Funding of €1 million has been allocated to allow the compulsory purchase of land for the Portlaoise Southern Relief Road, which is seen as a vital piece of infrastructure for the town.
The funding was confirmed by the Department of...
A new theatre and performance-art group is in the process of being established in Portlaoise.
Kiki Theatre and Performance Group is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide and perform drama to a very high standard. When full established,...
Almost 250 athletes from around the county took part in the Downeys Nissan Laois Secondary School Cross Country finals on Thursday afternoon.
On a lovely day in the O’Dempsey’s GAA grounds in Killenard, there was a good spread of winners...
A Portarlington trainer is in training to cycle 4,500km along the Rocky Mountains which he hopes will raise at least €10,000 for Laois Hospice.
John Bolton (49) will tackle 150km of mountain trails for 15 hours a day, for...
The widow of Portlaoise Prison Chief Officer Brian Stack, who was murdered by the IRA 33 years ago, claims the State has let him down.
Speaking after she and her sons Austin and Oliver had a private meeting with...
Stradbally’s Garry Comerford has agreed terms with Waterford Utd ahead of the 2017 SSE Airtricity League First Division campaign.
Comerford - who scored a crucial goal for Stradbally in last year’s Laois SFC final - was on the books of...
Laois County Council is to bestow its highest honour on local TD and Government Minister Charlie Flanagan.
The local authority is hosting an event on Monday, January 23, in County Hall in Portlaoise when it will grant a Civic Reception...
Tributes were paid recently to garda Jerry Dillon on his retirement after 34 years of service with An Garda Síochanna to take up the role of Sheriff of Laois.
Garda Jerry Dillon is a well-known figure locally, having spent...
The gardaí are appealing for information after an assault on a 18-year-old man in Portarlington in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The local man was left with facial injuries following the incident and was taken to the Midland Regional...
Laois hurling manager Eamonn Kelly was happy with his side’s big win over DIT in the Walsh Cup in Rathdowney on Sunday but says that a similar performance wouldn’t be enough to beat Kerry in the opening round of...
Portlaoise 27 Suttonians 5
Portlaoise boosted their survival hopes in Division 1B of the Leinster League in Togher on Sunday afternoon thanks to an impressive 27-5 win over fellow relegation battlers Suttonians.
Following on from last week’s competitive outing against league...
Laois 4-27 DIT 1-17
Laois eased to 19-point win over DIT in the second group game of the Walsh Cup in Rathdowney on Sunday afternoon.
Following on from Laois’s opening round win over NUI Galway in the opening round, it means...
Portlaoise Panthers 51 UCC Glanmire 55
Portlaoise Panthers new year began with a narrow loss away to last year’s champions UCC Glanmire on Sunday afternoon.
The Cork side - who are unbeaten and top of the league - had secured themselves...
Laois 2-15 Tipperary 1-11
The Laois U-21 footballers continued their unbeaten start to 2017 thanks to an impressive win over Tipperary at the Laois GAA Training Centre on Saturday afternoon.
And this seven-point win over Tipperary means that Laois have qualified...
Laois 1-16 Meath 2-13
A dramatic-time penalty from Meath full-forward Kevin Ross saw the Royals book their place in the semi-finals of the O’Byrne Cup, at the expense of hosts Laois, in Stradbally on Saturday night.
Ross tucked away a controversially...
Despite watching his side give up a two-point lead late in the game, Laois manager Peter Creedon was upbeat after Saturday night’s O’Byrne Cup game with Meath in Stradbally.
A late Meath goal gave the visitors the lead and although...
Students from Coláiste Iosagáin will take to the stage for their production of ‘Grease’ on January 18, following months of rehearsals.
The Portarlington school was recently putting the final touches to preparations under the direction of Ceire Hogan,...
A printmaking workshop will run at the Dunamaise Arts Centre for the next five weeks, taking its inspiration from the Printmakers Exhibition.
Suitable for teenagers and adults, Caroline Conway will take participants through the current exhibition, the development and...
Laois Rose Kate Hyland is volunteering at a children’s mental asylum in Belarus and is seeking support from the public for a fundraising table quiz on Friday.
Kate will be one of 18 Roses and three escorts flying out at...
Laois County Council has lost one of its most experienced engineers after she took up an offer of promotion in Kildare.
The move of Brenda Cuddy, who has been an acting senior executive engineer for west and south Laois for...
Scoil Chriost Ri graduate Anna Healy who achieved the maximum points possible in her Leaving Cert last June, has been presented with the Stryker Scholarship at a special awards ceremony in the University of Limerick.
Anna obtained 625 points...
Naughton scholar Evan Bracken from Portlaoise continues to notch up awards for his Leaving Cert grades.
The St Mary’s CBS graduate, now an engineering student at UCD, recently accepted the Irish Maths Teachers Association/Accenture Analytics Excellence Award, given to...
Portlaoise AFC are now top of the Leinster Senior League Division 1B table following a 2-0 win over Confey in Rossleighen on Friday night.
With only two games in the league played over the weekend, Portlaoise took full advantage and...
Planning permission is being sought for fifty additional houses in the ‘Quakers Village’ housing estate in Killeshin village.
The new houses would consist of 7 four bedroom houses bungalows, 19 four bedroom two storey detached houses, 10 four bedroom...
In excess of half a million euro has been made available to 71 schools in Laois to develop information and communications technology.
The announcement was made by local Fine Gael TD and minister for foreign affairs Charlie Flanagan that...
A new exhibition of work by the Printmakers Council of Ireland and the UK which explores the 1916 Rising is now running at the Dunamaise Arts Centre.
This exhibition, entitled ‘Pushing Boundaries’ marks the first time that the Printmakers Council...
Applications are now being sought from young singers and musicians from the midlands who are pursuing a career in professional performance in the classical field for the 2017 Trench Award.
In its fourth year, the Trench Award aims to...
For their 33rd annual production, Portlaoise Panto are bringing ‘Aladdin’ to the Dunamaise Arts Centre from January 21 to 28.
This year’s production will feature the usual little twists and turns here and there, with a visit or two to...
Ruairi O’Connor helped himself to 1-6 as the Laois senior footballers continued their unbeaten start in the O’Byrne Cup thanks to a 2-17 to 1-8 win over Wicklow in Greystones on Wednesday night.
Laois trailed 1-5 to 0-7 at the...
A nanny goat, preferably one that is milking, is being sought for a few spare hours on Sunday February 5.
If you happen to have one then the organisers of this year’s Imbloc Festival or ‘Milking the Goat’ festival would...