€6 million Portlaoise Orbital Route gets final approval
The final section of the €6 million Portlaoise Orbital Route has finally been given the green light, it has been confirmed.
Work is expected to...
In Pictures: Huge success as Laois dancers excel at World Championships in Killarney
After a 20-month Covid-19 enforced shutdown, Irish dancers from Laois descended upon to INEC in Killarney where they excelled at the World Championships.
Almost 50...
Sandbags return to Mountmellick amid fears of ‘devastating’ further flooding
Sandbags have been put in place in Mountmellick as the threat of flooding looms again in the town.
Councillor Paddy Bracken told the Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick...
Laois primary school gearing up to host annual fundraising Tractor Run
The Annual Tractor Run held by Clonenagh National School will take place in Coolrain on Tuesday December 28.
This fundraising event has proven to be...
Hundreds expected for blessing of the babies ceremony
Over 300 babies born in Portlaoise parish over the past year are expected to attend the annual blessing of the babies ceremony along with...
Laois and Offaly ‘have no connection yet under National Broadband Plan’ says Laois...
A Laois TD says he is 'gravely concerned about the pace of progress with the National Broadband Plan'.
Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley was speaking after...
One of Irish cycling’s most famous faces calls on cyclists from Laois for epic...
Sports journalist and former professional cyclist Paul Kimmage is calling on cycling enthusiasts from Laois to join him in covering three different countries in...
‘Great news for Portlaoise Hospital’ as senior dietitian for diabetic services set to be...
The HSE has confirmed that a recruitment process to hire a senior dietitian for diabetic services in Portlaoise Hospital is underway.
So says Sinn Fein...
Laois community groups can avail of music grant scheme
Laois community groups will now have the opportunity to apply for funding for instruments through the Music Capital Scheme.
This is being run by the...
Shock and sadness at the death of the well-known Mick Doran
There is sadness in the Clonad community and beyond this weekend with the news of the sudden passing of Mick Doran.
Mick worked with Eircom...
Portlaoise student receives award for academic achievements
Portlaoise student, Frank Flanagan, has been honoured in the University of Limerick for his academic success in his first year of college.
Frank, who studies...
A first for Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise as it offers a new program for...
The Midland Regional Hospital (MRH) in Portlaoise is offering patients with type 1 diabetes a DAFNE (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating) course.
It aims to teach participants how to...
Portlaoise lake clean up under way after oil spill
A specialist company was called in to undertake a clean up of oil from a lake in a Portlaoise housing estate recently.
The detection of...
Laois politicians report ‘positive’ meeting with HSE officials on the future of Abbeyleix Hospital
Laois politicians were happy following a meeting with HSE officials on the future of Abbeyleix Hospital which took place recently.
The primary purpose of the...
Laois TD calls for more funding for Laois roads following recent severe weather
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling for extra funding from government to repair the damage caused by the recent severe weather.
“The allocation...
Bishop Nulty in attendance as Laois church celebrates 50th anniversary
The celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Our Lady Queen of the Universe Church in Errill reached a fitting conclusion...
One-third of vehicles broken into were left unlocked
New figures show that one-third of all vehicles broken into in residential areas had been left unlocked by the owner.
Figures from the Garda Analysis...
First section of Triogue Way – a new walking and cycling link – opens...
This week saw the official opening of the Triogue Way (Phase 1), providing a direct walking and cycling link from the Portlaoise Southern Circular...
1 in 5 driving tests are a ‘no-show’ according to the RSA
The Road Safety Authority claim that 20% of driving tests in Ireland result in the applicants not showing up for their tests.
RSA's CEO Moyagh Murdock...
Every child starting school in Laois to receive free Little Library Book Bag
Laois Libraries have announced a new initiative that will see every child starting school in September receiving a free Little Library Book Bag.
To help...
Laois’s favourite dog name has been revealed
Dogs are truely man's best friend.
So when picking a name for your doggo or pupper, you want to pick the best of the lot.
Laois's...
In Pictures: All smiles as Laois secondary school heads on first foreign school tour...
TY students in Mountrath Community School embarked on a stunning and exciting cultural school tour to Verona, Venice and Lake Garda in Italy recently.
The...
Wide range of sectors represented at Clonaslee College careers night
On Wednesday night interviewers descended on Clonaslee College for their annual career interview night.
Every year, employers from various disciplines are invited to the school...
HSE warning of ‘significant disruption’ as Medical Laboratory Scientists set for strike action
The HSE is warning of significant disruption and service delays in hospitals, tomorrow Wednesday May 18 from 8am-8pm, due to the planned industrial action...
Severe weather warnings given for Laois
Midlands Weather Channel has given severe weather warnings for Laois this evening.
The weather warning includes severe thunderstorms and flash flooding.
Cathal Nolan from the Midlands...
Calls for a passport office to open in the midlands to tackle application backlog
Government must consider setting up a passport processing office in and for the midlands region.
That was the position put forward by Independent TD for...
‘Bog Road’ novel inspired by Laois to be launched this evening
A dark fantasy novel set in Laois will be fittingly launched in the county town on Saturday during Celtic Con, the midland comic convention.
The...
Customers and friends invited to prayer services following sad passing of Laois business man
There is deep sadness in Portlaoise this week following the sad passing of a well known businessman.
Muhammad Tariq Chaudary owns Variety World in Portlaoise...
‘It’s not an option on the CAO form’ – Fr David Vard on his...
It's been one busy year since Fr David Vard was ordained the youngest priest in Ireland, and come August 1, a year since he...
120-acre residential farm in Laois sold by online auction for €1.34 million
A 120-acre residential farm in Laois netted a cool €1.34 million at an online auction recently.
The farm in question was Avenue Farm in Camross...