Today the news broke that the JJ Kavanagh's bus service from Dublin to Limerick will no longer be stopping in Borris-in-Ossory, Mountrath and Castletown.
They will stop servicing the areas on Tuesday, April 16.
Speaking to LaoisToday, a spokesperson from JJ Kavanagh’s...
Households, farms and businesses in the Timahoe and Ratheniska areas are currently without water supply.
The unexpected cut-off in supply occurred within the last hour without warning.
Local councillors have been contacted by residents affected and are trying to get information...
The 10th annual Tri Laois organised by the local Trilogy Triathlon Club is set to take place this weekend and there won't be a road not traveled by these eager enthusiasts.
The Tri Laois will take place on Saturday April...
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No shining medals adorn the walls of Olympian Anne Keenan-Buckey's house.
No magnificent plaques or rosettes stream the cabinets. Instead, pictures of her family and her children's degrees line the...
It has been a very good season for Abbeyleix Athletic and as we come into the final few months, they are well in the running for silverware in three different competitions.
This weekend, they are out in the Leinster Junior...
The well-deserved accolades keep rolling in for Portlaoise woman Aoife Bower, formerly Dunne.
Aoife is a series producer of The Big Narstie Show, which has received a BAFTA nomination for Comedy Entertainment Programme.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)...
Laois AFL star Zach Tuohy and his partner Rebecca Price have both shared adorable pictures after the birth of the latest member of the Tuohy clan.
Rafferty Tuohy is the second son of Zach and Rebecca, joining them and his...
A huge blow has come to Borris-in-Ossory, Mountrath and Castletown commuters using the JJ Kavanagh Bus service from Dublin to Limerick, as it was revealed that the bus service will no longer stop and collect from these locations.
They will...
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Passport Office delays unfairly blamed on Northern Ireland applications
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Seán Fleming, has criticized the Government for putting the blame for...
Even though the number of women in the Defence Forces has risen over the years, there is still the perception that it is a man's world.
Laois woman and trooper Casey Conroy wants to diminish this perception, and show that...
Just when you've begun to think you've heard every sort of outcome associated with Brexit - a little beetle comes along and makes things even worse.
Laois company CJ Sheeran have explained to RTE News how a hard Brexit could...
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A Division 3 league final will never be the biggest deal in the GAA calendar – but the Laois footballers haven’t won enough over the years to turn their nose up...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Niall Phelan
15 Cluin Inn, Mountrath, Laois
Niall (Nally) Phelan 15 Cluin Inn, Mountrath, Co.Laois. Died 1st April 2019. Sadly missed by his partner Tara, children Aaron, Ella, and...
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the following permanent posts:
Dunamase College, Portlaoise - Grade III – Clerical Officer
Birr Outdoor Education and Training Centre - Caretaker
To Apply:
Applications in respect of...
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The Laois senior football team to face Westmeath in Saturday's Division 3 League Final has been named.
And three changes have been made.
Robbie Pigott is out with a hamstring injury and his place...
A very busy Thursday has come to an end with 9 games taking place, including seven Feile fixtures.
Check out the results and links to reports below:
The Rock 1-14 Kilcavan 2-6
Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 3 Round 2
The Rock now...
Knockbeg College was the scene for all types of tractors last week for their annual Tractor Run.
Around 20 students proudly drove their machines through the gates of the secondary school last Friday.
The event was held in conjunction with no...
Laois senior hurler Ciaran Comerford now has his hands on an All-Ireland medal after his first year University of Limerick side claimed the final win over Limerick Institute of Technology.
The Harps man played a pivotal role in midfield as...
A well-known Laois man and Durrow native is one of the top guests of this weekend's Late Late Show on RTÉ.
Comedian Bernard O’Shea and partner in crime Marty Morrissey will be sitting down with Ryan Tubridy to chat about...
The issue of locating a site for the building of the new Dunamase College, Portlaoise, was raised with the Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh in the Dáil this week.
Laois TD Brian Stanley raised the issue in the...
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Harry Nicholls First Year Perpetual Shield
Portlaoise CBS First Year rugby team were celebrating glory yesterday as they claimed silverware in the school's first year ever playing the sport.
They travelled to Naas...
What an accolade this is!
Less than 12 months after it opened, a pizzeria owned by a Laois man in Dublin has been named as one of the best on the continent.
Tourism website Big 7 Travel has revealed its 50...
A Laois man has been chosen as the a basketball Coach for Month for March.
Portlaoise native Martin Conroy was selected as Basketball Ireland Men's Division One Southern Conference Coach of the Month for March.
Martin is currently coaching IT Carlow...
Shaws Department Stores has partnered with leading Spanish brand Sfera, to bring the contemporary children’s fashion range to the Irish market.
Bright colours and fun prints are at the heart of Sfera's designs for this season.
Sfera presents a children’s range...
The very popular Spring Fling concert is back in full bloom at Jeremiah Grants on Main Street in Portlaoise for the sixth year running this Easter Sunday, April 21.
Around 30 acts of all musical genres are performing on three...
Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington are looking to fill the following position:
Health Care Assistant
Required for: Part-Time Shifts (Mornings, Weekdays & Weekends)
Requirements:
Be passionate about caring for our residents
FETAC Level 5 in Care of the Elderly or equivalent
To apply:
Send CV to:...
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It’s that time of the week again when we look to see what’s going on for the weekend.
The Laois Open Door Group is preforming a hilarious comedy in the Dunamaise Arts Centre this Friday...
An appeal has been launched for information after a brand new ride-on lawnmower was stolen in Laois last night.
The robbery occurred in the Killeen area which is a townland in between Stradbally and The Heath.
The lawnmower was taken from...
Back in 1982, a simple letter sent almost 5,000km across the Atlantic Ocean between two teenagers sparked a friendship that would continue to blossom almost 40 years later.
Stradbally native Mary O'Dwyer and Rhode Island's Beth Newman were both just...
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It could be argued that midfield was the least competitive area on the Laois team in 2018.
John O'Loughlin and Kieran Lillis were nailed on to start every game and except for...
