Caroline Allen
Kathleen prepares to pack her bags after 33 years in business
After 33 years in business in Portlaoise, Kathleen Carroll of the Wool Shop in Bull Lane, is retiring.
Having started out in Laois Shopping Centre,...
Laois rural artist urges people to mind their language on illness
A rural artist from Laois has performed in ‘Illness As Metaphor’, an adaptation of American critic Susan Sontag’s book, by renowned Dublin-based theatre company, Dead...
Local star all set to perform at newly refurbished Balcony Arts Theatre
With three number one songs and a chart-topping album in the official Irish charts, Mountmellick folk singer, Emer Dunne, has been making her mark...
From Cullahill to Kentucky – Meet the Laois man who is thriving in the...
“Farming is pretty much the same everywhere you go" - Brian Caldbeck, a Laois man working in Kentucky’s agricultural industry, running a business called...
‘Help children develop a passion for learning’: Wolfhill-based Trinity researcher
A single individual can have a far-reaching impact on a child’s academic performance, according to the lead researcher in a new study from Trinity...
‘In a second, your life is changed’: Abbeyleix man on his son’s leukaemia diagnosis...
Abbeyleix native Steven Reilly remembers all too well the trauma of his son Jude’s diagnosis with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
“It was June 10 last. I...
‘Find your voice and use it’ says Laois children’s author as he launches fourth...
It may be a long way from the Champs-Élysées to Killeen but Brendan McDonald has brought the two together in writing and publishing his...
The road to a go-getting glittering career: James MacInerney on life ‘finding joy’ as...
The Ballacolla road in Abbeyleix was the unlikely backdrop for the creation of most of the work in make-up artist (MUA) James MacInerney’s fantastical exhibition...
All systems go as Knock Vintage Men’s Shed set to host annual threshing festival
Knock Vintage Men’s Shed will bring the country’s rich agricultural heritage to life when it hosts its annual threshing festival in Spink this weekend.
“The...
In Pictures: Camross Comhaltas impress at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann
Camross Comhaltas impressed at the recent Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Wexford town, taking three first prizes and two third places.
The Laois group faced...
Forge: The Laois/Carlow four-piece Indie rock band who are all set for Electric Picnic
The last few months have been hectic for four-piece Indie rock band Forge and they are now set to play Electric Picnic.
It began by...
70 years and still going strong – Clonaslee all set for annual Agricultural and...
Having created confidence in the local community and helped to preserve the fabric of rural Ireland down through the decades, Clonaslee Agricultural and Livestock...
Camross Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann all set for All-Ireland Fleadh in Wexford
Camross Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann will represent Laois and Leinster in eleven different disciplines at this year’s All-Ireland Fleadh.
The group, which this year celebrates its...
Clonaslee family build on compassion with cycle challenge
A Birmingham-based family with strong Clonaslee connections have organised a cycling challenge from Birmingham to Clonaslee this weekend in memory of their 30-year-old brother,...
‘We want to bring a bit of rawness back to Irish music’: Laois’s Cur...
A self-confessed childhood with its moments of mischief led to brothers Adam and Martin Culleton often being dubbed ‘curs.’
Rather than take umbrage at the...
In the company of Chiral: Meet the Laois punk, metal, rock and dance band...
Laois-based punk, metal, rock and dance band, Chiral, is just back from a flying German tour, supporting ska band The Legendary Hackers.
Chiral officially launched...
The sky is the limit for as Laois teachers set for St Anne’s Special...
A Portarlington woman who is afraid of heights is adopting the mantra ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ as she prepares to join...
Weekend Read: ‘Salud’ says Stapo Brown as Lanzarote bar venture shines
“It’s a home away from home,” says Liam ‘Stapo’ Brown of his pub in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.
‘Stapo’s’ Kazbar’ is a magnet for many...
Crettyard brothers to lead charity walk for homeless charity in memory of late sister
The family and friends of the late Ann Delaney from Crettyard will undertake a sponsored walk on the morning of Saturday, May 25 to...
To Berlin and back: Laois woman Molly Donnery on forging a creative career
Based between Berlin and Laois, a traditional Irish and contemporary singer and film producer, will release an EP later this year.
Molly Donnery hails from...
‘Don’t let the fear of cancer and chemo stop you from seeking help’ –...
A Ballybrittas woman is sharing her experience of bowel cancer in a bid to increase awareness of the second most common of all cancers...
Weekend Read: Laois artist draws on local scenes for inspiration
Spending summers as a child going around with her maternal grandad, Jim Tyrell, the well known Portlaoise vet, engendered a love of animals in...
Portlaoise woman set to scale the heights for 60th birthday with skydive fundraiser for...
A Portlaoise woman will celebrate her 60th birthday on Saturday, March 30, with a real adrenaline rush - a tandem skydive to raise funds...
Weekend Read: Davie Furey back on track with new album and tour
Covid dashed his plans to tour with his last album ‘Haunted Streets’ but Durrow-based Davie Furey is looking forward to traversing the country to...
Portlaoise College students work to improve job opportunities for adults with autism
After learning that 85 per cent of adults with autism are either unemployed or under-employed, a group of students at Portlaoise College have been...
Laois man and girlfriend set to scale the heights of Kilimanjaro in aid of...
A Timahoe man and his girlfriend are raising funds for the Meningitis Research Foundation.
Micheál Conlan and Kirsha Rice - students at Maynooth University who...
Weekend Read: Timahoe men’s choir hits a high note as they are set for...
“What’s not to like about meeting up with your friends in the pub on a Monday night?” queries Roghan Headen about Timahoe’s new men’s...
Weekend Read: Laois friends demonstrate drive with new food truck business
At a time when many restaurants are closing their doors, two young Laois men have gone against the grain and are expanding.
El Fuego, a...
From Denis O’Brien to London and back – Meet the New Laois Chamber Alliance...
Last week, Laois Chamber Alliance announced that Jackie Carroll has been appointed as their new CEO.
Succeeding Caroline Hofman, Jackie will aim to boost business...
The Laois woman rubbing shoulders with global music stars in Los Angeles
As tour production co-ordinator for Aerosmith and Lionel Richie, Los Angeles-based Fiona Marie Booth is used to rubbing shoulders with artists.
The trailblazing Laois woman...