Rev. Fr Charles Gorman, or Fr Charlie as he is known, passed away on Sunday March 29.
Originally from Ballinakill, Fr Charlie left this world...
Laois County Council have launched a new Community Support helpline to help people during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This helpline will operate seven days per week...
Ahead of Ballylinan's Laois SFC final appearance in 2017, their first in 30 years, we looked back on the club's side that played in...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Roland (Sam) Cairns
27 Woodgrove Ballyfin Road, Portlaoise, Laois / Clara, Offaly
Sam died...
Downey's Centra on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise have announced an update on their services during the current Coronavirus pandemic.
In an effort to assist...
The Seanad elections are ongoing at the moment and the counts for the different electoral districts are underway.
A total of 43 senators will be...
A total of 325 new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on the 2,910 cases from yesterday and...
Rathdowney panto group celebrated 25 years with one of their most successful shows in early April 2011.
With 140 cast members, 'Pack Up Your Troubles'...
This Coronavirus and the various restrictions to limit its spread has the entire world at home with nowhere to go and not a whole...
The sad death has occurred of Darragh Fennell who lived in Ballyroan but was originally from Coote Street in Portlaoise.
From the large and well-known...
The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment.
Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population...
The death has occurred of Monsignor John Fitzpatrick, a Mountrath man who worked in the Dublin diocese for many years but who had retired...
With no live GAA action to talk about or games to preview, we've entered the world of fantasy!
God knows when we'll have another match...
Gardaí have arrested three men following shots being fired at a house in the White Castle Lawns area of Athy on Monday night.
At approximately...
A driver was detected doing an alarming 174 km/h on the M7 in Laois, more than 50km/h above the speed limit.
The driver then failed...
The Coronavirus or Covid-19 has well and truly spread across the globe now.
After originally breaking out in China, in Wuhan to be exact, it...
This is absolutely stunning.
A young Laois woman has recorded her own version of a classic song.
Mags Oxley from Timahoe put up her recording online,...
This is a brilliant idea and it starts today.
The Coronavirus has changed life as we know it and one Laois parish is certainly moving...
The last few weeks has seen a totally unprecedented level of changes in how we live and how we work.
Whilst, regrettably, a number of...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Darragh Fennell
Glenbrook, Ballyroan, Laois / Portlaoise, Laois
Darragh Fennell, Glenbrook, Ballyroan and late...
As locksmiths are deemed an 'Essential Service', Nolans Locksmiths, based in Portlaoise, will continue to provide an emergency 24/7 call out service.
Contact Details:
Conor -...
Due to the sheer volume of notices in relation to the Coronavirus, we can’t do an individual story on each one.
So we are compiling...
A total 295 of new cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in Ireland today.
This is an increase on the 2,615 cases from yesterday and...
Some very talented Laois musicians took to the stage of Portlaoise early April 2010 as part of the Laois Music Showcase.
Crowds flocked to see...
John Mulholland, the CEO of Laois County Council, has said that the people of Laois can play their part in limiting the spread of...
The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost every aspect of our lives at the moment.
Bar those working in essential services, the rest of the population...
Because of the changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Institute of Technology Carlow has been working to ensure that their students are not disadvantaged...
The death has occurred of Ber Devaney, a Galway native and long-time resident of Portlaoise.
Ber was a highly-regarded deputy principal in Ballyfin College and...
A Laois GAA referee who released a song last week in aid of little Dan Donoher has seen his single storm into the latest...
Portlaoise Hospital has trebled the amount of beds it has in their Intensive Care Unit as staff and management brace themselves to deliver critical...
