The 14th annual Portarlington and Killenard Gala Ball was held in the Heritage Hotel recently.
The event, which took place on February 28, was attended by RTE's Claire Byrne who was the special guest.
The event has raised over €300,000 for...
Slightly later than usual, the lads are back with their latest Podcast.
Coronavirus, Jedward, the power of the hi-viz jacket and getting blocked on Twitter - but yes this is a sports Podcast!
Alan Hartnett is joined by Steven Miller once...
The first death in Ireland from the Coronavirus has been confirmed.
The Irish Times and the Irish Independent are reporting that a woman has sadly passed away from Covid-19.
According to the papers, she is from the east of the country...
400 primary school children from across the region descended on Institute of Technology Carlow last Friday to participate in the VEX IQ Robotics competition.
St. Fintan’s Boys School, Mountrath was one amongst the winners on the day, taking home third...
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – the first lineup for Electric Picnic 2020 has been announced.
Snow Patrol, The Chemical Brothers, Picture This and Lewis Capaldi are all headlining the festival.
The line-up was announced at at The Complex...
A Laois school who were due to go to Italy on Friday have cancelled their trip.
100 students from Portlaoise CBS were due to go skiing in Northern Italy for a week from Friday March 13 - the epicenter of...
Last week saw Scoil Chriost Ri in Portlaoise bring sustainability to the fore of all classes this week.
Students were taught a different theme daily in their 9am classes as part of Sustainability Week. All teachers rowed in to bring...
Laois County Council is seeking expressions of interest from Qualified Building Contractors to carry out building/construction works under the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, Mobility Aids Grant and Housing Aid for Older People Grant.
All interested Qualified...
The Clonaslee St Patrick's Day parade has been cancelled in line with parades all over the country amid fears of a further spread of the Coronavirus outbreak.
A hard-working committee had been in place in Clonaslee over the last couple...
Sinn Féin have seen a huge rise in membership nationally since the 2020 General Election - a surge that has also been experienced by the party locally in Laois.
Sinn Féin enjoyed their best ever General Election performance across the...
A brand new school is on the way to Portarlington - according to newly elected TD for Kildare South Cathal Berry.
The Independent's first parliamentary question saw him ask Minister for Education Joe McHugh to outline what his plans are...
There's a selection of new stock in Des Hughes Motors on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise - and you can check out a selection of this week's top five here.
Trade-Ins are more than welcome on all of these cars...
This week’s Car of the Week from Joe Mallon Motors is a 201 Renault Megane
With a finance option in place, this car could be yours from €60 per week
This is another Exceptional Offer From JOE MALLON MOTORS.
Why buy from Joe...
The Leinster Semi-finals of Scór took place last weekend and Laois were represented in Clonroche by very talented acts.
Ballyfin's Paddy Fitzpatrick represented us in Solo Singing and Recitation with his own compositions.
We were represented in Instrumental Music by Kilcavan...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Elizabeth (Bess) Curtis (née O'Keeffe)
Larkfield, Athy, Kildare, R14 DH24 / Stradbally, Laois
Mother of the Late Cath. Deeply regretted by her loving husband Johnny, sons Mick, Bren, John,...
On Wednesday March 4, the prefects in Mountrath Community school held a most successful coffee morning for their classmates.
A prefect is a pupil who has been given certain responsibilities in the school.
It was an annual tradition, and always enjoyed...
Students from Portlaoise, Vicarstown and Ballylinan have excelled in the field of athletics recently.
Canice Whearty is a 6th year student in Knockbeg College and was also the recipient of the Laois award of the Leinster Athletics Star awards for...
The Republic of Ireland’s UEFA EURO 2020 Play-Off against Slovakia on March 26 will be played behind closed doors on the instruction of the Slovakian government.
The decision was relayed to the Football Association of Ireland by the Slovakian FA...
The death has occurred of Sean Miller, originally from Vicarstown, but a long-time resident of Derrygarron outside Portlaoise.
Fondly remembered as a gentleman and highly-regarded, he passed away last week after a long illness.
His funeral took place in Portlaoise on...
Former Mountrath Community School student Christopher Carew has been honoured for outstanding academic success achieved during his first year of studying medicine at University College Dublin (UCD).
The Portlaoise man was the recipient of three awards at the prestigious Awards...
Eight more St Patrick's Day parades scheduled to take place in Laois have been cancelled.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced yesterday the cancellation of the state's St Patrick's Day festivities but that ban only covers events that were to be hosted...
A Laois family are currently travelling around Asia.
Portlaoise parents Aoife O'Meara and Martin Halion, with children Sam, Mia and Alice who are all aged under six, began their life changing adventure prior to the Coronavirus outbreak around three months...
Portlaoise 20 Longford 17
Leinster League Division 1
Portlaoise RFC U-16s won the Leinster Division 1 League when they overcame Longford RFC in a tight battle in Mullingar on Saturday.
Portlaoise had a slow start and Longford kept them pinned in their...
The Women’s and Men’s Midland Masters Basketball teams both headed to Kilkenny last weekend to compete in the opening tournament of the masters season.
The women’s team having competed and won the 2019 tournament had their opening game on Friday...
After yet another awe-inspiring display of regional glitz, glamour and re-purposed ‘rubbish’ Junk Kouture provincial winners will gather together for one last time at the competition’s Grand Final.
That was due to take place in the 3 Arena in April...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Elizabeth Curtis (née O'Keeffe)
Larkfield, Athy, Kildare, R14 DH24 / Stradbally, Laois
Mother of the Late Cath. Deeply regretted by her loving husband Johnny, sons Mick, Bren, John, Lar,...
Laois County Council is seeking expressions of interest from Occupational Therapists to provide assessments for applications relating to the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability and Mobility Aids Grant.
All interested Occupational Therapists should be a member of...
The youth wing of Fianna Fàil is opposed to the party entering a government coalition with Fine Gael.
A statement by Laois Ógra PRO Jessica Canisales outlined: “At a meeting of Ógra’s national council earlier in the month, delegates from...
On Thursday the March 5, Portlaoise College Green Schools Committee along with Principal, Noel Daly collaborated with Tidy Towns.
The aim was to become active citizens in their campaign against litter and waste.
This is part of Portlaoise Colleges commitment to...
Two Laois people have been hailed as heroes by the family of a man whose life they saved at the weekend.
Colm Lynman was out for a walk in Portlaoise on Sunday morning March 8 when he collapsed on the...
