Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says the fact that an elderly person had to wait two hours for an ambulance to arrive in Clonaslee is appalling and a totally unacceptable situation.
"Human life is being put at risk with delays...
Laois/Offaly TD and Minister for Justice & Equality, Charlie Flanagan has announced the allocation of €2,050,560 to Portlaoise Innovation Centre DAC under the €40m Regional Enterprise Development Fund this morning.
Portlaoise Innovation Centre DAC proposes to facilitate the creation of...
A sexual assault victim has called on Laois County Council to withdraw plans to build a new primary school across the road from the pedophile who abused him and his brother.
John Phelan, 65, molested and sexually assaulted two brothers...
Despite an embarrassing climb-down by the Government last night when they were forced into a humiliating U-turn over their plans to stage an event to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), Minister Charlie Flanagan has expressed his intention and...
The 2020 Sigerson Cup gets underway this week and there will be considerable Laois representation on the 16 teams.
14 players from Laois clubs will play for six colleges – DCU, Garda College, IT Carlow, Maynooth, Technological University Dublin and...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joseph (Joe) Cornally
Late of River St., Ballycumber, Offaly / Palmerstown, Dublin / Borris-in-Ossory, Laois
Joseph died peacefully, with his family and the staff of Stewarts Care on 6th...
ADHD Ireland will host two free information sessions for the public, both taking place on Monday, January 20.
The session will take place at ADHD Pathway, St. Fintan’s Hospital, Portlaoise with an information session for parents taking place at 10am.
General...
Enterprise Ireland, the Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally has reported a nine percent increase in the number of Laois based jobs created by Enterprise Ireland supported companies in 2019.
1,769 people are now employed in companies based...
Everyone has the best of intentions in the New Year and what better than to take up a new hobby or challenge this January.
Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre have a range of hobby courses beginning later this month.
Whether...
Who doesn't want to be healthier and fitter in the New Year?
And who doesn't love a good bargain?
The team in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise have a fabulous deal in place for the month of January where you can...
The Portlaoise camera club will be returning for its first classes of 2020 on Wednesday January 15.
The club offers people of Beginner/Intermediate level at photography a chance to learn many new skills over a five week period, with each...
In a bid to curb mounting public outrage and outcry Minister Charlie Flanagan has sensationally announced that the planned RIC commemoration event has been called off.
It is a massive and embarrassing U-turn for the Government which appeared to be...
Gardaí in Laois are appealing for anyone with information following an incident that took place in Abbeyleix at the weekend.
The incident happened at about 2.15pm on Friday afternoon.
Gardaí are searching for anyone who may have dashcam footage of the...
Sinn Féin forces in Laois have lined up to blast local Minister Charlie Flanagan for his role in organising an official State event to commemorate the RIC. They have branded the event ‘repulsive’, ‘shameful’ and ‘disgraceful’ and demanded that...
Unless he can master the art of bi-location the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar himself will not be in attendance at the controversial centenary commemorations for the RIC scheduled for Friday week, January 17.
In a bizarre twist in the saga which...
Telfords, based in Portlaoise, are currently looking to hire a receptionist to join their team.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate must have previous reception and administration experience.
The candidate must also be proficient in Microsoft Office.
Duties to include:
Taking and directing...
The county has made an appearance on the popular longstanding British quiz show 'University Challenge'.
The show, which first aired in 1962 aired the episode last night (January 6) on BBC 2.
Trinity College, Cambridge were playing Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford...
A kind-hearted mam from Laois handed her daughter a Lotto ticket worth €312,042 after her daughter had originally bought her the ticket.
The winning ticket matched five numbers and the bonus ball on the Lotto draw on Wednesday January 1,...
Abbeyleix Parish Priest Fr Paddy Byrne has launched a blistering attack against plans to stage an event commemorating the RIC.
Taking to Facebook this afternoon, Fr Paddy has accused members of the RIC of being agents of the British State...
Fianna Fáil never agreed to next week’s event to commemorate the RIC insists Laois-Offaly TD, Seán Fleming who says “Fine Gael have gone off on a solo run on this one”.
Deputy Fleming told Laois Today that he is not...
Camogie in Laois has been on an upward curve for the last number of years but this news is certainly a blow.
In a statement released this morning, Laois Camogie have confirmed that they are unable to field an adult...
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has released a detailed statement defending the decision to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police.
The statement comes as a response to the backlash the commemoration has received to date with Flanagan...
Portlaoise Panthers 65 Waterford Vikings 81
Men’s Division 1 National League
Portlaoise Panthers had a tough start to the year as both their men's and women's teams suffered losses in the National League at the weekend.
The men's team welcomes Waterford Vikings...
There’s any amount of talented young Laois people making strides in various fields and we’ve picked out 20 of them to keep an eye on in 2020.
We've been observing a few different categories throughout the year and we think...
The Stradbally footballers will have a new manager in charge this season as they have confirmed that Greg Ramsbottom will be at the helm in 2020.
Ramsbottom, who played for the Little Town up until 2019, enjoyed a tremendous career...
Garrett Behan and his wife Lyndsey own the Clonagh Herd of pedigree Simmentals in Ballyfin, Laois.
This herd has won every award going at major shows for eight out of the last ten years.
They recently received the Simmental Miss World award...
The Laois senior hurlers are back in action on Thursday night when they travel to Parnell Park to take on Dublin in their re-fixed Walsh Cup tie as Eddie Brennan continues to manage his playing resources ahead of the...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Pat Culleton
30 Hillside View, Clonaslee, Laois
Pat Culleton, 30 Hillside View, Clonaslee, Co. Laois. Died the 5th of January 2020, suddenly at his residence. Formerly of Kildare Chilling...
The true magic of Christmas lies in the act of giving, it seems every school or club is busy organizing something to give back to the community.
There is something that little bit extra special about fundraisers at Christmas time,...
A Laois student was one of those presented with certificates at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) School of Business Annual Recognition of Awards Ceremony last semester.
The Dean’s list comprises approximately the top 5% highest performers in the School...
