As the 12th of July approaches each year, those of us living in the Republic of Ireland primarily view the events associated with it remotely through the media.
By and large the Orangemen, Orange Parades, the Marching Season and ensuing...
To represent your county is one of the greatest honours in the GAA - and it’s a big deal for clubs to see their players represented in the blue and white.
Too often, however, those achievements haven’t been recorded fully.
While...
We’re back with our Tweets of the Week again this week!
Laois Twitter is just the gift that keeps on giving.
Check out our selection below:
Women surprising men with things that shouldn't surprise them
What’s the most benign thing a man has...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Paddy Molloy
Tierhogar, Portarlington, Laois, R32 FF63
Paddy passed away, peacefully, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Sadly missed by his wife Maureen, sons Tony, Seamus and...
A house in Ireland gets burgled every 31 minutes - so say alarm company PhoneWatch.
The company has provided seven tips for helping to ensure that your or someone you love does not become the victim of these crimes.
A spokesperson...
Tributes have been paid following the sad passing of Paddy Molloy.
Paddy, who is from Tierhogar, Portarlington, played football with O'Dempsey's where he won a senior championship as a goalkeeper in 1963.
Paddy also has the distinction of making his debut...
1,741 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – with two new deaths reported today.
While there has been a total of 11 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
That means there is now a total...
Christmas could see unknowing workers hit with a tax bill of up to €2,828.59, in addition to any drop in income they may have suffered during the lockdown.
And January could see taxpayers, employers and Revenue scrambling to balance the...
1 - Donohers confirm ‘terrible news’ that little Dan will not be going to America for treatment
The ‘Do It For Dan’ committee confirmed the difficult news that unfortunately little Dan Donoher will not be making the trip to the...
Hopefully science will find a cure or a vaccine fairly soon for this vicious virus. But for some time to come our economy will be in turmoil and hopefully bit by bit it will build back up again.
Many will...
Br. Bernard Kelly, of the De La Salle Brothers, Miguel House, Castletown, passed away on June 18.
Originally from Moate in Offaly, Br Bernard was a much loved member of the community in Castletown after coming to live there in...
Laois senior football boss Mike Quirke says that it may be possible for him to add to his current Laois senior football panel if players who are not currently involved perform well in the club championship.
The Kerry native will...
Gardai will conduct checks of pubs in Laois and around the country to make sure they are adhering to the public health guidelines.
This follows concerns from Garda management, the public and industry representative bodies that some licensed premises and...
A total of €633,402 has been approved and paid out to Laois businesses under the government’s Restart Grant to aid reopening after COVID-19.
The Restart Grant involves direct grant aid to micro and small businesses of between €2,000 and €10,000,...
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland have launched a new study, Protection with Dignity: Roadmap to System Change, which identifies necessary steps for system change to put an end to Direct Provision.
Five years after publication of the first fundamental review...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Anna Costigan (née Morris)
Ballytarsna, Pike of Rushall, Laois / Loughmore, Tipperary
Anna Costigan (nee Morris) Ballytarsna, Pike of Rushall, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (Eircode R32 F5H9) and late of...
For this week's Moment in Time, we look back to Ballylinan NS's production of Robin Hood in 2009.
It took place in St Anne's Hall, Ballylinan and ran for two nights.
There were crowds of over 500 to watch the show,...
1,740 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – with two new deaths reported today.
While there has been a total of nine new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
That means there is now a total...
Laois people are spending more on clothes, takeaways, fast food and hardware now than at the same period last year - a report by AIB has found.
The data has been compiled from over one million AIB debit and credit...
Joe Mallon Motors, Naas and Portlaoise, are celebrating a first in counties Kildare and Laois to launch online car sales and contactless deliveries since reopening the dealerships following Government guidelines.
They recently launched their Digital Dealership making it convenient for...
A Fianna Fail senator has called on the Department of Education to consider the mental health of children and try to get as many as possible back to school in September.
Fiona O'Loughlin, who was previously a TD for South...
Finline Furniture are seeking a Sales Person for their Emo Showrooms in Laois.
Experience in Interior Design is preferable but not essential.
To apply
Please send CV & Cover Letter to ciaran@finlinefurniture.ie.
About Finline Furniture
The story of Finline Furniture, the Emo-based business in Laois, is one of the...
It's not very often that all seven elected Laois County Councillors for the Portlaoise area (or any area for that matter) will agree on something.
But they have come together to formally ask Laois County Council to extend the pedestrianisation...
Two men will appear in court this morning charged charged in connection with a Garda investigation into a seizure of Cannabis in Laois on Wednesday.
The two men, both aged in their 40s, will appear before a sitting of Tullamore...
A Laois singer has released his uplifting new single The Lockdown (Stay With Me) on all digital platforms.
A regular performer at Ireland’s largest festival Electric Picnic, Joe S has also performed alongside Irish Behemoths Mundy and Bagatelle as well...
For the third time since horse racing resumed in Ireland after the Coronavirus shutdown, a Laois trainer was celebrating victory yesterday.
Kieran Cotter's Inflection Point followed Strong Johnson, who has won twice in the last few weeks, to claim victory.
At odds...
Local athletics club St Abbans are calling on local artists to create a mural design for the wall of their clubhouse.
The aim of the mural is to create awareness about mental health issues.
The club also hopes the mural would...
A series of online art workshops currently in progress titled “Artistic Strategies and Techniques for Oil Painting“ have proved a big success for Laois County Council Arts Office.
Developed by Laois Arthouse and Laois County Council and hosted by the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Thomas TYNAN
Patrick Street, Mountrath, Laois
Thomas Tynan, late of Patrick Street, Mountrath, Co. Laois, died 30th June 2020, (unexpectedly). Deeply regretted by his loving parents Tom and Bridge,...
For this week's Moment in Time, we look back on a party in the Cuisle Centre in 2008 to honour the late Mary Ramsbottom.
Mary founded the Laois Cancer Research group in 2001 to help fund cancer research in Laois...
