Laois County Council has pledged to build 40 new units after Councillors adopted the Traveller Accomodation Programme 2019 to 2024.
Under the plan, 37 new structures will be built to house traveller families while three units will be upgraded in...
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It's a feat almost unheard of.
Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowland has scored 50 points in 50 appearances for the county.
Rowland stands over many of the long-range frees for Laois, and hit the...
Ten individuals recently picked up certificates after learning basic Irish Sign Language, with thanks to Laois Public Participation Network and Midlands ISL.
Laois Public Participation Network was delighted to be in a position to offer 10 indviduals from 10 different...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
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Thomas (Tom) Behan
Graiguevalla, Errill, Laois
Behan, Graiguevalla, Errill, Co. Laois, 25th of June 2019, Thomas (Tom), in the loving care of Bernie and Staff, Ballard Lodge Nursing Home,...
Well this certainly looked like mad craic!
Crettyard was turned into a cacophony of colour last night as Newtown NS hosted Laois’s seconod ever colour run.
Following Portlaoise Camogie's successful event earlier this year, this was every bit as good as...
Pupils at Ballinakill NS have reaped the rewards of their environmental efforts for the sixth time.
The dedicated pupils hoisted their sixth Green Flag, which encompassed Global Citizenship - Litter and Waste as its theme.
Their previous flags were awarded for...
Portlaoise Panthers star Claire Melia has shown what talent, aided by hard-work and determination can do, as she sets off for America on a prestigious basketball scholarship.
Claire, who was on this year's Irish U20 team, is heading to St...
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Tommy Fitzgerald was delighted when he got the call from manager Eddie Brennan at the start of the season - but admits his wife Lucy was not so thrilled.
The principal of...
Yesterday, Tuesday June 25, Athletics Ireland announced its team that are travelling to Azerbaijan to take part in ‘Baku 2019’ XV Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).
Tullamore Harriers Ava O'Connor is one of the talented young athletes chosen to...
Laois has ranked 19th of a list of 26 counties for affordability for first-time buyers.
According to a new report issued today by EY-DKM Economic Advisory, between 2015 and 2018 property prices in Laois grew by 14.1 percent, the strongest...
A Laois County Councillor has hit out at the slow pace of counting in the Local Elections in the county at the end of last month.
Despite having only three electoral areas, Laois was the last county in the country...
Last night saw the Laois U-20 footballers dethrone the reigning Leinster and All-Ireland football champions Kildare in Newbridge.
Billy O'Loughlin's men produced a brilliant second half display to come from a point down to win by three and knock Kildare...
The average house price in Laois is now 75 percent higher than its lowest point.
These are the latest statistics by Daft.ie, who say that house prices jumped up 10 percent aroud the county from 2016.
Prices have gone up five...
Laois Cumann mBunscol hosted the second annual Allianz Leinster Cumann na mBunscol Primary school games Leinster Camogie blitz in the LOETB Centre of Excellence on Thursday, June 13.
The blitz was organised by the Laois Committee and funded by Leinster...
Timahoe GAA club have a very proud tradition - one of supplying quality players to Laois teams and high-ranking GAA officials within the county.
This Friday night they will honour the most famous team in the club's history - the...
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Jack Dickinson
Derryguile, Mountmellick, Laois
Dickinson, Earlsfield, London and formeryly Derryguile, Mountmellick. Passed away peacefully on March 14th 2019. In his 92nd year. Son of the late John and Mary Dickinson. Jack is dearly missed...
It was a relatively busy night for both club and Laois teams as Laois defeated Kildare in the Leinster U20 championship, the second round of the intermediate camogie championship took place and ACFL matches were decided.
See below for a...
Laois 0-17 Kildare 1-11
EirGrid Leinster U-20 Football Championship Round 1
The Laois U-20 footballers have dumped All-Ireland champions Kildare out of the Leinster championship in Newbridge this evening.
Billy O’Loughlin’s charges trailed by a point at half time but led by...
The Leinster U-20 football championship gets underway tonight as once again Laois travel to Newbridge to begin their campaign.
Laois led here by eight points with 20 minutes to play last year but ended up on the wrong end of...
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The blue and white carpet was rolled out for the Laois senior hurling manager Eddie Brennan as he visited one lucky Laois school today.
Our Lady's Meadow in Durrow displayed a grand...
Numerous reports and photos have supported claims of hundreds of fish have been killed by pollution in Mountmellick.
It is estimated that more than 1,000 fish have died along the stretch of five miles on the Owenass and Blackwater rivers...
Friday June 21 saw Minister Charlie Flanagan visit the Rehab Enterprises Centre in Clonminan Business Park to view the work that is being done there.
He was met by manager Marie Kinsella and he praised the work being carried out...
Portlaoise man Michael Nevin has taken on some seriously big guns in the world of middleweight boxing and won to earn a coveted place in the last 16 at the European Games in Minsk.
Nevin eliminated European champion and Rio...
The Laois U-20 footballers have a real spring in their step heading into tonight's opening round of the Leinster football championship after bagging the county's first silverware at the grade in 12 years recently.
Wins over Wexford, Tipperary, Carlow and...
This is another hugely significant milestone in the career of Laois man Kean Kavanagh.
The talented Laois man featured on stage as a support act to the international star Lana Del Ray in Malahide at the weekend.
Kean is a co-founder...
The Laois U-20 footballers take on All-Ireland champions Kildare in Round 1 of the Leinster championship this evening.
Here we guide you through what you need to know:
When, where, what time?
The game throws in at 7.30pm in St Conleth's Park,...
They say hard work pays off, this is especially true in the case of Victor Conroy.
The Portlaoise native was once a student in the National Learning Network in Portlaoise but has now returned as an instructor.
As a young boy,...
A new season calls for a whole new wardrobe and this summer, The Heritage have the perfect shopping package for fashionistas and shopaholics alike with their VIP Luxury Shopping Break.
To celebrate the arrival of warmer weather, the luxurious 5-star hotel...
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A Leinster football medal might not be the first medal one thinks of when it comes to Matthew Whelan, the Borris-Kilcotton defender who has honourably served Laois senior hurling for the...
Laois U-20 footballers, masters footballers, senior footballers and senior hurling are in action in a mental week which also sees the Palmer Cup final and six Laois teams contest the All-Ireland Feile Football finals.
TUESDAY JUNE 25
Leinster U20FC Rd 1(Extra...
