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Streets of Portlaoise set to wow the crowds this weekend

Portlaoise is set to become a hive of activity this St Patrick's weekend. Family-fun activities will take over the town on Saturday and Sunday, while...

Your ultimate guide to all the St Patrick’s Day parades in Laois

It’s always a most enjoyable day and this year’s St Patrick’s day festivities around Laois will bring a bit of fun and joy to...

In Pictures: 33rd annual pantomime in Rathdowney a major hit

Rathdowney fell under a magical spell as witches, wolves, a royal family, a woodcutter, a Baron & a Duke, some baddies, Laurel & Hardy, hot...

In Pictures: Laois performers rock out at sixth annual music festival

Music Generation Laois and Laois School of Music held their sixth annual music festival on Sunday, March 3 at Laois Music Centre in Portlaoise. Over...

All-Ireland Senior Ceili Band winners to come to Laois for workshop extravaganza

The Camross branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann are excited to introduce their music workshop which will be held on Saturday, March 9 in Camross...

Mountmellick building up for biggest dramatics of 2019

Excitement is at tipping point as the final preparations are put in place in the lead up to the 29th Annual Mountmellick Drama Festival...

In Pictures: Two Laois secondary schools come together to highlight inequality in sport

It was a rare and remarkable sight. Scoil Chriost Rí and St Mary's CBS joined forces in an afternoon of mixed sport events to...

In Pictures: Mountmellick celebrate 2018 success with Dinner Dance

Mountmellick surely do know how to celebrate in style. The club's hurlers received their medals after they won the Junior A championship last year at...

Russian family excited to release art exhibition in Laois library

A Laois family art group are looking forward to having their exhibition displayed in Mountmellick Library this April. Yustina, Sofia and their mother Tatiana have...

In Pictures: Hundreds gather for fashion show in support of little Mary Claire Knowles

Timahoe was the home of avant grande fashion last night in a spectacular fundraiser for Mary-Claire Knowles. A charity fashion show was held in aid...

In Pictures: Rosenallis GAA celebrate successful league campaigns with flair

Rosenallis GAA Club celebrated winning two league titles in 2018 at Portarlington Golf CLub last Saturday, February 23. The senior 'A' team took home the...

Laois Alpaca farm gains national attention

Awh would you look! An Alpaca farm on the Laois-Offaly border at the heart of the Slieve Bloon mountains is after gaining some serious attention...

In Pictures: St Paul’s ladies footballers lead the way in the style stakes at...

What a year and what a night it was for St Paul's LGFA. Not a club to do things by halves, the women of St...

In Pictures: All style for Kyle with GAA dinner dance

Kyle GAA showed they could turn up the heat both on and off the field with their dinner dance in the Racket Hall, Roscrea,...

In Pictures: Night of celebration at Annanough GAA Dinner Dance

There was a real joyous atmosphere at the Annanough GAA Dinner Dance in the Midlands Park Hotel on Saturday as the club celebrated winning...

In Pictures: An evening of glamour at the Portarlington Gala Ball

Portarlington's Gala Ball was more glamourous than ever for it's 13th year running in the Heritage Hotel, Killenard. This event has raised over €300,000 for...

In Pictures: Hundreds turn out in club colours to support Laois hurlers

Contentment and relief filled Laois fans as the senior hurlers recorded their first win of 2019 on Saturday night in O'Moore Park. Another great sight...

In Pictures: Knockbeg College goes orange for mental health awareness

Knockbeg College was packed with action as their students and staff took part in the #SchoolsGoOrange campaign for mental health awareness this Friday, February...

In Pictures: Portlaoise College brings the house down with Lip Sync fundraiser

Contestants in the Portlaoise College Lip Sync Battle brought the audience to their feet on Friday, February 8. The Midlands Park Hotel was the place...

Our guide to what’s on in Laois this weekend

Brought to you by Laois Tourism There’s lots of drama in Laois this weekend, thankfully all on stage!   The Mountmellick Drama Group is performing...

In Pictures: Gaelscoil Portlaoise host annual Grandparents Day

Following on from a successful Grandparents Day in St Colman's Stradbally last week, another Laois school held one today. Grandmothers and grandfathers were given the...

Mountmellick Macra gearing up for their 21st Panto

Mountmellick Macra are gearing up to present their 21st Pantomime - 'Little Red Riding Hood' - a Pantomime for all the family to enjoy. “Little...

In Pictures: Huge crowd braves the cold at annual Great Heath Run

It was a cold winter Sunday morning around Laois but it was dry as huge crowds attended The Great Heath at the weekend. Hundreds gathered...

In Pictures: Serious style at the Courtwood GAA Dinner Dance

The Heritage Hotel in Killenard was the place to be on Saturday night as Courtwood GAA celebrated a historic 2018 season. The Dinner Dance drew...

In Pictures: 32nd Raheen Panto a roaring success

The Raheen Panto group staged their 32nd Anniversary Pantomime ‘Cinderella’ in Heywood Community School Gym last week. This was made possible by kind permission of...

Laois community set to become a fashion hotspot in aid of Mary-Claire Knowles fund

There's set to be serious style in Timahoe later this month as the local community are holding a charity fashion show in aid of...

In Pictures: Stradbally primary school pulls out all the stops for annual Grandparents day

Grandmothers and grandfathers were given the royal treatment as St Colman’s National School, Stradbally, celebrated their national Grandparents day today. The day is aimed towards...

Game On holding special show in Laois previewing the Six Nations

RTÉ 2fm's Game On is trading Donnybrook for Portlaoise on Thursday night for a very special Six Nations preview show. Hugh Cahill will be presenting...

In Pictures: Serious style at O’Dempsey’s Dinner Dance

The Heritage Hotel in Killenard was the place to be on Saturday night as O'Dempsey's celebrated a stellar 2018 in style. The club reached a...

In Pictures: Ballylinan Panto back with a bang after five year absence

The Ballylinan Panto Group were back in action in St Anne’s Hall over the weekend with their panto Little Red Riding Hood. Back after a...
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