Get your pets blessed in Abbeyleix this weekend
This week is the celebration of St Francis of Assissi who is the patron saint of animals and they've come up with a novel...
Mountrath on edge ahead of OsKaRs Gala night
A nurse with a sledgehammer knee-capping a captive man; an angry farmer obsessed with his field and a town claiming a lottery prize for...
Celebrations as Timahoe school officially open new Early Intervention preschool
It was a big day for Scoil Mhuire Fatima in Timahoe as they officially opened their new Early Intervention preschool on Friday morning, Máscoil...
Frustration as Mountrath Tidy Towns entry omitted from National Tidy Towns competition
Mountrath Tidy Towns discovered this week that their application under the National Tidy Towns Competition did not make it to the adjudicators before judging...
Star lineup as Rathdowney are set to go Cooking with the Stars in aid...
Rathdowney Community Development Group, in conjunction with the Parish, are hosting a 'Cooking with the Stars' night in the Manor Hotel, Abbeyleix on Thursday,...
News Diary: 100 facts on Laois, new ambulances for Irsh Red Cross and Macra...
Laois Heritage Society seeking facts on Laois
We are looking for stories or facts on Laois for our upcoming publication, 100 Facts on Laois. The...
Laois man to be a part of Australian version of Love Island
A Portlaoise native will be part of Love Island Australia which begins on TV next week.
23-year-old Eoghan Murphy, who grew up in Portlaoise but...
Castletown Brother celebrates Golden Jubilee
Director of Miguel House in Castletown, Brother Martin Curran celebrated his Golden Jubilee with fellow De La Salle Brothers last Friday.
The De La Salle...
Open traditional Irish Music session on this Friday in Stradbally
Who doesn't like a good trad session?
Calling all musicians, singers, dancers and storytellers. All roads lead to Dunnes Lounge Stradbally again next Friday night,...
Portlaoise College welcomes record crowd to Open Evening
Porlaoise College welcomed over 600 parents and their children to their Open Evening on Thursday, 26 September.
The guests were greeted by class Prefects with...
Abbeyleix the big winner in Tidy Towns awards as five other Laois towns and...
Abbeyleix were the big Laois winners at this year's Tidy Towns awards as they won the overall county award for Laois as well as...
In Pictures: Mighty craic in Vicarstown as crowds turn out for Riverdance at the...
Talk about an event!
There was an incredible crowd in the small picturesque village of Vicarstown on Saturday evening as over 1200 people danced on...
In Pictures: Laois Integration Network host event for new members
Laois Integration Network held an open meeting at Portlaoise Library last Tuesday evening after a call for new members.
There was a good turnout of...
Fascinating stories shared from personal testimonies at The Pantry
Funded by Creative Ireland, Laois and curated by award winning broadcaster Ann Marie Kelly ‘If the walls had ears’ was set in the walled...
Big race day for Killeshin GAA as club developments continue
These are incredible times for Killeshin GAA on and off the field.
This Sunday in O'Moore Park they will play in their first senior football...
Slieve Bloom Sean Nós launch all set for the Deadman’s
If Paddy Fitzpatrick was from Connemara, Clare or West Cork he would be a folk hero.
But he will not remain an unsung hero for...
GOAL appeals to Laois people to tog out for Jersey Day
Irish humanitarian aid agency GOAL is appealing to the people of Laois to show their true colours and get on their kit for GOAL...
Castletown Community Sports Field set to host fundraising auction
Castletown Community Sports Field development are holding an Auction on Sunday the 29th September at 2pm in Castletown Community centre.
This is been done to...
Nine Player Portlaoise AFC Ladies side reach Shield final in dramatic circumstances
What a massive achievement!
Portlaoise Ladies traveled to an extremely wet Navan on Sunday evening last to face Torro United in the Martin Byrne Women's...
Mountrath Calendar Girls launch a huge success
The launch of Calendar Girls took place on Saturday night last in Eddie Kirwans pub, Mountrath.
The atmosphere from early evening was electric, everyone was...
In Pictures: Rain fails to the dampen the spirits at Teac Tom walk in...
The almost biblical-style rain on Sunday failed to dampen the spirits of the hardy sorts that turned out in Oughaval Woods in Stradbally for...
In Pictures: Great fun as Liam MacCarthy and Joe McDonagh cup visit Abbeyleix Primary...
There was a great buzz in Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix last week when not one but national hurling trophies visited the school.
Laois and Abbeyleix hurler...
News Diary: Pieta House golf fundraiser, woman in agri contracting and GOAL Jersey Day
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI), the national association representing Agricultural/Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland, is staging its second Women...
Noel Coss first and foremost a family man of devout faith
St. Joseph’s in Mountmellick was packed to standing room only all the way out into the church yard.
They had come from near and far...
Musicians sing the praises of popular Portlaoise drummer following sad passing
The family of a popular Portlaoise man have been joined by musicians all over the Town and across the county in mourning the passing...
Hugely popular band Transmitter playing big gig in Vicarstown this weekend
The hugely popular Tansmitter band will play a fundraiser gig in Vicarstown this Friday night, September 20, in aid of the local Annanough GAA...
Laois in the front-line of Climate Strike this Friday
Laois will play its part in this Friday’s Climate Strike day of action.
While there are events planned worldwide and in all of Ireland’s major...
Portlaoise Macra club looking for new members
Interested in joining a club with a difference?
As the Macra year kicks off Portlaoise Macra will be running a recruitment initiative over the few...
Winner announced for St Marys CBS scholarship
A congratulations is in order to Patrick O Callaghan for winning the St Marys CBS “From each his best” scholarship award.
Patrick is a past...
Laois student to attend UN Climate Summit in New York this weekend
Laois student and Climate Ambassador Jack O’Neill (17) has been chosen from 7000 worldwide applicants to attend the first ever United Nations (UN) Youth...
