Student Council Members at Portlaoise Institute have put their shoulders to the wheel during the festive season and fundraised for the Children’s Health Foundation and also Portlaoise Action To Homelessness.
The Student Council met early in November to brainstorm charities...
At this time, every year, we hear these words from Scripture: ‘The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light’.
Familiar words indeed, and easily left unheeded. But this year the darkness is more immediate, more encircling. Knowing...
Portarlington are back in action later today when they face Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes in Croke Park.
The Leinster semi final throws in at 5pm in GAA HQ and is an eagerly anticipated affair.
Here we look ahead to the game...
The curtain will fall on the Laois GAA calendar this afternoon as Ballyroan-Abbey and Portlaoise meet in the Laois U-20 football championship final.
Bill Delaney Park in Stradbally will be the venue for a 1pm throw in between these two...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Pat Drennan
The Green, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, Laois
Drennan, Pat, The Green, Kilminchy, Portlaoise, 16th December 2021. Peacefully, at home. Dearly loved husband to Ann. Loving father to his daughter Yvonne. Cherished grandfather...
Clough-Ballacolla’s name has been making headlines across local and national media over the last number of days ahead of their Leinster final appearance on Sunday.
Whilst the media has been chatting to captain Stephen 'Picky' Maher, club stalwart Darren Maher...
Taoiseach Micheal Martin has announced a range of new public health measures as we head for Christmas week.
The measures come following a letter from Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan – and are announced just two weeks after the...
Two Portlaoise CBS teams ended their 2021 campaigns in style this week with big wins in the Leinster Soccer League.
The U-19s were up against Maynooth Post Primary School today and emerged as 6-1 winners.
Bohemians footballer Colin Conroy led the...
Excitement is building in one area of Laois as their heroes prepare to take to Croke Park this weekend.
Clough-Ballacolla face Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny in the Leinster club hurling final on Sunday.
It has been a remarkable time for the...
SOLAS this weekend will host its most action-packed weekend ever with a fully booked out Farmers Market on Saturday (December 18) from 10am to 2pm and a Christmas Craft market on Sunday (December 19) from 11am to 4pm.
David Maher...
Laois County Council has been allocated €5,409,157 for improvement and maintenance works on Laois national, primary and secondary roads in 2022.
This funding from Transport Infrastructure Ireland is to secure the provision of safe and efficient road networks.
Laois County Council...
Hennessy Auctioneers are hosting their monthly machinery auction at the old mart in Portlaoise this Saturday.
This auction which is an online auction will kick off at 11am sharp.
Ciaran Hennessy noted that there will be over 400 lots on offer...
NPHET has recommended a wave of new Covid-19 measures be implemented from this coming Monday.
According to the Irish Independent, a letter with the new recommendations from Dr Tony Holohan to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly was sent last night.
As...
Laois Sports Partnership and the Laois Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have been awarded government funding recently.
€69,972 has been granted to Laois Sports Partnership as part of the Government’s announcement to boost sports as part of...
By rights Willie Dunphy should be enjoying his honeymoon in Cancun and Las Vegas this week but hurling trumps most things in Clough-Ballacolla and instead he's back at the day job and preparing for Sunday's Leinster club hurling final...
It's the season that Portarlington GAA want to go on forever.
After 20 years without even playing in the Laois county final, the Portarlington footballers have won two in 2021 and on Saturday evening they seek to qualify for the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Ursula O'Reilly
Mullaghanard, Rosenallis, Laois
Ursula O’Reilly passed away peacefully on 14th December 2021 surrounded by her loving family at Portlaoise Regional Hospital.
Predeceased by her father Ronnie. Sadly missed by her daughters...
Portlaoise College has been highly regarded for its innovation and commitment to providing a holistic education for its students within the locality and beyond.
Both the school, students and respective members of staff have regularly collaborated on various projects...
A total of 75 Laois farmers will receive payments totaling just under €275,000 under the new Straw Incorporation measure.
The total for Laois farmers who will receive these payments amounts to €274,031, which was confirmed by Minister for State at...
A group of kindhearted Laois students have penned a Christmas story book and will donate a portion of the profits to a children's charity.
The students in question are the 5th and 6th class of Castlecuffe National School in Clonaslee.
'Christmas...
Laois Gardai are set to renew their appeal into an attempted post office raid on TV next week.
The issue of the attempted burglary of Mountmellick Post Office is set to be raised on Monday's edition of CrimeCall on RTE...
With the Clough-Ballacolla hurlers heading for Croke Park this weekend we have a bumper episode to look ahead to their Leinster club final against Ballyhale Shamrocks.
Steven takes a trip down to Aghaboe and lands himself in Hanlon Kitchens.
Here, he...
Remarkably, this Cross country season has seen excellent running conditions in each of the County, Leinster and National championships.
This was continued in Gowran, Kilkenny, where the Uneven ages and Novice Championships took place recently and a number of St...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Anthony Foran
92 Kirwan Park, Mountmellick, Laois
Died December 15th 2021. Deeply regretted by his wife Elizabeth and children Sophie and her partner Eoin, Joseph, Michael and Alesha, grandchild Tadhg, sisters, aunt...
Disadvantaged learners in the Laois and Offaly region are set to benefit from funding under the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF) to encourage and support them through Further Education and Training.
The Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF) aims...
Cahill Electrical Installations Ltd require electricians with domestic experience for immediate start.
Must have Safe pass, Manual Handling and own transport.
To Apply
Please send CV to john@cahillei.com or contact John on 0868740511 to discuss further.
If you would like to advertise a job vacancy,...
Students and staff at a Laois secondary school joined forces recently to fundraise for St Vincent de Paul.
Those in Mountrath Community School paid €2 to wear a festive jumper and also brought in a donation for the hamper appeal.
Ms...
Beauty is in the eye of the bee holder it seems as the eye-catching and catchy title, The Last Beekeeper has proved a big hit with all age groups this Christmas.
The Last Beekeeper had its latest outing at a...
Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley has hit out at what he called 'shocking waiting times' for child disability services in Laois.
Figures from the HSE, released to Deputy Stanley, show some children are waiting over five years for Primary Care and...
Portlaoise Hospital has today officially opened the doors of its new Viewing Room and Family Facility associated with the mortuary.
Development of the new facility involved the redesigning and refurbishment of the viewing area of the mortuary.
The facility will provide...
