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Portlaoise Enterprise Centre – supporting start-ups and growing businesses in Laois

Ms Patricia Frayne, a chartered accountant with vast experience working alongside SMEs and owner-managed businesses, is Centre Co-Cordinator at the Enterprise Centre. Ms Frayne was...
Culture Night Stradbally

In Pictures: All the best images as Culture Night comes to Stradbally

Culture Night/Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity and the arts. It seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied...

‘Once in a generation disaster year for tillage production’ warns Laois IFA president hopeful

IFA Presidential Candidate Francie Gorman says a “once in a generation disaster year” for tillage farmers must be responded to with a comprehensive aid...
Charlie Flanagan

Charlie Flanagan retires: What happens next and what does it mean for the political...

Late on Monday evening, the news broke that the long-serving Laois TD Charlie Flanagan would not be standing in the next election. The next General...

Local Councillor campaigning to allow cancer survivors ‘right to be forgotten’

A local Councillor is campaigning to allow cancer survivors the “right to be forgotten,” which at present is a voluntary code of practice agreed...
Culture Night Emo and Mountrath

In Pictures: All the best images from Culture Night in Mountrath and Emo

Culture Night/Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity and the arts. It seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied...
Ukraine Refugee Stradbally Site

Councillors clash over Ukranian refugee site in Stradbally as video emerges of horrendous conditions...

There was a considerable disagreement at this month's meeting of Laois County Council, with Councillors clashing over the refugee situation in Stradbally. Cllr Aisling Moran...
The Merry Mill

European Commission announces Laois company as EU Organic Award winners for 2023

A Laois company has been honoured with an EU Organic Award for 2023 by the European Commission. The Merry Mill, based in Vicarstown and owned...

Councillors have their say on an exciting weekend of hurling – with calls for...

The latest meeting of Laois County Council saw numerous Cllrs threw their weight behind various GAA clubs from around the county. It all began when...

End of a political era as Charlie Flanagan announces decision not to contest next...

Long-serving Laois-Offaly Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has announced that he will not contest the next General Election, thus bringing an end to his...

‘Being elected a TD is a great privilege and I am truly honoured to...

Long-serving Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has said it has been a 'great privilege' to represent Laois-Offaly for more than 30 years - and...
Culture Night Mountmellick Borris-In-Ossory Portarlington

In Pictures: Culture night in Portarlington, Mountmellick and Borris-In-Ossory a big success

Culture Night/Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity and the arts. It seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied...
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HSE CEO visits Abbeyleix Community Campus to meet management, staff and patients

CEO of the Health Service Executive, Bernard Gloster visited Abbeyleix Community campus on Thursday last. Mr Gloster met with management, staff and patients who work...
Culture Night Portlaoise

In Pictures: Portlaoise well represented as Culture Night comes to Laois last Friday

Culture Night/Oíche Chultúir is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity and the arts. It seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied...

Charity groups commend the community of Stradbally for their welcome and work with Ukrainian...

Laois Integration Network (LIN) and the Portlaoise/Stradbally St Vincent de Paul have commended the exemplary work being done by the Stradbally community in helping...

Fibre broadband rollout past the half-way mark in Laois

At the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, National Broadband Ireland (NBI) announced that the fibre network rollout in the county has passed the half-way...
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From Portlaoise to Paris – Colleagues embrace pedal power to raise money for Down...

A four-day charity cycle covering a distance of 540km from Portlaoise to Paris got underway on Wednesday morning last, September 20. The primary goal of...
Dail

‘Laois households desperately need mortgage interest relief’ says Sinn Fein TD

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling on the Government to introduce mortgage interest relief to alleviate the pressure on struggling households across...

“School transport chaos underlines absence of county coordination” – says local TD

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that the chaos being experienced in the school transport system shows "a complete absence of local...

Several Laois Credit Unions facing serious reduction in opening hours

Durrow, Mountrath, and Rathdowney credit unions are facing a drastic reduction in the number of days they will be open for business. As things currently...

Man due before court after drugs worth in excess of €60,000 seized in Laois

A man is due before court today following a drugs seizure in Laois on Tuesday worth around €60,000. Gardai, on routine patrol, made the seizure...

Gorman hugely enthused as IFA presidential campaign hits top gear

Francie Gorman, the Laois man who is hoping to become the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), says he is hugely enthused...

Make Way Day 2023 – helping people with differing abilities

Make Way Day is all about changing the small things can have a very big impact on people with differing abilities. This year's event will take...

Laois students encouraged to enter Ireland’s Top Teen Enterprise Programme

Schools across Laois are being encouraged to sign-up for this year’s Student Enterprise Programme (SEP) by new Brand Ambassador and rising Irish media star,...

Local TDs react to election boundary change with a feeling of positivity

Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon and Fianna Fail's Sean Fleming both believe that the redrawing of the electoral boundaries is a positive thing. The pair...

In Pictures: Rain fails to dampen spirits as crowds flock to Day 1 of...

A crowd of almost 70,000 people braved the wind and rain to come to Ratheniska on Tuesday for Day 1 of the Ploughing Championships. Despite...
Sean Fleming

Laois TD Fleming expects current government to run full Dail term

Laois TD and Minister for State Sean Fleming expects the current government to complete its full five year term. With the Dail returning from its...

66,250 brave the weather on day one of National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska

66,250 visitors revelled in all of the action on day 1 of this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois. Despite inclement weather conditions,...
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Laois Lotto Plus 2 winner comes forward while Telly Bingo prize still waiting to...

The National Lottery has confirmed that the Lotto Plus 2 winner who scooped €250,000 in the Saturday, August 5 draw has come forward. Arrangements are...

Portlaoise College start the year with visit from Transmitter

Laois band, Transmitter helped Portlaoise College get the new school year off to a banging start last week. The band, made up of local musicians,...