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In Pictures: Thousands turn out for Darkness into Light Mountmellick
Over 1,600 people took to Mountmellick GAA Grounds this morning for the annual Darkness into Light event for Pieta House.
This is the seventh year...
In Pictures: Laois student gets stellar reception at National Student Enterprise Finals
16 year old Alice Carew stunned fellow students, teachers and VIP guests with her project LULLS at the Student Enterprise National Finals held at Croke...
The search is on for Laois’s best junior baker
Organisers of this year's National Junior Baking Competition are looking for young baking stars from Laois to enter the highly prestigious competition.
This year's competition...
76 tonnes of rubbish dumped in Laois since January
Yes, you read that correctly. There has been 76 tonnes of rubbish dumped in Laois since January of this year.
€47,700 has been spent by...
Stradbally road flooding is reportedly coming from lake
A meeting with landowners is needed to determine what is causing mass flooding on the road at Killroy, Stradbally.
These were the sentiments echoed at...
This Portlaoise man is raising thousands of euro for mental health through his poetry
This is a remarkably selfless act.
Dennis Tynan has been writing a poem a day since May 12 2017 to raise awareness and funds for...
Our guide to What’s On at the Weekend
It's another hectic weekend in Laois for sports lovers, drama fantics, diesle train enthusiasts and Birdwatch Ireland fans.
Here's our guide to what's happening around the...
Laois celebrity gives candid interview after tumultuous year
TV presenter Claire Byrne opened up about 'lecherous' men preying on women, gender pay gaps, her career and having three young children in a...
Cemetery wall could cost thousands if it falls
The cementary wall in Timahoe is in a "bad, bad way" and could end up causing, "thousands in damages" according to one Laois county...
The 15th Laois Rose of Tralee is…
The Laois Rose for 2018 is Grainne Hogan.
Grainne, who was hailed, “The most glamorous farmer in the country,” from MC Ollie Turner, was sponsored by...
In Pictures: The excitement builds as the Laois Rose competition gets underway
This is it. After weeks of preparation, going through interviews, turning up to lunches, meets and greets, public events - the Laois Rose hopefuls...
All of today’s ladies senior football championship action
Laois senior ladies football championship
The ladies senior football championship got underway with four out of the sixth sides playing this weekend.
In an unprecedented structure, no...
Our pick of the top stories of the week
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An, eh hem, exclusive ‘sex party’ has been planned for a country house in Laois
Good news for Portlaoise
Great news for the town as plans...
Laois manager says his side were beaten by ‘hungrier’ Westmeath
Brought to you in association with Hanlon Kitchens
After defeat in the first round of the Joe McDonagh cup against Westmeath, manager Eamonn Kelly hopes...
High risk of arson attack at derelict bank by ‘Hoodie Brigade’
Anti-social behaviour or even an arson attack could happen at the site of a former bank in Portarlington unless the building in secured.
The warning...
Rory’s Stories, being stranded in car parks and sex parties in Laois, it’s all...
It's that time of week where we trawl through Twitter to find you the best Tweets from the people of Laois.
Once again we were...
Dead animals being dumped on farmlands
Dead animals are being tipped out by the truckload along with industrial scale dumping on farmers' land.
This was a claim made by cllr Caroline...
Laois man in Westmeath colours against his home county this Saturday
Brought to you in association with Hanlon Kitchens
The Laois senior hurlers are making their Joe McDonagh cup debut against Westmeath this Saturday.
While Laois and...
Laois woman makes heartfelt appeal over stolen engagement ring
Ballybrittas woman Maylena McEvoy has made a heartfelt appeal to people to try find and return her stolen engagement ring today.
An appeal has been...
In Pictures: No stopping Laois hotel at Irish Hotel Awards 2018
The Heritage Hotel & Spa, Killenard came away with - not one, two or three - but four awards at the second annual Irish...
‘End of an era’ as well-known Raheen shop owner passes away
The death has occurred of Maud Dunne (née Prescott), owner of 'The Shop', located beside Colt GAA Club in Raheen.
The passing of the well-known...
Laois volunteer group scoops top prizes at national Epic Awards
Yarnboming Mountmellick pulled off an amazing feat and scooped two top prizes at this year's Epic Awards last night, Thursday 3 May.
The Epic Awards...
In Pictures: Portlaoise Hospital host information day for World Asthma Day
The Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise hosted their second ever free information day for public and staff to improve asthma awareness and care.
The Hospital Paediatric...
Laois’s favourite dog name has been revealed
Dogs are truely man's best friend.
So when picking a name for your doggo or pupper, you want to pick the best of the lot.
Laois's...
Young Laois scientists lead the way at SciFest awards
Mountrath Community School came away with three awards at SciFest in Carlow IT on Wednesday 25 April.
Young entrepreneurs
Alice Carew and Aoife Dunne received two...
Huge jobs blow as Coca-Cola plant in Athy shuts its doors
The news broke earlier today that the Coca-Cola plant in Athy is to close, resulting in the loss of 82 jobs, some of those affecting...
Family affair as father lines out alongside three sons in local football derby
Ask not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your club.
There's no keeping a good GAA man down,...
Blind Laois man to climb Croagh Patrick for cause close to his heart
There ain't no mountain high enough for Portlaoise man George Percy.
On Sunday 6 May, George and 16 others will climb the 764 summit of...
Our guide to What’s On at the Weekend
It's setting up to be an egg-cellent weekend for the Easter Bank Holiday with plenty of family fun days out, Easter Egg hunts and...
Davy Fitzgerald sees huge potential in Laois hurling
Davy Fitzgerald spoke about the potential of Laois hurling before his event, "An Evening with Davy Fitz" at the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise, on...