Brian Stanley has said that his family have been a "source of immense strength" over the past couple of weeks since his high-profile resignation from Sinn Féin.
A Sinn Féin member for more than 40 years - and a TD...
Applegreen, one of Ireland’s leading roadside hospitality retailers, has reopened its Midway service area in Portlaoise in July following a €3 million investment.
Midway will now feature an M&S Food store within a store outlet as part of Applegreen’s exclusive...
Abbeyleix native Steven Reilly remembers all too well the trauma of his son Jude’s diagnosis with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
“It was June 10 last. I don’t think you get over it. The diagnosis just burned in my head. In a...
We spoke to former Laois GAA chairman and Fianna Fáil county councillor Dick Miller in May about his life and times.
The Local Elections come around just every five years so in a local media outlet, generating feature ideas and...
There was a massive crowd in Abbeyleix Manor Hotel in Januaryg as Laois IFA held a Dinner Dance.
This was the first Laois IFA event of its kind in more than a decade and it was all to honour a...
In January we looked back at Laois's O'Byrne Cup success of 30 years ago.
While the O'Byrne Cup has always been a secondary competition, it has given Laois a handful of decent days out over the years.
Laois have won it...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marian Bonham (née Monaghan)
Balladine, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the care of Ballard Lodge Nursing Home. Predeceased by her husband Sean. Deeply regretted by her son Jonathan, sister Deidre, and brothers Pat...
Laois woman Fiona Marie Booth spoke to us in January about her incredible job in Los Angeles.
As tour production co-ordinator for Aerosmith and Lionel Richie, Los Angeles-based Fiona Marie Booth is used to rubbing shoulders with artists.
The trailblazing Laois...
Abbeyleix business First Ireland Spirits celebrated 30 years in business in June of this year.
First Ireland Spirits, the Abbeyleix-based alcoholic beverage manufacturer celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Friday evening the 21st of June in the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel.
Located on...
Stapo's Kazbar in Lanzarote is a firm favourite with holidaymakers - and we spoke to the Portlaoise man about his new venture earlier this year.
“It’s a home away from home,” says Liam ‘Stapo’ Brown of his pub in Puerto...
In April, a well-known Portlaoise establishment came under new management.
One of Ireland's largest pub groups is set to take over a prominent bar in Portlaoise which recently closed down.
The name 'Nanny Kelly's' appeared over the door of the former...
Brand Central, the old Rathdowney Outlet Shopping Centre, has gone on the market with an asking price of €7.2 million.
The property on the Johnstown Road in Rathdowney is a retail unit of over 10,000 square-metres on a 13-acre site.
"We're...
Ahead of the Local Elections in June, our reporter Tiernan Donovan spoke with Marie Tuohy, the Labour candidate in Portlaoise seeking to hold the seat initially won by her husband Noel. She was ultimately successful.
Fourteen months have passed since...
In February of this year, Laois GAA and senior football manager Justin McNulty found themselves in the middle of a mad political controversy. We attempted to make sense of the situation at the time - and as it transpired...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Marian Bonham (née Monaghan)
Balladine, Abbeyleix, Laois
Peacefully in the care of Ballard Lodge Nursing Home. Predeceased by her husband Sean. Deeply regretted by her son Jonathan, sister Deidre, and brothers Pat...
Brendan Guinan of Fiorbhia Farm in Ballyfin chatted to us in January about his pioneering farm which supplies simple clean local food to consumers.
"There is a food revolution occurring from the grassroots of farmers up, who are disillusioned with...
What a talented young man - we reported this story in May of this year.
A student from Portlaoise College has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to Dublin City University (DCU) as part of a programme for gifted students.
Dominik Bogusiewicz...
A busy road in Portlaoise is regularly the subject of local political discussion and in May it came up again in Laois County Council.
Laois County Councillors in the Portlaoise area have been left angry at the latest update on...
In September we spoke to the Donnery triplets as they embarked on their third level education and going their separate ways for the first time.
It would have been about this time 14 years ago when the Donnery triplets were...
It was standing room only in Sacred Heart Church in Stradbally on the eve of Christmas Eve.
Hundreds of people turned up as the Stradbally Community Choir put on their first performance.
15 weeks after the group first came together, 100...
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in August, to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Portlaoise Prison breakout.
Oh, there's 19 men a-missing,
And they didn't use the door.
Just blew a little hole,
Where there wasn't one before.
Now the army and...
Portarlington woman Davinia Knight was crowned the winner of the 'Best Dressed Lady at the Galway Races on Thursday of the festival this year.
Thursday always marks Ladies Day at the Galway Races, drawing the biggest crowd of the festival...
We spoke with Zach Tuohy in August after he announced his AFL retirement.
After announcing his retirement from Australian Rules last week, Zach Tuohy is adamant that he will be lining out with Portlaoise once again in the coming seasons.
Tuohy...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ita Kennedy (née Murphy)
Portlaoise, Laois/Carrickmacross, Monaghan
Ita Kennedy (nee Murphy), Dunmasc, Portlaoise and late of Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. Formerly Kennedy’s Chemist, Main St. Portlaoise. Ita passed away peacefully on 23rd December...
That was a long day!
And it's really only the start. The 2024 Local Election count got underway on Saturday with the sports hall in Scoil Chríost Rí in Portlaoise as the base for the separating and sorting of the...
We originally published this story in January of this year.
George Clooney is one of the most recognisable faces in the world, and the Hollywood icon can trace his Irish roots all the way back to Abbeyleix.
Clooney is currently promoting...
It was a wonderful occasion in Holy Family Senior and Junior Schools yesterday as a popular priest was recognised in his Jubilee year.
Monsignor John Byrne was the guest of honour as hundreds gathered in Portlaoise yesterday.
The event was driven...
Portlaoise Panthers 93 Dublin Lions 76
Men's National Basketball League Division 1
Portlaoise Panthers wore down a stubborn Dublin Lions outfit in Coláiste Bríde on Saturday night to push their unbeaten run in Men’s Division One into double figures.
The 10 and...
Portlaoise Panthers 66 SETU Waterford Wildcats 70
Women's Basketball Super League
Portlaoise Panthers very nearly pulled off the shock of the Women’s Super League season as they mounted a ferocious challenge against SETU Waterford Wildcats before being ultimately pipped by the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Lorraine Lyons (née Tyrrell)
Gort na Nóir, Abbeyleix, Laois
Predeceased by her mother Angela and brother David. Deeply regretted by her husband John , son Ricky , father Sonny ,sisters Martina and...
