The Laois Lions wheelchair rugby charity tractor run is back for 2020 and it is shaping up to be a good one.
Taking place on...
Friday, January 31, marked the end of an era for Knockbeg College, as friends and family of Tony Monaghan gathered in The Lord Bagenal...
A man has been arrested on the Laois border following a massive cannabis seizure.
€250,000 worth of the drug was found following a search in...
The hugely popular Three Tenors will perform a concert in St Fintan's Church in Mountrath on Friday, February 21, and with tickets now available...
Choose the traditional elegance of the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, set on the picturesque banks of the River Barrow, as your wedding venue.
The Woodford Dolmen...
The Maltings and Granary Ltd have applied for planning permission for a state-of-the-art 100 bed nursing home on the Maltings site, Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise.
Company...
Independent TD Carol Nolan has joined a new political group - the Rural Independent Group.
The Offaly native has joined forces with Michael Collins, Michael...
Durrow native Fionn Whelan was awarded the Ad Astra Scholarship at UCD last week.
Fionn attended St. Kieran's College Kilkenny where he achieved the maximum...
A NEW online resource to help young people deal with parental mental health has been launched across Ireland.
The WITH project (Wellbeing In The Home)...
Knockbeg's u16 Basketball team just fell short in the All Ireland B Quarter Finals losing 63-61 as they faced St. Aiden's Whitehall recently.
Knockbeg got...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Elizabeth Geoghegan (née Mealy)
28 Doonane Road, Crettyard, Laois, R93 WOY6 / Crettyard,...
IT Carlow 2-11 UCC 0-18
Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup Final
IT Carlow's quest to win a first ever Fitzgibbon Cup title ended in disappointment in DCU...
The Garda Youth Awards, at Divisional and National level, celebrates outstanding young people aged between 13 and 21 years and recognises the good work...
The glove of Padre Pio will be in Portlaoise tomorrow afternoon - Thursday February 13.
The clothing item belonging to the famous saint will be...
13 Laois outfits need your votes as Junk Kouture Regional final voting begins.
Four Laois schools are represented as creations from Scoil Chriost Ri, Heywood...
Laois priest Fr Paddy Byrne has hit out over Pope Francis' decision to do a U-turn on previous plans to allow married men in...
We are not in the clear yet!
After last weekend saw Storm Ciara cause havoc, we are now bracing ourselves once again for a battering...
IT Carlow have enjoyed what can only be described as a remarkable few weeks on the field of play in terms of Fitzgibbon and...
Seán Fleming believes that his party have no place in the next government following the results of the 2020 General Election.
The Fianna Fáil TD,...
The name Chris Conway is synonymous with the famed Gaelic Football nursery, Knockbeg College.
As a pupil, the Arles-Kilcruise native was a decorated footballer and...
The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) hosted the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards last night and there were two winners.
Now in...
By the very nature of General Elections, there will be winners and losers.
The one that the public see is the candidates themselves. They put...
Our Talking Sport Podcast this week is a bit of a strange one.
It comes after a weekend when almost every sporting fixture was called...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Des Copeland
Emo Park, Emo, Laois
Peacefully at home. Loving Dad of the late...
Portarlington swimmer Shane Ryan was honoured with a Civic Reception by Laois County Council recently.
Ryan enjoyed a remarkable end to 2019 as he competed...
The family of former Taoiseach Brian Cowen have opened up on his condition following a serious health scare last July.
Wife Mary, alongside daughters Sinead...
Avondale House, Rathdrum Co. Wicklow was the venue on Saturday 8th for the All-Ireland Grade B.
This event brings the curtain down on the 2019...
Fianna Fail General Election candidate Pauline Flanagan says that she will continue to fight for the things she is passionate about after failing to...
Gardai have announced that they are creating eight new zones where speed vans will be situated in Laois - starting on Monday February 17...
Well this is exciting news!
Rage Against The Machine have been announced as the first act for Electric Picnic 2020.
The rock band, who got back...
