Coronavirus: 3 more deaths and 248 new cases – 9 of them in Laois
There have been three more Coronavirus-related deaths and 248 new cases confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
Nine of the new cases are in...
Santa’s Helpers raises €21,000 for Laois children just in time for Christmas
A Laois charity has raised a whopping €21,000.
Santa’s Helpers was formed last year and is the brain child of Mountmellick physio Darren Conroy and...
Laois woman receives national Concern Volunteer Award
A former aid worker from Mountmellick who has helped raise thousands of Euros for Concern Worldwide through local church gate and street collections, has...
Local residents concerned as planning application made for quarry near Stradbally
Planning permission has been sought for the development of a quarry at Garrons near Stradbally, something that has led to concern among a number...
Tributes paid as long serving Laois Garda retires
Tributes have flooded in following the news that a long serving Laois Garda is set to retire.
Garda Micheal Hurley has signs off for the...
Watch: Laois secondary school TYs launch video in support of 20×20 campaign for women’s...
The Transition Year students in Portlaoise College have thrown their support behind the 20x20 campaign to promote and champion the involvement of women and...
GAA clubs encouraged to sign up to ‘Ireland Lights Up’ for 2021
‘Ireland Lights Up’, the popular walking initiative, is returning in January 2021 in partnership with the GAA, Operation Transformation and Get Ireland Walking.
For a...
Covid takes another local event as annual Christmas Tractor Run a no go this...
The Annual Tractor Run held by Clonenagh National School, Mountrath, usually takes place in Coolrain village on December 28 every year.
However, due to...
Coronavirus: No further deaths and 242 new cases
There have been 242 further Coronavirus cases but no further deaths according to figures released today by the health authorities.
There were fewer than five...
Ticket only as Portlaoise parish announce Christmas mass plans
In the strangest of years, it's going to finish up in the strangest of ways too.
If you're hoping to catch Christmas mass this year...
Outdoor Christmas Market to take place in Mountrath this weekend
The Mountrath Community Forum Christmas Market is going ahead next Sunday, December 13, from 12.30pm to 3.30pm at Bloom HQ in the Brigidine Convent...
In Pictures: Stradbally lights up for Christmas
Stradbally is a picturesque little town at the best of times but this Christmas it's particularly magical.
Thanks to hard-working efforts of a number of...
Coronavirus: No further deaths and 301 new cases as
A further 301 Coronavirus cases have been confirmed by the health authorities this evening - but no further deaths.
None of the new cases were...
Weekend Read: The story behind Merry Ole Mick – the Laois Christmas product helping...
We've all heard of the Elf on the Shelf but now there is a new product in the same space - and one that...
Coronavirus: 13 further deaths and 456 new cases – 9 of them in Laois
There have been 13 further Coronavirus-related deaths and 456 new cases announced this evening - though a technical issue in the reporting of cases...
Warm welcome for new fund that can be used in Laois for walking and...
A new national €50m fund for investment in walking and cycling paths has been warmly welcomed by local representatives with Laois County Council urged...
Coronavirus: 6 further deaths and 265 new cases as health authorities urge people to...
A further six Coronavirus-related deaths and 265 new cases have been confirmed by the health authorities this evening.
Just two of the new cases were...
High praise as Laois woman honoured at national Volunteer Ireland awards
Ballyroan woman Julie Boulton has been named a winner in the Environmental and Animal Care category in the national Volunteer Ireland Awards for her...
Kind-hearted Laois girl inspires school to raise money to help save Dublin Zoo
A kind-hearted Laois girl with a love of animals inspired her school to run a fundraiser in aid of the 'Save Dublin Zoo' initiative.
Back...
Coronavirus: Six further deaths and 183 new cases as caution urges around Christmas gatherings
A further six Coronavirus-related deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening as well as 183 new cases.
It is the lowest number...
Emergency services at the scene of motorway accident at Junction 14
Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a crash at Junction 14 on the M7 motorway.
The incident occurred earlier this morning on near...
Abbeyleix community launch their annual St Vincent de Paul appeal
Christmas can be a difficult time for many families especially those with young children, anyone suffering illness, the elderly, anybody unemployed this Christmas time...
Coronavirus: 270 new cases and 5 further deaths
A further 5 Coronavirus-related deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening as well as 270 new cases.
There were fewer than five...
Free Saturday parking in Laois’s main towns – and new public toilets set to...
More than three years after being closed, the refurbished public toilets in the heart of Portlaoise are set to open this week.
The toilets have...
Coronavirus: 18 further deaths and 269 news cases as restrictions ease around the country
A further 18 Coronavirus-related deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening - 15 of them in November.
There have also been an...
A pen pal and Death Row – Laois girl campaigning for stay of execution...
The concept of pen pals may well be something from a different era but a young Laois woman has been corresponding with an American...
€840,000 IT funding for Laois schools as Sports Capital Grants open
Every school in Laois will receive part of the €840,000 in grant funding that has been allocated by the Department of Education recently for...
Coronavirus: 2 more deaths and 299 new cases
A further 299 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and two new deaths have been announced by the health authorities this evening.
There were four new cases...
From Con Houlihan to Flight of the Conchords – ‘huge amount of characters after...
When a pub on the main street of the county town has been in the same family since the 1860s, it's bound to have...
UPDATED: Live animal charity crib set to open in Portlaoise on Tuesday
A live animal charity crib is set to officially open in Portlaoise on Tuesday, December 1.
The crib was originally scheduled to be officially opened...
