Portlaoise Parish has bought the house of the late Dr Hugh Maguire on Dublin Road, which will become one of the priests houses.
The house which adjoins the Parish Centre, was purchased for €330,000.
The legal work in relation to the...
Music lovers will have the chance to travel back in time to the 80s with big hair, big music and rock and roll values when Portlaoise Musical Society presents one of their biggest and most sensational productions with Rock...
Renowned international musicians will perform in Laois on National Harp Day as part of the Leaves Literary & Music Festival at Emo Court.
Music Generation Laois will be hosting the very special event to celebrate National Harp Day on Saturday...
The woods in Stradbally were alive recently will all types of ghosts, ghouls, witches and zombies for the Spooktacular Steam Train Experience.
Held on Sunday, it was a joint initiative between The SVT Community Sports Hub, The Irish Steam Preservation...
Gardai in Portarlington are appealing for information about any suspicious activity following the burglary of a gun, safe and firearms from a house on Bishopswood Road in the town.
The robbery took place between 7-8pm on Wednesday evening and Gardai are particularly...
An estimated 711 people are living with dementia in County Laois according to the last available figures from the Central Statistics Office
A new TV, radio and online advertising campaign to increase understanding and support for people living with dementia...
Laois has received a paltry amount of funding for youth services in the county, according to Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley.
He is asking the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone, to provide additional funding to Laois Youth...
And so we've come to the conclusion of our Team of the Year segment.
So far we have had three hurling teams and two football teams and now we conclude with senior football.
For the tenth time in the last eleven...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
May Byrne (née Bergin)
Newtownpark House Nursing Home, Blackrock, Dublin / Naas, Kildare / Portarlington, Laois
Late of Kilashee Naas,Portarlington and Athy. Peacefully after a long illness bravely borne...
It's another busy weekend on the Laois GAA scene with Leinster club championship action for three clubs and a number of U-21 hurling and football games also down for decision.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Laois Shopping Centre U-21 FC Semi-final
Portarlington v Stradbally...
It's another busy weekend of action for the Laois teams in the various CCFL divisions.
Here are all the fixtures for the coming days.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
U-19 Premier Division
Tullamore Town v Edenderry Town; 7.30pm
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
LFA Junior Cup 2nd Round
Corduff FC...
2018 will be the first year that the minor grade will be played at U-17 and the process to put together a Laois panel for next year's championship will begin this weekend.
Recently-appointed manager Donnacha Phelan from Ballyfin - himself...
A hapless thief who targeted Kavanagh’s Pub in Portlaoise last night had to flee without his runner.
In a reversal of the Cinderella tale, the youth will be hoping that no-one catches up with him to see if the shoe...
Thieves made off with items including a chainsaw overnight following a spate of robberies near Cullahill.
A number of domestic sheds and cars were broken into in the Rapla area in the early hours of this morning.
Equipment and the chainsaw...
The family of the two Portlaoise men involved in a plane crash in the Czech Republic weren’t informed of the accident for over 24 hours, it has emerged.
Ger Doody and Ned McEvoy were injured in an air crash in...
Kelly Lou Cakes, the popular Portlaoise-based business, is expanding and will be opening a second coffee shop in the town in the coming weeks.
Kelly Ging, owner of Kelly Lou Cakes, is opening a second premises in Parkside on the...
Irish Rail staff continue to picket train stations at Portlaoise, Portarlington and Ballybrophy today on the first day of industrial action over pay.
With an estimated 10,000 people commuting daily from Laois, the county has been particularly badly hit by...
Thursday evening last saw the annual gathering for the Parent Association's Cuisine Night in Portlaoise Educate Together NS, a Halloween-themed event where parents bring delicious dishes from their heritage and children get to dress-up in their favourite costumes.
Frank McNally,...
Gardai are investigating a break-in at Rathdowney Golf Club overnight.
Entry was gained through a glass panel of a door at the golf club.
The thieves took three bottles of orange, two Trocaire charity boxes and a computer mouse.
It is suspected...
It wasn't a vintage Laois senior hurling championship - unlike the 2016 equivalent that saw both semi-finals and the final require a replay - but there was still more than enough to keep us entertained.
Camross's 25th title was celebrated...
A window of a Garda patrol car was smashed with a brick while dealing with a public order incident in Portlaoise last niught.
The incident happened at about midnight while at an incident in O'Moore Place in Portlaoise. A brick...
Funding for the conservation of historic round towers on private lands is to be sought from the government.
Cllr Tom Mulhall had a motion before the monthly meeting of Laois County Council seeking the funding.
He said private landowners bear the...
A number of options on how best to protest the proposed downgrading of Accident and Emergency services in Portlaoise Hospital were discussed at Tuesday night's Hospital Action Committee with new secretary John Hanniffy suggesting that two of the vital...
Christmas is coming and Miller's Hardware in Portlaoise are holding a clearance sale all this week in their premises on Coliseum Lane.
The shop will be open from 9am to 6pm everyday this week with all items on sale at...
Two lots of land near Borris-in-Ossory are set to go under the hammer at public auction shortly.
Jordan Town and Country Estate agents will offer the two valuable portions of land for sale by public auction on Tuesday, November 7...
RENUA Ireland has sharply criticized the inability of Minister Shane Ross to keep order in his Transport portfolio.
As the first of a number of one-day Irish Rail stoppages get underway, the party noted:
‘‘A Transport Minister can be unfortunate in...
The Laois Camogie County Board are currently looking for managers for their three main teams for the 2018 season.
Applications are being sought for the vacant positions of intermediate, minor and U-16 manager roles with interested candidates urged to put...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Daniel (Danny) Byrne
Knightstown, Mountmellick, Laois
Late of Birmingham. At Antrim Hospital. Husband of the late Betty. Dear father of six, John, Daniel (Deceased), Elizabeth, Beatrice, Raymond and Rachael....
Portlaoise community activist Tommy Timmons has been elected as the new chairman of the Hospital Action Committee and John Hanniffy is the new secretary following a meeting in the Parish Centre in Portlaoise this evening.
And a new committee has...
Portlaoise 4-16 Borris-Kilcotton 3-17
Laois Shopping Centre U-21 HC Quarter-final replay
Aaron Bergin helped himself to 2-10 as Portlaoise got the better of reigning champions Borris-Kilcotton in a high-scoring clash in the Laois U-21 hurling championship in the Laois GAA Training...
