Operation Transformation mania continues to sweep Laois and attention will turn to Portarlington this week.
Every episode of the hit show features an ‘ad-break hero’ and the latest one is Terry Lawlor.
Mr Lawlor is renowned in Portarlington for his community...
There is deep sadness in Portarlington this week following the passing of one of its most loved characters.
Philip 'Chilly' Ward passed away peacefully at the Regional Hospital Portlaoise after a brief illness on Monday.
Chilly was known far and wide...
Tributes have been paid to Padraig Walshe, the Laois man who was a former president of the Irish Farmers Association, who died suddenly on Wednesday.
The Durrow man was president of the IFA from 2006 to 2010 and was a...
It is a huge weekend on the GAA front and we will bring you two Podcasts this week ahead of it.
The Laois senior hurlers begin their National League campaign away to Tipperary on Saturday.
Willie Maher's charges are off to...
Portlaoise 17 Kildare Scarlets 10
Leinster Rugby U-18 Premier League
In the first game back after the Christmas break, both teams understandably struggled to brush of the rust in a stop start game held in a cold but dry Togher.
Portlaoise got...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Raymond (Mouse) Leavy
St Brigid's Square, Portarlington, Laois
Peacefully surrounded by his loving family at St James Hospital, Dublin. Son of Maura and the late Jackie Leavy and dear brother of Rosaleen,...
Laois County Council is set to get a new councillor following the decision of the Labour party locally to select a replacement for Noel Tuohy.
Tuohy had been a councillor for the Portlaoise Municipal District since his election in 2014...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan, has said that she has written to the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to bring a decades long delay to the N80 Mountmellick Relief Road to a...
The death has occurred of Padraig Walshe, the Laois man who was a former president of the Irish Farmers Association. He was aged in his mid 60s.
Mr Walshe, who farmed a dairy enterprise at Bishopswood, Durrow, alongside his wife...
A total of 207 Ukrainian children are in school in Laois according to figures released by the Department of Education today.
The figures are accurate to January 31 and show that there are 125 children in Laois primary schools with...
Figures released by Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley today show that, in 2022, Portlaoise Hospital was one of the busiest outside of Dublin.
A total of 42,387 patients attended the ED last year, Deputy Stanley confirmed.
He said: "Figures I received...
€3,300,000 has been allocated by the National Transport Authority (NTA) for the provision of walking and cycling Active Travel infrastructure in Laois.
This investment being directed to Laois County Council will enable more people to walk and cycle in their...
Laois County Council are to purchase 26 new houses in Borris-In-Ossory in a bid to alleviate local housing need in the village.
The houses have been purchased on the Rathdowney Road in an estate formerly known as 'Deanswood'.
These houses have...
Scoil Bhride Girls National School in Mountrath are now accepting applications for the coming school year.
Call in to our school for an application form or contact 057 8732423 or email tarasheppardscoilbhride@gmail.com.
Further info on www.scoilbhridemountrath.weebly.com.
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Laois County Councillors clashed in the chamber on Monday over a suggestion that the prayer should be discontinued.
Before the start of every monthly meeting, the Cathaoirleach asks the members to stand and take part in a short prayer.
However, at...
Last week, Portlaoise College continued their excellent extra-curricular year with victories in the U-16 Boys 'A' All-Ireland Volleyball and U-19 Girls’ Leinster Basketball finals.
Portlaoise College U-16 Boys Volleyball team made it to the All-Ireland Division A finals at NUIG...
It was an exciting day for the students of Dunamase College on Friday 27 as they made their way back to the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.
It was here they got their first taste of victory winning a Midlands...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Margaret Laidlaw (née Keenan)
17 Patrick Street, Mountmellick, Laois
Margaret Laidlaw (nee Keenan). 27/5/1952 - 29/01/2023. Purley, London, formerly 17 Patrick Street, Mountmellick, Co. Laois.
Predeceased by her parents, Sean and Claire and...
Laois Hire are currently seeking to hire for a Trade Counter role based at their depot in Portlaoise.
Job Responsibilities:
Dealing with trade customers for hire & sales.
Outbound sales calls.
Dealing with Telephone enquiries.
Processing orders.
General Shop Duties
Required:
...
Ardscoil na Trionoide Athy 3-16 Good Counsel 1-5
School’s Junior A South Leinster Football Championship Semi Final
There will be big Laois involved in this year's School's South Leinster 'A' final following a big win for Ardscoil na Trionoide Athy in...
Knockbeg College 3-6 Naas CBS 1-10
School's South Leinster Junior 'A' Football Championship Semi Final
Knockbeg College battled their way to a Junior South Leinster final following a hard-working display against Naas in Killeshin this afternoon.
Ennae Byrne at centre forward was...
Laois Chamber Alliance is urging Laois businesses to check their eligibility and avail of the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS).
The Department of Finance released figures on Wednesday January 25 showing a lower uptake than expected of the scheme...
There was anger in the Laois County Council Chamber yesterday as it was revealed that only 47 people had been fined for dumping in 2022.
That is, according to two Councillors, 'the countryside in Laois being completely destroyed' by illegally...
The management teams for the six Laois GAA hurling and football squads for the 2023 season have been confirmed.
The majority of the Senior management teams have already been published.
On the hurling front, Ollie Hally returns as U-20 manager for...
Mountmellick CS 0-11 Ard Scoil Chiarain Clara 1-9
School’s North Leinster Senior ‘D’ Football Championship Semi Final
There was heartbreak for Mountmellick Community School in the North Leinster Senior 'D' football championship in the Centre of Excellence last night.
The Laois school...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anne (Nancy) Gillen (née Phelan)
Passlands, Monasterevin, Kildare / Mountmellick, Laois
Passed away peacefully in the wonderful care of the management and staff of Cairnhill Nursing Home, Bray. Surrounded by all her...
Minister Seán Fleming has urged people in Laois to check their passports are in date before booking foreign travel for 2023.
With many people preparing for their first summer holiday abroad since the outbreak of Covid-19, the Department of Foreign...
The small tight-knit community of Colt and Raheen is in mourning this week following the death of the widely popular Bosco Grant.
Every GAA club has a family or two that is synonymous with their fortunes - and for Colt...
It was a bitterly disappointing Sunday for the Laois Ladies as they were beaten by 18 points in St Loman's by Westmeath.
Laois never got going and their propensity to concede goals - seven of them - was ultimately their...
Concerns have been raised after it was revealed that no tenders were received to carry out works in St Peter and Paul's Cemetery in Portlaoise.
The footpaths in the cemetery are in a poor state and this is potentially dangerous...
