Laois student earns prestigious Trinity College Entrance Exhibition Award
A Laois student earned a prestigious Trinity College Entrance Exhibition Award for her Leaving Cert results.
Jodie Walsh, who hails from Portarlington, completed her Leaving...
5K your way for Ballyfin NS – with some great prizes up for grabs
The Coronavirus restrictions have meant that normal run-of-the-mill fundraisers currently aren't possible.
But it has led to all sorts of creative ideas to raise much-needed...
Coronavirus: Seven further deaths and 1,372 new cases – 25 in Laois – as...
There have been a further seven Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,372 new cases according to figures released this evening by the health authorities.
All of these...
‘As a part time tour guide, I can tell you that there is as...
You'll do well to find a more passionate Laois man than Roghan Headen.
Though he's particularly proud of his native Timahoe, through his work a...
Coronavirus: 23 further deaths and 1,370 new cases as Laois 14-day rate drops significantly
There have been a further 23 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,370 new cases according to figures released this evening by the health authorities.
Of today's new...
Tough decision as organisers opt to cancel this year’s Gordon Bennett rally
The hugely popular Gordon Bennett Rally, which has been running in Laois on the June Bank Holiday weekend since 2003, has been cancelled for...
Thinking Big: A municipal sports facility for Laois won’t be cheap – or quick...
So much of sport is about imagining and dreaming about the big occasions.
Whether it's making a certain team, winning a certain competition or qualifying...
Laois Gardai called to break up ‘game of soccer’
Gardai in Portlaoise were called to an area of Portlaoise yesterday afternoon where a number of young people had allegedly been playing a game...
Coronavirus: 77 more deaths and 1,910 new cases – 17 of them in Laois...
There have been a further 77 Coronavirus-related deaths and 1,910 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
We mistakenly reported a...
In Pictures: Double birthday joy as Covid-19 vaccines arrive in Laois residential facility
There were smiles on young and old faces as the PfizerBioN-Tech vaccine arrived at St Brigid's Hospital in Shaen this week.
The vials arrived on...
Coronavirus: 52 more deaths and 2,371 new cases – 17 of them in Laois...
There have been a further 52 Coronavirus-related deaths and 2,371 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
50 of these deaths...
37 Laois projects benefit from €58,000 Community Enhancement Programme
37 Laois projects have benefitted from €58,298 in Community Enhancement Programme funding from 2020.
This funding will assist various tidy towns, parents associations, child care...
Praise for Laois Gardai as swift actions help save a person’s life
There has been high praise for two Laois Gardai who's swift actions ultimately saved a life.
Sergeant Ingrid Moore and Garda Michael Kenneally were on...
Coronavirus: 51 more deaths and 2,608 new cases – 45 of them in Laois...
There have been a further 51 Coronavirus-related deaths and 2,608 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
49 of these deaths...
Covid-19 vaccines arrive at Laois nursing home following outbreak which has led to 16...
Covid-19 vaccines arrived at a Laois nursing home, which has been battling a Coronavirus outbreak since the turn of the year, this morning.
The Covid-19...
‘Palpable sense of grief’: Laois priest on how the loss of traditional funerals has...
A Laois parish priest has explained how the loss of a traditional Irish funeral has exacerbated the grief that is being experienced by the...
Coronavirus: 61 more deaths and 2,488 new cases – 38 of them in Laois
There have been a further 61 Coronavirus-related deaths and 2,488new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
Of the deaths reported today,...
Calls for indoor sports centre to built on lands Laois County Council purchased in...
Laois County Councillors in the Portlaoise Municipal District have called for a indoor sports facility to be built in the town.
In 2019, Laois County...
Concerns raised over decision to cancel important Bus Eireann service in Laois
Concerns have been raised over Bus Eireann's decision to cancel a key route that connects Laois from Limerick to Dublin Airport.
The Expressway Route X12...
‘Heartened to see reduction in case numbers’ but Laois GPs ask patients to avoid...
Laois GPs have asked people not to contact doctor's surgeries at the moment to be placed on a list for the Covid-19 vaccine.
In a...
€427,000 in funding granted for Laois and Offaly Youth Services
€47,723,693 has been allocated to youth organisations around the country by the Minister for Children Rodrick O'Gorman.
The Laois-Offaly wing has received €427,253 which is...
Family of young Laois man who sadly passed due to cancer launch fundraiser in...
The family of Dean O'Farrell, a young Laois man who lost his brave battle with cancer recently, have launched a fundraiser in his memory.
A...
Life-saving phone-box defibrillator moves a step closer for Laois village
The campaign to have a life-saving defibrillator fully operational in a Laois village has moved a step closer.
The civils works for the power supply...
Coronavirus: 93 more deaths and 2,001 new cases – 46 of them in Laois...
There have been a further 93 Coronavirus-related deaths and 2,001 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
Of the deaths reported...
Laois group sign up as forest owners launch national organisation
Nine of Ireland’s forest owner groups have come together to form a national body, the Irish Forest Owners (IFO), with a Laois group also...
Laois organisation receive €500 donation from Aldi’s Laois store staff
A Laois organisation has become the latest beneficiary of Aldi’s Community Grants programme.
A €500 grant was presented to Portarlington Men’s Shed recently.
A Men’s Shed...
‘Disgraceful vandalism’ strikes Laois GAA club
A Laois GAA club has been the victim of a disgusting act of vandalism.
Members of Ballyroan-Abbey, which is situated in the village of Ballyroan,...
Coronavirus: Eight more deaths and 2,121 new cases – 24 of them in Laois...
There have been a further eight Coronavirus-related deaths and 2,121 new cases, according to figures released by the health authorities today.
24 of the new...
‘Brighter days ahead’ for Laois nursing home as they receive Covid-19 vaccine
Staff and residents at a Laois nursing home have become the latest to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
On Sunday, members of the Midlands Regional Hospital...
‘Is this a cycle lane or an obstacle course?’ Image from Laois road causes...
The picture, in all honesty, speaks for itself here.
Laois woman Louise Troy captured an image of a cycle lane in Portlaoise - and it...
