For Fianna Fail's Peter Ormond, last week's General Election was a new experience.
Not only was it his first time going for the Dail, but...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Bolger
Sliebh Bloom Heights, Rathdowney, Laois
Bolger, Sleibh Bloom Heights, Rathdowney and formerly...
Renowned inspirational and business speaker Gerry Duffy will speak in Laois on Wednesday, March 4, as part of Local Enterprise Week when he will...
A large crowd of supporters of the newly elected TD for Kildare South, Portarlington resident, Dr Cathal Berry gathered in Portarlington Golf Club on...
All last week there were rumblings surrounding the Laois U-20 football team ahead of their Leinster championship quarter-final against Westmeath which was due to...
The Laois U-20s Leinster quarter final clash against Westmeath has been called off.
With the ground in MW Hire O’Moore Park filling up, the referee...
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A week on from the country going to the polls in the 2020 General Election, there's...
The Graiguecullen-Portarlington Municipal District in Laois voted overwhelmingly in favour of the three outgoing TDs from the county in last weekend's General Election as...
Kyra Fingleton is the owner of ‘Glamping Under the Stars’ - a boutique glampsite located near Ballyroan.
The glampsite has quickly established itself as one...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Scully
Derragooney, Knock, Roscrea, Tipperary/Camross, Laois
And formerly of Ballinrally, Camross, Co. Laois.
Pre-deceased...
Laois and Westmeath have played out many big battles over the years but the one that really brought the rivalry on to a new...
The Laois senior hurling team to play Clare in Sunday’s Allianz League Division 1 game in Ennis shows three changes from the side beaten...
Dinner Dance season is in full swing and there was plenty to celebrate at the Rosenallis one at the weekend.
The Bridge House in Tullamore...
Laois U-20 manager Eddie Kinsella has named his starting 15 for tomorrow's Leinster quarter final against Westmeath - but it does not include senior...
Portlaoise CBS are in the thick of rehearsals for their new musical.
Following on from the success of 'Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat',...
This Valentine's weekend you can celebrate the love or contemplate the heartache with Glimmermen.
The band play live at Bergin's, Portlaoise this Sunday, February 16...
The ‘Pub Spy’ in the Sunday World is a famous weekly column in one of Ireland’s best-selling newspapers and this week it visited Laois...
Jones Engineering will be holding Walk in Interviews for Mechanical & Electrical construction trades personnel for a large, long term project in Leixlip with...
As in keeping with how he performed across the Laois-Offaly constituency, Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley got almost double that of his nearest challenger in...
"I'd be letting down the ten-year-old if I quit now" - that's how Cahir Healy views his decision to return to inter-county football at...
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Everybody loves a derby, especially when it's a Portlaoise Panthers derby!
The Portlaoise Masters took on Portlaoise Black...
Becky Mullally from Laois placed 3rd in the small dog category when she joined a team of junior dog agility athletes and their dogs...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
John Scully
Derragooney, Knock, Roscrea, Tipperary, E53 C925 / Camross, Laois
And formerly of...
Over two thousand people attended yesterday’s inaugural Laois Jobs Fair.
Hundreds of positions were on offer from more than 35 companies, including Glanbia Cheese, Supermac’s,...
Labour Cllr Noel Tuohy has called on those who won election in Laois-Offaly at the General Election to honour the promises they made in...
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...












































