Raheen Panto group will stage their 32nd Anniversary Pantomime 'Cinderella' in Heywood Community School Gym this year from Thursday January 24 to Saturday January 26 nightly at 8pm and Sununday January 27 with a Matinee at 3pm.
This is made...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Sarah Browne (née Rowney)
Old Road, Doonane, Crettyard, Laois/Clonaslee, Laois
Reposing at Rigney's Funeral Home, Athy from 6.30pm Tuesday with Rosary at 8pm. Removal at 10.15am on Wednesday morning...
The style was high in the Heritage Hotel last week at the LOETB Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre Graduation Ceremony for 2018.
Portarlington Further Education and Training Centre was established in 2003.
The Centre is dedicated to providing adults with...
Barriers along the taxi rank at the Top Square in Portlaoise have been proposed to try bring a stop to anti-social behaviour after nights out in the town.
However this was met with strong responses against the proposal at the...
Just a couple of days after the Portlaoise Panthers U-20 Women's team qualified for the National Cup final, the date and venue for the showdown has been confirmed.
The finals will be held at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght...
Chris Carew truly is a remarkable young man.
Not only is he something of an academic genius - it also turns out he is someone who is very interested in helping others.
On January 25-27, Chris will take part in the...
Champagne corks were popping at Racket Hall Hotel in Roscrea following the announcement that it has been awarded Four Stars by Fáilte Ireland, the country’s National Tourism and Development Authority.
The delighted hotel owner, Allen Mc Enery, said: “We are...
After a whirlwind nine-month tour, the Laois Arthouse will present the finale of the ‘Townscape’ exhibition from January 15 to February 22.
Mary Burke's exhibition will be opened by Justice and Equality Minister Charles Flanagan on Saturday, January 26 at...
One Laois family have gone to great lengths to show that impossible certainly is nothing.
Alex Percy, who is autistic and legally blind, graduated from his Swimming Lessons programme in Portlaoise by completing his level 10 award in December 2018.
He...
Back in November, we confirmed that one Laois woman was in the running for the position of vice-president of Macra na Feirme and speculated that another may enter the race.
Veronica Wheatley, from Doonane near Crettyard, the current Laois county...
10 Laois GAA clubs have benefited to the tune of €79,000 from Leinster GAA grants.
The funding programme run by Leinster GAA and Croke Park provides vital financial assistance to clubs involved in ground development works.
Clubs seeking a GAA grant...
The national division two league fixtures for ladies football have been announced.
Laois's campaign begins at home against Armagh on Sunday, February 3.
This will be the first competitive match for incoming manager David Gibson.
The Kildare man has been involved in...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Michael Delahunty
Bweeng West, Bweeng, Cork / Laois
DELAHUNTY (Bweeng and Laois) on 14th January 2019, peacefully, in the loving care of the staff at Nazareth House, Mallow. MICHAEL,...
The annual Blessing of Babies service drew huge crowds to Portlaoise at the weekend.
Babies were blessed in Portlaoise Parish Church, as part of the annual Feast of the Baptism on January 13.
Last year, over 300 people attended the popular...
Ballyfin GAA are set to host their immensely popular annual run/walk around the grounds of the Ballyfin Demesne on Sunday, January 20 at 11.30am.
This year's route encompasses even more of the grounds, buildings, woodlands and the lake than last year...
Scoil Chriost Ri 5-6 Moate CS 1-9
Lidl Post-Primary Schools Leinster Ladies Senior 'A' Final
A first half hat-trick from corner forward Orla Hennessy did the trick for Scoil Chriost Ri as they claimed back-to-back Leinster titles in McCann Park this...
Portlaoise 5 Navan 1
Leinster Ladies Hockey League Division 9
The New Year brought with it a brand new set of hockey jerseys and a victory for Portlaoise Ladies Hockey Club.
The club took on Navan 2nd on Sunday 13th January 2019 in...
The showpiece weekend on the basketball calendar took place over the last few days in Tralee.
Laois club Portlaoise Panthers had an unprecedented four teams taking part in the Hula Hoops National Cup.
There were two Women's teams and two Men's...
Fianna Fáil TD for Laois-Offaly, Barry Cowen has expressed concern at the number of vacant posts in occupational therapy services in Laois-Offaly.
Deputy Cowen was commenting as a HSE response on capacity outlined that “even if all posts were filled...
A Michelin accredited chef is setting up business locally.
Keith Boyle is opening a new restaurant in Castlecomer this Spring.
The Lady Anne restaurant is located in the Creamery House and will be open four nights a week from Thursday to...
Beechfield Healthcare is seeking to hire a Customer Services/Telesales Representative to join their office support team.
The ideal candidate will have min 2-3 years' experience working in a back-office function dealing with customers, processing orders and generating invoices.
You should be...
The BT Young Scientist competition concluded last week and a young man from The Swan was amongst the winners.
Evan Hogg, who is in third year, came third in the Individual Intermediate Biology category.
His project investigated whether it is more effective...
It looks like Fine Gael will run four candidates in the Portlaoise Municipal District in this year's Local Elections.
The party are holding their selection convention in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise this Wednesday, January 16, and four names have...
We have no Life Insurance. How much should we have? OR We have some Life Insurance. Do we have enough?.
These are common questions we are asked every day in Peavoy Financial Planning. The New Year offers an ideal time for you to...
'Phenomenal', 'amazing', 'unbelievable'.
These were just some of the words used by Portlaoise Panthers U20 Women's coach Jack Dooley to describe being in a National Cup final at that age group for the first time ever.
"Awh amazing, it unbelievable," Jack...
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Maura Horan
Strahard, Mountmellick, Laois
Maura Horan Strahard, Mountmellick, Co.Laois. Died Peacefully January 12th surrounded by her loving family and staff at Oakdale Nursing Home Portarlington. Predeceased by her...
Portlaoise 8 Clondalkin 20
Leinster Rugby League Division 2A
Portlaoise RFC's hopes of an immediate return to Division 1B are in tatters after they fell to a home defeat to Clondalkin in Togher this afternoon.
It means that with just three games...
There is never a dull moment in Laois and this week, there were plenty of happy and uplifting stories to help us continue to ease into January.
There is a wide range of topics from boxing to First Dates Ireland...
Portarlington 2-8 St Joseph's 0-7
Laois Shopping Centre 2018 U-21 Football Championship Final
Portarlington waited 24 years to be crowned U-21 champions in 2017 and they have now made it back-to-back crowns as they lifted the 2018 version this afternoon against...
13 days into 2019, the 2018 Laois GAA season will come to an end this afternoon.
Portarlington and St Joseph's will meet in the U-21 football final in Stradbally at 1pm.
The competition was delayed starting in 2018 due to the...
