The case for additional stops and even a third route for the Portlaoise Bus Service was made at a meeting yesterday.
Members of the Portlaoise Municipal District, in two separate motions, have called for the service to be expanded.
The current...
A fundraising event has been organised in Laois with proceeds going to the people of Gaza, currently in the grips of assault by the Government of Israel.
The attacks and Gaza, and Palestine as whole, have been underway since October...
Tommy Fitzgerald's tenure as Laois manager has gotten off to a rather turbulent start.
The Portlaoise man, a very late appointment after the original manager Darren Gleeson had to step down due to illness, was behind from the start.
With no...
St Abban’s AC will host the 50th Annual Student Games in Monavea on Good Friday, April 18, at 5pm.
The competition has been running for 50 years and provides student with the opportunity to represent their schools across a range...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Michael (Mick) Conroy
Johnsgrove/Mellick, Rosenallis, Laois
Michael (Mick) Conroy Johnsgrove, Rosenallis and formerly Meelick in the loving care of his family and The I.C.U. Staff at Regional Hospital Tullamore April 16th 2025.
Loving...
On Saturday last, the annual commemoration took place of the first ever transatlantic east-west flight in which Portlaoise man Col. James Fitzmaurice took part on the same date in 1928.
Laois Heritage Officer Thomas Carolan was MC for the event,...
A Laois County Councillor has called for action as he says the roads in one town are not fit to cope with parking and the volume of trucks and tractors that are passing through.
Fine Gael Councillor John King raised...
The 109th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will be celebrated this weekend with Commemorations being held around Laois.
Events in Mountmellick and The Heath, both taking place on Sunday, April 20, will pay homage to one of the most important...
Taoiseach Michael Martin has admitted the "huge gaps" in Child Disability Network Teams (CDNT) in Laois are "not at all satisfactory".
The issue was raised by Laois Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley who told the Taoiseach "the system is failing, and...
Two Laois politicians have called for "urgent reform" of the ambulance services in County Laois.
Speaking in Seanad Éireann, Sinn Féin Senator Maria McCormack cited "critical issues" that she said are "endangering lives" and "placing unsustainable pressure on paramedics."
Senator McCormack...
Indefinite postponement of streaming levy
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Patrick O’Donovan is to indefinitely postpone the introduction of a levy on streaming companies, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and others.
The cabinet met on Tuesday...
After a four week break, the Laois senior hurlers return to action this weekend with the commencement of the Joe McDonagh Cup.
Laois take on Westmeath in Round 1 with the game scheduled for O'Moore Park at 3pm.
Ahead of the...
The Kickboxing Ireland National Championships took place recently up in Cavan, with huge Laois success.
An U-18 team of Portlaoise representatives travelled to participate in the championships.
The team was hugely successful, combining for a total of 13 medals at the...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Valerie Hinds
Mountrath Rd., Portlaoise, Laois
Hinds, Valerie of Mountrath Road, Portlaoise. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on 14th April 2025 at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.
Daughter of the late...
Clonad 4-19 Rathdowney-Errill 4-11
ACHL Division 4 Round 3
Clonad finished with a flourish to see off Rathdowney-Errill and go top of ACHL Division 3 on their own with three wins from their first three games.
A Jimmy Norton goal in the...
There was Leinster minor championship action, Round 3 of ACHL Division 3 and 4 and a full schedule of games in the U-13 football Development grade.
You can check out all the results below.
Leinster MFC Round 3
Offaly 1-15 Laois 2-9...
Trumera 2-15 Mountmellick 2-15
ACHL Division 3 Round 3
Trumera snatched a late equaliser against Mountmellick this evening to claim their first point of this season's Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 3 game.
Dylan Lalor got a goal with almost the last...
Laois 2-9 Offaly 1-15
Leinster MFC Round 3
The Laois minor footballers are out of the Leinster championship after they were beaten by Offaly in the Faithful Fields this evening.
John Larkin's men knew a draw or a win would be enough...
It is all on the line this evening as the Laois minor footballers face Offaly in Round 3 of the Leinster championship.
John Larkin’s side know that a win or a draw will earn them a spot in a Leinster...
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at illegal parking in Mountrath and has called for action.
Independent Councillor James Kelly tabled a motion on the matter on at a recent meeting of the Borris-In-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District.
Cllr Kelly asked that...
A Laois county councillor is becoming increasingly frustrated as a flood relief scheme which was promised following a catastrophic event in 2017 is still at design stage.
Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken tabled a motion on the progress of the...
Pat Collier and Robert Jones finally got a piece of silverware under their belts as Laois Camogie managers on Saturday when they defeated Roscommon in Kinnegad.
Laois were playing in their fourth final in 12 months and had, unfortunately, come...
Jack Chambers TD, Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, has confirmed that Portlaoise Garda Station is on course to be fully operational by the summer of 2027.
Under the new Garda Operating Model, Portlaoise Garda Station...
Laois v Offaly
Leinster Minor Football Championship Round 3 in Faithful Field at 7.30pm
It is all on the line for the Laois minor footballers as they face Offaly in Faithful Fields this evening.
John Larkin's side know that a win or...
The Laois senior footballers were knocked out of the Leinster championship by Louth on Sunday in Newbridge.
Despite being rank outsiders, Laois were well in the game and were somewhat unlucky to lose by five points.
Speaking afterwards, McNulty was disappointed...
It's another busy week of club and county GAA action with a number of games down for decision across the county.
On the county scene, it's not as hectic as it was last week though there are two huge games...
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Mary Grant (née Bergin)
Cuan Bhride, Rathdowney, Laois/Ballybrophy, Laois
Mary Grant (née Bergin), Cuan Bhride, Rathdowney, Co. Laois and formerly of Newtown, Ballybrophy, Co. Laois, passed away April 13th 2025, peacefully in the...
Portarlington 2-13 Rosenallis 1-11
ACFL Division 2
Two first-half goals from Evan Lyons helped Portarlington to their second win in the Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 2 this evening.
Lyons hit 2-5 overall as Portarlington held off a tough Rosenallis challenge to...
A top class jockey, a seven-time winner at Cheltenham, a judge on Ireland's Fittest Family, a published children's author and a former champion on Dancing with the Stars.
Nina Carberry certainly doesn't do things in half measures.
Elected as a Fine...
There was great success in Killarney at the weekend as a Laois Irish dancer was crowned World Champion once again.
Stradbally youngster Bobby Kinsella retained the title that he won in March of 2024.
A student of Lynam School of Irish...
