The Leaves Festival of Writing and Music, running from the 5-10th of November celebrates the diversity and richness in today’s literary, music, theatre and...
A number of Laois people have been caught up in a dispute between the company that manages their syndicates and the horse racing authority...
Winter is coming.
The clocks are gone back; the evenings are bet and there’s a frosty bite in the mid-term mornings.
But Laois County Council are...
The career of Clonaslee's Gerry Culliton is one of the great Laois sports stories.
Not long after Gerry Culliton finished his school days in Cistercian...
Tobar an Léinn Raheen NS Parent's Association have announced plans to run a fundraising table quiz on Saturday November 8.
The school recently raised its...
This weekend sees the exploration of two very important topics with Duncan Stewart.
The discussions will take place in St Philomena's Hall, Brigidine Convent, Mountrath...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Betty Gillson
Glenealy, Wicklow / Mountmellick, Laois
Betty Gillson (Glenealy, Co. Wicklow & formerly...
Irish running legend, Sonia O’Sullivan, is leading a call-out for volunteers in Laois to get involved and organise a GOAL Mile in their communities...
October has been designated Laois TASTE Month with a range of events organised to showcase what the county has to offer.
You are invited to sample the...
Eugene O'Connor of Rollestons Solicitors and James McElwee of McElwee Solicitors are delighted to announce the merging of their respective firms starting from the...
Laois was hit by a spate of robberies and attempted burglaries last night at a range of locations around the county.
Three primary schools, three...
Five Laois towns and villages have been allocated €437,761 for improvements from the Town and Village Renewal scheme.
Laois TD Charlie Flanagan welcomed the funding...
Emo National School hosted James Soper on Wednesday, October 16 to celebrate Maths Week 2019.
The students of Emo National School and St. Joseph’s Girls...
The next Laois U-20 Football Trial has been arranged for this Thursday, October 31 at 7pm sharp in LOETB CoE, Portlaoise.
Clubs are invited to...
Our latest GAA Podcast is here.
The majority of the action may be concluded for 2019 but we still have plenty to talk about.
A host...
Three Laois players have been named to represent Ireland in the annual Hurling Shinty International clash.
Clough Ballacolla's Willie Dunphy and Castletown's Ryan Mullaney were...
The role that vulture funds are playing in repossessions, homelessness, buying up housing stock and tax avoidance needs to be investigated.
That’s the view of...
Sinn Féin TD, Brian Stanley is calling on the Government and the Minister for Health to sort out much-needed frontline services as Laois Home...
Laois's 34-year wait for a second hurling All-Star goes on as our two nominees missed out on a spot on the team for this...
The draw for the 2020 O'Byrne Cup, which will begin with two rounds in 2019, has been made.
Ten of the 11 competing counties have...
Midlands Science has announced details of unique Science Week activities in Laois this year which are part of a new collaboration with the National...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael Phelan
Russelstown, Attanagh, Laois / Attanagh, Kilkenny
In his 90th year peacefully at...
Mountmellick Macra wish to sincerely thank all who supported their performances of the comedy 'Fortunes and Misfortunes', written by playwright Jimmy Keary, on October...
This week’s Car of the Week in Downey’s Autostop is a 191 Ford C-Max which is available to buy for €23,900.
This 1 litre petrol car...
Clonad GAA hosted the first Laois Pumpkin Patch event over the Sunday and Monday of the October bank holiday weekend and it proved to...
Beechfield Healthcare are delighted to be working with the Portlaoise based Rehab Enterprise, Ireland's largest employer of people with disabilities.
The partnership will see the...
Representatives from three Laois community organisations, Cuisle Cancer Support, the Abbeyleix Bog Project and Laois Sports Partnership, have presented to the National Lottery Good...
This is spine-tingling.
Borris-In-Ossory singer Cliona McDonald stars in the new video from Colaiste Lurgan in Galway which just went on their Youtube channel today.
Recording...
Portlaoise Gardaí are appealing to the public for their assistance relating to an alleged dangerous driving incident.
This is believed to have occurred on Sunday...
After months and months of delays, traffic congestion and frustration - the brand new Portlaoise ring road will fully and officially open on Friday.
Initially...
