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In Pictures: Wonderful selection of images as Electric Picnic 2022 comes to a close
And so the curtain comes down on another Electric Picnic.
The wider community of Laois welcomed back the hugely popular festival for the first time...
2023 Electric Picnic tickets to go on sale next Saturday as curtain comes down...
After an 'absolutely glorious' return to Stradbally Estate for the 2022 festival, Electric Picnic tickets will go on sale this Saturday, September 10, at...
SOLAS – Great food, market and events this weekend
Breaking news - a top national radio programme is coming to visit SOLAS in the near future - more details on this later.
Last weekend...
Deaths in Laois – Monday, September 5, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Boylan
Woodbrook, Mountrath, Laois
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Boylan, Kilminchy Lodge, Portlaoise and late of Woodbrook, Mountrath,...
Sinn Féin TD welcomes ‘long overdue’ changes to social/council housing threshold
Laois-Offaly Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says the announcement to be made by the Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien for an increase in the...
Two students get 613 points in Knockbeg College as Mountmellick and Heywood acknoweldge great...
Two students in Knockbeg College got 613 points in the Leaving Cert results announced on Friday.
Fergus Langton from Barrowhouse and Colin Phelan from Maganey...
Deaths in Laois – Sunday, September 4, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kathleen Molloy (née Dunne)
Cullenagh, Portlaoise, Laois/Portarlington, Laois
Formerly of Bracklone Street, Portarlington County Laois. Peacefully at...
Electric Picnic Memories: When Ed Sheeran and The Killers performed in 2012
Ah, the Electric Picnic moment in times - like a local Reeling in the Years.
Electric Picnic 2012 marked the festival's ninth year on the...
Deaths in Laois – Saturday, September 3, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Christina (Chrissie) Hyland (née Digan)
Birchwood, Rosenallis, Laois/Mountbolus, Offaly
Christina (Chrissie) Hyland (nee Digan), Birchwood, Rosenallis, Co....
In Pictures: All smiles as Clonaslee College students celebrate Leaving Cert results
Clonaslee College welcomed former 6th year students through the door for the last time this morning to receive their Leaving Cert results.
Teachers and staff...
Deaths in Laois – Friday, September 2, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Elsie O'Reilly (née Dowling)
Ballickmoyler, Carlow/Laois
Elsie (Elizabeth) O’Reilly (née Dowling), 6 Radharc Alainn, Arles, Co. Laois and...
Hugely popular Clonaslee Show returns on Sunday, September 11
The Clonaslee Show has incredible history, going back over 70 years – and it returns after a three-year absence with what promises to be...
Brilliant Ballyroan knock out Sarsfields to book senior semi-final place
Ballyroan 3-12 Sarsfields 4-5
Laois Ladies SFC Group A Round 3
Ballyroan are through to their first ever semi-final in the Laois Senior Ladies Championship after...
More success for Laois trainer and owner in Downpatrick with Shantou Sisu
There was a big win for a Laois trainer and an owner with strong Laois connections in Downpatrick on Monday.
The 4.45pm Downpatrick Handicap Steeplechase...
SOLAS – Craft and Farmers Markets, Food and Acoustic Picnic as another busy weekend...
Oh, please national media – not another news story on how wonderful SOLAS is!
The September/October edition of ‘The Irish Garden’ magazine contains a 4-page...
Deaths in Laois – Thursday, September 1, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Gerald (Gerry) Brennan
The Swan, Wolfhill, Laois
Gerry (Gerald Patrick Joseph) - latterly of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire,...
Death occurs of John Miller from Spink, highly-respected in farming, business, community and sporting...
The death has occurred of John Miller from Spink, a man highly respected in farming, business, community and sporting circles.
He was aged in his...
Portlaoise Institute offers great choices for students across a range of departments
Portlaoise Institute offers a diverse range of full-time courses with 17 courses available at Level 5 and Level 6 on the National Framework of...
11 clubs represented on our latest Premier Intermediate and Intermediate hurling team of the...
The first part of knock-out action in the Premier Intermediate and Intermediate hurling championship threw up some excellent games.
We had 12 teams competing and...
St Vincent de Paul in Stradbally announce vintage clothing sale ahead of Electric Picnic
It is Electric Picnic week in Stradbally and excitement is building ahead of lift-off on Friday.
Getting your outfits right for the weekend can be...
Talking Sport Podcast: Senior football relegation preview and Oisin Byrne of Stock Sport interview
It is a football week - but it is a quieter one than usual as the Electric Picnic Music Festival takes place this weekend.
There...
Deaths in Laois – Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Kevin Carroll
Killeen, Mountmellick, Laois
Kevin Carroll Killeen, Mountmellick, Co. Laois. Died August 29th 2022 (unexpectedly) at...
Sadness at death of Willie O’Reilly from Portlaoise, renowned guitarist with the famed Knights...
The funeral has taken place of Willie O'Reilly, the Portlaoise man who was well known in music and sporting circles and was a central...
In Pictures: A sneak peek inside the 2022 Electric Picnic before festival recommences
After a three year absence, Electric Picnic is set to roar back into life in Stradbally this weekend.
Festival goers will actually begin arriving on...
Our latest Senior hurling team of the week as knock-out action commences
The first part of knock-out action in the Senior hurling championship threw up some excellent games.
We had six teams competing and five of them...
Talking Sport Podcast: Premier Intermediate and Intermediate latest as competitions head for semi finals
We are back with our latest Talking Sport Podcast where the focus is on Premier Intermediate and Intermediate.
There were six massive games at the...
Deaths in Laois – Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Below are the recent local deaths.
May they rest in peace.
Lina O'Sullivan
Kilteale, Stradbally, Laois
Lina O'Sullivan of Kilteale, Stradbally formerly of Vilnius, Lithuania passed away on...
In Pictures: Excitement in Laois secondary school as new batch of First Years settle...
There was great excitement in a Laois secondary school last week as a new group of First Years settled in.
They were welcomed to Portlaoise...
Talking Sport Podcast: All about Senior hurling and latest listeners’ questions
We are back with our latest Talking Sport Podcast where the focus is all on Senior hurling.
There were three massive games this weekend and...
In Pictures: Wonderful selection of Paul Dargan images from weekend Intermediate hurling action
Championship hurling on a nice summer's evening. There really is nothing quite like it.
As always at this time of year it was a busy...