Alan Hartnett
Stradbally native Alan Hartnett is a graduate of Knockbeg College who has worked in the local and national media since 2008. Alan has a BA in Economics, Politics and Law and an MA in Journalism from DCU. His happiest moment was when Jody Dillon scored THAT goal in the Laois senior football final in 2016.
Local Property Tax rate to remain unchanged in Laois
Laois County Councillors have voted unanimously to leave the Property Tax Rate in the county unchanged.
The Council earned €492,000 from the tax last year...
Lose anything at Electric Picnic? Here is how you could get it back
It is almost two weeks since the Electric Picnic festival took place in Stradbally but some of us are only really starting to come...
Laois ‘one of the quietest places for criminal activity’ in Ireland
Laois has been heralded as one of the quietest places for criminal activity in the country.
According to Chief Superintendent John Scanlan, Laois is one...
In Pictures: Portlaoise AFC Women keep league title push alive
Portlaoise AFC 4 Edenderry Town 1
KDFL So Fresh Division 2
Portlaoise women's team hosted Edenderry on Sunday afternoon in Rossleighan Park in a keenly awaited...
Portlaoise Panthers make winning start to league campaign
The Portlaoise Panthers mens team made a winning start to their Division 1 campaign at the weekend.
They travelled down to Munster to face University of...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Brigid (Bridie) Kinahan (née Campion)
Clareen, Birr, Offaly / Portlaoise, Laois
Brigid (Bridie) Kinahan,...
Four Presidential candidates coming to Laois next week
Four of the people who have put themselves forward to run in the upcoming Presidential election will address Laois County Council next Monday.
Seán Gallagher,...
All of this week’s Laois GAA fixtures as attentions turn back to football
The weeks are flying by and the various championships are coming down to the closing stages.
We will have finals this week in football, plus...
Laois GAA on the hunt for new Games Development Officer as Muldowney takes career...
Laois GAA will be on the look-out for a new Games Development Officer as their longest serving one has requested a career break.
Ciaran Muldowney,...
Mountmellick reach JHC final as they see off The Harps
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Mountmellick 2-14 The Harps 0-13
Laois Shopping Centre JHC Semi Final
Mountmellick remain on course for back-to-back...
Gardai launch investigation following fatal road crash in Laois
Gardaí have launched an investigation following a road accident which claimed the life of a man last night in Laois.
Gardai confirmed that a 49-year-old...
All of Saturday’s Laois GAA results
An extremely busy Saturday of GAA has come to an end.
We had a triple header of Ladies finals in O'Moore Park as St Paul's,...
Conroy brothers fire Slieve Bloom to IHC final
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Slieve Bloom 2-14 Clough-Ballacolla 0-14
Laois Shopping Centre IHC Semi Final
Slieve Bloom are one step away...
Lyons and Phelan fire Castletown to JHC final
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Castletown 1-11 Rathdowney-Errill 0-7
Laois Shopping Centre JHC Semi Final
Martin Phelan and first half sub Seamus...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the SHC ‘A’, IHC and JHC action from around the...
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It is an extremely busy Saturday in the local GAA scene.
The three Ladies football finals...
County Board chairman O’Neill takes up whistle again as refereeing crisis intensifies
Laois GAA officials have been banging on about a shortage of referees for the last few years and now it has really come to...
Portlaoise Panthers men and women prepare to commence new season
The basketball season begins this weekend with one of the Portlaoise Panthers senior teams set to be in action.
The Men's team are in Division...
Electric Picnic tickets SELL OUT in record time
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Wow.
Such is the demand for tickets that all Early Bird, Loyalty Tickets, Family Camping, Family Campervan and...
In Pictures: Castletown and Portlaoise celebrate football and hurling glory
Before the Electric Picnic, the second and third adult championship finals of the year were contested in O'Moore Park.
On Tuesday last, Castletown took on...
WATCH: This campsite at Electric Picnic was left absolutely spotless
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There was shock and outrage when a video was released on Tuesday of bulldozers attempting to clean...
Laois premises searched in suspected €14.6 million money laundering scam
Gardai have announced that a major search operation is underway this morning into a money laundering operation.
They have begun searching 15 premises in different...
Meet the Laois man who has coached the Down camogie team to an All-Ireland...
The Down camogie team will contest the All-Ireland Intermediate final on Sunday in Croke Park and a Laois man has played a big role...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, September 6, 2018
Below are the recent deaths in Laois.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Joe Carroll
Marian Ave., Portlaoise, Laois
Peacefully at home in the loving care of...
All of this week’s golf results and pictures
Here are all of this week's golf results from the weekend.
We also have a selection of pictures from Portlaoise Golf club and The Heath...
Former Portlaoise AFC player named in Republic of Ireland U-16 squad
Former Portlaoise AFC player Colin Conroy has been named in the Republic of Ireland U-16 squad for upcoming friendlies.
This continues the teenagers remarkable rise...
Laois hurlers and footballers set to begin 2019 league campaigns on the road
The provisional Allianz National Hurling and Football League fixtures have been released.
The Irish Independent is reporting that county boards were circulated the schedule via...
Excitement building as National Ploughing Championships site almost ready
With just under two weeks to go to the staging of Europe’s largest outdoor event, the site in Screggan, Tullamore is really taking shape...
Calls for Mountmellick to get Autism Spectrum Disorder Units
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley is calling for Autism Spectrum Disorder Units to be provided in Mountmellick Schools.
Deputy Stanley said: "There is an urgent...
Appeal launched to locate caravan stolen from Electric Picnic
The owner of a caravan stolen from the Electric Picnic festival has launched an appeal to locate it.
Warren McClelland, of Caravan Hire Ireland, had...
In Pictures: Rainbow People celebrated on 25 year anniversary
An event to commemorate the visit of the Rainbow People to Ballyhupahaun took place at the Hare’s corner and MDA Centre in Mountmellick recently.
The...