Back in January, Colt and Shanonhoe joined forces to form Laois' newest hurling club. Covid-19 curtailed their activities for 2020 but they will be hoping for more matches in 2021.
Laois GAA will have a new club for the 2020...
In October, as pubs around the county remained shut Gardai located what appeared to be a rather illegal setup.
Gardai say they carried out a number of searches on Friday in relation to a number of ‘suspected Shebeens’.
One of the...
Back in February, one Laois February opened up a solon in Portlaoise.
Opening a new business is a hugely exciting time, a feeling that Portlaoise hairdresser, Paula Flanagan, is experiencing every minute of at the moment.
Paula has worked in Bankz...
What an uplifting story this was.
This is brilliant news.
Gardai in Laois have recovered a caravan belonging to a young Louth boy who has special needs.
15-year-old Drogheda teenager Sean Sharkey-Carroll, who has Down syndrome and autism, is non-verbal and is...
As one year ends and the next one begins, we often find ourselves looking back on the people we have lost.
Laois lost a number of great people over the last 12 months and below, we will remember some of...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anne McNeice (née Kehoe)
Killeshin, Carlow / Killeshin, Laois
Anne McNeice (nee Kehoe), late of Sloan Street, Lurgan & Graigavon Co. Armagh & formerly of Lower Springhill, Killeshin, Co Laois,...
Back in April as the world tried to come to terms with Covid-19, Edel and Colin Finn described to us the difficulties of having a premature baby during the outbreak of the virus.
The arrival of the Coronavirus has changed...
Ireland will enter full Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions until the end of January, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed.
As already revealed, schools are to remain closed for Christmas until Monday January 11 at the earliest.
But Taoiseach Martin insists schools remain...
There have been 13 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,718 new cases according to figures released this evening by the health authorities.
23 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate now stands at 237.3 from...
In April, Katy White received a very prestigious award from Trinity College.
What an amazing achievement this is.
Former Mountrath Community School student Katy White (20) has been elected to the position of scholar in Trinity College Dublin.
The Trinity Scholars were...
The Christmas break is set to be extended following a decision made by the Cabinet at a meeting today - it is being reported.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin is going to brief the nation on this decision and many others this...
Back in July, we had a great chat with a Laois business owner who reinvented her business.
In October 2019 Croft Alley appeared on the streetscape of Portlaoise.
Little did owner Gale Watchorne know that less than six months later she would be...
A thrilling Minor hurling Championship came to a conclusion back in October as Abbeyleix defeated The Harps to claim the cup after extra time.
A game that was largely low scoring, caught fire towards the end of the second half...
In May, we complied a list of our favourite Offaly people.
In honour of Shane Lowry’s Open win in the summer, we came up with a list of our favourite people from across the border.
Offaly. Offaly people. You can love...
This feels like another universe, but back in January the government wanted to commemorate the RIC and the idea did not go down well.
Abbeyleix Parish Priest Fr Paddy Byrne has launched a blistering attack against plans to stage an...
In November, Niall Handy hit the headlines for a rather pointed attack on those who make nasty comments on social media.
Laois GAA secretary Niall Handy has hit out strongly at “self-informed trolls or clowns” and has said that the...
This was a very dramatic incident back in May.
A man was arrested after a Garda chase on Sunday night at Morette near Emo, having failed to stop at a checkpoint in Stradbally.
The chase went across country before the Gardaí...
In August, Roseanallis overcame Camross in a terrific game in MW Hire O’Moore Park.
Rosenallis 2-20 Camross 3-9
Laois Shopping Centre SHC Round 2
Rosenallis have knocked Camross out of the Laois SHC following a stunning win in MW Hire O’Moore Park...
In September, the County Council were called upon to do to something about the old AIB bank building in Portarlington.
The issue of derelict building that has been described as ‘an eyesore that would not be tolerated anywhere else in...
In February, we found some great pictures from the Mountmellick GAA dinner dance in 2003.
It is the season of Dinner Dances and we decided to take a look back to the Mountmellick GAA dinner dance this time 17 years...
A group of people who destroyed a house in Laois earlier this month are planning another illegal rave on New Year's Eve.
The Irish Times is reporting that a house in Laois was rented on Airbnb on December 12 and...
The General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Association has called on the government to extend school closures into January due to the increase in Covid-19 cases.
Schools around the country are set to reopen on January 6 following the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sarah Holohan (née Phelan)
Shragh, Rathdowney, Laois / Kilkenny
Sarah Holohan (nee Phelan) Shragh, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. December 29th 2020. Peacefully in the tender care of the nurses and...
In January, one Laois man won a substantial amount of money for his prize in a poker tournament in Dublin.
Well – this is something else!
A Laois man has scooped a whopping €33,000 at a poker tournament in Dublin over...
There have been nine further Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,546 new cases according to figures released this evening by the health authorities.
38 of the new cases are in Laois, meaning the county’s 14-day incidence rate now stands at 225.5 from...
In June, Gerry Quinn became principal of St Fergals College in Rathdowney.
St Fergal’s College in Rathdowney will have a new principal for the 2020-2021 school year following the appointment of Gerry Quinn to the role.
The Laois and Offaly Education...
At the height of the pandemic in April, this shipment proved to be vital in the fight against Covid-19.
A Laois company has secured and flown home a huge quantity of ICU hospital beds for the HSE from China.
Beechfield Healthcare,...
The Laois intermediate ladies football championship came to a conclusion back in September as Shanahoe defeated Park-Ratheniska to claim glory.
A strong finish from Shanahoe was the difference in Portarlington on the night as they scored the last four points...
This is truly an inspirational story.
A Laois woman who spent 49 days in hospital fighting Coronavirus has praised the doctors and nurses in both Portlaoise and St James’ Hospitals for ‘saving her life’.
Stradbally native Anne Kavanagh came home from...
This story from September is a wonderful example of how an old building can be completely transfromed.
Anyone driving through Clonaslee recently will have noticed a serious transformation on the site of the old vocational school in the village.
Where once...
