Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addresses MIDOC situation following question from Laois TD
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has addressed the situation surrounding the out of hours GP service in Laois - known as MIDOC.
At the end of last...
In Pictures: All smiles in Laois school as they raise sixth Green Flag
At a school assembly last week, the pupils and staff of Clough National School celebrated the awarding of their sixth Green Flag for Global...
Coronavirus: ALL household visits to be banned from tomorrow night
ALL household visits are to be banned from midnight on Thursday in the latest attempt to get the Coronavirus under control in Ireland.
Under Level...
First ever midlands midwifery conference – involving Portlaoise Hospital – a great success
The HSE Midlands Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit and the Regional Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education presented the Inaugural Midlands Midwifery...
In Pictures: Laois nurses and midwives begin 24-hour strike over pay parity
The exceedingly cold snap and frost-laden roads could not halt the spirits of some of many nurses on strike in front of Midlands Regional...
School Meals Programme to continue over the summer holidays says Laois TD
Funding for the School Meals Programme will continue throughout the summer holidays, Laois TD Sean Fleming has confirmed.
The objective of the scheme is to...
Coronavirus Daily Noticeboard – Friday, June 12, 2020
Three more deaths and 13 new cases
The Department of Health have confirmed that a further three patients have died as a result of...
In Pictures: Heywood CS host extremely successful first ever SocVol day
Volunteerism was high on the agenda in Heywood this week as the secondary school hosted its first ever Societies and Voluntary Organisations (SocVol) Day.
Organised...
Hundreds of homes in Laois without electricity after last night’s weather
Hundreds of homes throughout Laois have been left without electricity after last night’s thunder and lightning.
Homes in Ratheniska, Portarlington, Portlaoise, Rosenallis, Ballyfin, Mountmellick and...
Portlaoise Hospital receives positive feedback in National Patient Experience Survey
88% of patients report positive experience at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise in National Patient Experience Survey 2018.
The hospital scores significantly higher than national average...
In Pictures: All smiles as Graiguecullen and Killeshin celebrate St Patrick’s Day
The rain did not dampen the spirits as the people of Killeshin and Graiguecullen got out to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
The action got underway...
Coronavirus: Two more deaths and 22 new cases as GAA pitches set to re-open...
The Department of Health confirmed that a further two people have died with Covid-19 in Ireland.
It means that the number of people in this...
Major job recruitment planned for the Irish Prison Service following government announcement
The Irish Prison Service has opened a new campaign for the position of 344 Recruit Prison Officers in the Irish Prison Service.
The Irish Prison...
Proceeds from Laois GAA club’s fundraiser to improve staff room in Portlaoise Hospital
A Laois GAA club who ran a successful fundraiser in aid of the staff of Portlaoise Hospital at the start of the month, have...
Fundraiser launched to cover funeral costs as League of Ireland club join tributes following...
A fundraiser aimed at covering funeral costs for the family of a young Laois man has seen donations of more than €11,000 flood in...
Tributes paid as long-serving Laois teacher retires after 35 years of service to rural...
Tributes have been paid as a long-serving Laois teacher has retired after 35 years of service to a rural school.
Acting Principal and Deputy Principal...
Clough-Ballacolla’s annual Golf Classic is back this bank holiday weekend
Clough-Ballacolla's annual Golf Classic is back this weekend on Sunday June 3 and Monday June 4.
Mountrath Golf Club are hosting the two-day event on...
Multiple ambulances on the scene following accident in Portlaoise
Two ambulances are attending the scene of a road traffic accident in Portlaoise this morning.
The incident took place in the Towerhill area of Portlaoise,...
Three young people from Laois attend the recent Foróige Youth Leadership Conference
350 teenagers from around the world gather in Maynooth, County Kildare, for Foróige’s Leadership for Life Youth Conference.
The conference, which was held on the...
Long delays in Laois for broadband raised in Dáil
Concerns over the lack of high speed broadband access for many areas in Laois have been raised in the Dáil.
Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley...
Abbeyleix Bog calendar for 2022 set to highlight ‘a local nature gem’
Volunteers at Abbeyleix Bog Project have produced a new calendar for 2022.
This aims to celebrate the rich natural history and amenity value of the...
RTÉ looking for Irish people in Australia for new series
Encore Media have put out the call for Irish people who are currently living in Australia for a new TV series.
The new TV series...
Deep sadness in Timahoe at death of John Dalton
There is deep sadness in Timahoe following the passing of John Dalton.
Mr Dalton died on Thursday, October 15, at the young age of 50...
Laois family at the centre of High Court swine flu test case
A well-known and highly respected Laois family are at the centre of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix case currently running before the High Court.
The...
Portarlington community project to receive €500,000 funding from Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Portarlington has secured €500,000 for a new community development under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
This money will be used to develop a community...
Who’s getting what? The full list of Laois recipients in this year’s Sports Capital...
Twenty six Laois clubs and organisations have been awarded funding totalling over €670,000 in this year's Sports Capital Grants.
The announcement was made this morning...
Historic day as Portlaoise Hospital starts Covid-19 staff vaccination programme
Aidel Aurel Casabar, Staff Nurse at the A&E in Portlaoise Hospital in Laois is the first person to be vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech...
Busy road in Laois closed due to crash
A road in Laois has been closed off due to a crash.
The Stradbally to Athy Rd is closed and local diversions are in place...
Sadness and shock at sudden death of well-known Laois woman in France
The death has occurred of Frances Sheeran, a native of Coolrain, in Cannes in the South of France.
Frances was aged in her early 60s...
Seale of a Queen – Durrow woman to represent Laois at 2022 Queen of...
Hazel Seale from Durrow/Abbeyleix Macra na Feirme is set to represent Laois at the Tullamore Credit Union Queen of the Land Festival 2022.
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