flooding.
The full extent of the damage caused by severe flooding in Mountmellick is only emerging...
The army has been called in to assist with the clean-up operation in Mountmellick following unprecedented flooding in the town yesterday and last night.
Twenty army personnel have been deployed in Mountmellick to assist the efforts of Laois County Council,...
Laois is being treated in a discriminatory fashion and is consistently bottom of the list when it comes to Government funding and investment, claims Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley.
“Laois is the permanent poor relation when it comes to funding...
Over 500 people attending public meetings in Mountrath and Abbeyleix on Wednesday evening as the campaign to save Portlaoise Hospital visited towns around the county - but this evening's meeting in Mountmellick has been postponed because of the recent...
THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER
Spuds and Spakes
Get ready for an evening of storytelling and songs in Rathdowney library from 8pm. A night of ceol and craic is guaranteed.
Alzheimer Society Social Club
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland of Ireland Social Club is on...
Na Fianna Óg 3-3 Clonmore 2-12
Midlands Park Hotel U-15 B Cross Border Floodlit Championship Final
Fr Maher Park in Graiguecullen was the venue for the last Laois GAA club game of 2017.
Na Fianna Óg, an amalgamation of Barrowhouse, Arles-Kilcruise and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Ita Dunne
3 Chancery Park Crescent, Tullamore, Offaly/Ballyfin, Laois
Ita Dunne, 3 Chancery Park Crescent, Tullamore and formerly of Deerpark, Ballyfin, Laois. Died 21st November 2017 at the Regional...
A Laois man was crowned champion at the recent British & Irish International Cross Country championships.
Congratulations to Martin McDonald, of Ballyroan Abbeyeix & District AC, who led Ireland to victory on Saturday, November 18.
The athletes covered a distance of 8km,...
A student from Emo in Co Laois has been presented with an Entrance Scholarship award in UCD.
Finbarr Crowley received the award in recognition of the excellent results that he achieved in their Leaving Certificate this year.
The former Cistercian College Roscrea...
On Saturday November 11, while many were at home watching the Ireland vs Denmark match, I was at a different contest.
The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, was quite the competition indeed. At the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge, Co....
“If you want to know me come and live with me” is what my Mother used to say about people who got together but then broke up as soon as they moved into the same house.
The same can be...
The main community group behind the campaign to save the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise from downgrade has announced that they will be holding a public protest in the town on Saturday, December 2.
In a statement issued this evening...
A vacancy has arisen for an Accounts Administrator with Property Properly in Portlaoise.
The succesful candidate will be based in the Property Properly offices on Main Street in Portlaoise. The position is for a three-day week and it is for...
Mountmellick is currently baring the worst of the floods as large parts of the town are under water, with families being evacuated from their homes.
The River Owenass in Irishtown has burst its banks and is causing chaos.
The MDA has...
Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly says that the chance to play in Croke Park gives his side massive motivation to do well in 2018.
The new year will see a revamp of the way hurling is played nationally.
Laois will compete...
Laois Fire Service has responded to 16 incidents of flooding so far today.
There have been dramatic flooding scenes across the county, including in Clonaslee where the River Clodiagh over-flowed, threatening to flood nearby houses.
The N80 main Stradbally to Portlaoise...
The River Clodiagh has burst through a damaged wall in Clonaslee and is now threatening to flood nearby houses.
A local man posted the video on Twitter and he says the wall was damaged over a month ago by a...
