Mountmellick, Ballinakill, Ballyroan and Abbeyleix also benefit from Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Earlier today, we brought you the news that Portarlington had benefited with €500,000 worth of funding from the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.
This money...
Deep sadness as Laois father passes away following accident in Spain
There is widespread shock and sadness in Portarlington this week following the tragic passing of a father and husband.
Shane O'Neill died on Sunday following...
Shock and sadness in Laois town as mother of three passes away suddenly
There is shock and sadness in Portarlington following the news that a mother of three has passed away.
Denise Geoghegan passed away suddenly on Tuesday...
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...
In Pictures: Great turnout and craic at fundraising Tractor Run on The Heath
There's nothing like a fundraising Tractor Run to bring a rural community together.
And so it was on The Heath on Sunday morning as a...
‘Unsustainable immigration levels are pushing us toward the tipping point of catastrophe’ claims local...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Carol Nolan, has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to engage with Ireland’s EU partners to pause immigration applications.
The Independent TD...
HSE reminds people to check when next COVID-19 booster due ahead of Christmas
The HSE is urging everyone to check they are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
They are speaking especially to healthcare workers, people...
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: Magical evening in Vicarstown for Drive-Thru Santa experience
The small village of Vicarstown was buzzing on Saturday evening for the now-annual Drive-Thru Santa experience.
First introduced in 2020 as a response to the...
Tributes paid and ‘town in mourning’ as talented Laois teenager is laid to rest
Sympathies have been paid in the chamber of Laois County Council as a Mountmellick teenager was laid to rest this morning.
14-year-old Eoin Coss passed...
Two Laois schools added to Safe Routes to School programme
Two Laois primary schools have been included in Round 2 of the Safe Routes to School programme announced by Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State...
Community centres in Laois to receive funding of over €427,000 to upgrade facilities
Community centres in Laois will receive essential funding of more than €427,000 to carry out upgrades and repairs, two Laois TDs have confirmed.
Funding of...
Deep sadness in Laois town as teenager passes away following brave cancer battle
There is deep sadness in Mountmellick this morning following the news that a teenage boy has passed away following a cancer battle.
14-year-old Eoin Coss...
Funding from €4,000 to €1,000 awarded to 23 Tidy Towns groups in Laois
Grants of between €1,000 and €4,000 have been awarded to 23 Tidy Towns groups across County Laois.
Groups who entered the SuperValu TidyTowns competition in...
Festive night of fashion, music and dancing in Vicarstown this Saturday
Club events have been a rare occurrence over the past couple of years but thankfully they've been making a very welcome return in recent...
Portlaoise secondary school set to hold Christmas market and auction in aid of children...
Portlaoise College students will be holding a Christmas market and charity auction this Sunday in Portlaoise Parish Centre from 12pm until 4pm.
All funds raised will...
Christmas bingo in Castletown this Sunday, December 11
There is over €4,000 in guaranteed prize money in Castletown GAA's Christmas Bingo event this Sunday, December 11.
Held in the Castletown Community Centre, the...
‘Riverside Estate in Portarlington highlights need for effective building controls’ – says Laois TD
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has spoken in the Dáil this week about issues surrounding an apartment complex in Portarlington.
Speaking on a Sinn...
Laois County Council renew call for vacant properties to house Ukrainians
Laois County Council has renewed their call for people with unoccupied properties to offer them up to house Ukrainians.
The Council are seeking unoccupied properties...
Households in Laois set to qualify for Fuel Allowance Scheme for first time
From this week, households in Laois can apply online for the Fuel Allowance Scheme, a Laois TD has confirmed.
A new online system will support...
Portlaoise Library to host talk on the Irish language during the revolutionary years
Portlaoise Library is hosting a talk this (Wednesday) evening on the Irish language during the revolutionary period in Ireland at 7.30pm.
The bi-lingual talk by...
In Pictures: Book charting the history over Laois’s most iconic landmark launched
Helping readers see in their minds’ eye what Dunamase and Laois were like centuries ago, catching their imaginations, was the aim of the editor...
‘Electric scooters are not children’s toys’ warns Laois TD ahead of Christmas
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the need to get laws in place on e-scooters as soon as possible.
The issue came before a...
New scheme launched to help businesses in Laois with cost of energy bills
Businesses in Laois can claim help under the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS), Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan has confirmed.
The scheme was the...
In Pictures: All smiles as Mountrath Christmas Market a huge success
There was great excitement in Mountrath over the weekend as their Christmas Market took place.
This annual event took place on Sunday with some wonderful...
Christmas themed Truck and Tractor Run set to return to Laois town once again
Mountmellick Macra have confirmed that the Light Up Truck and Tractor Run will take place once again this year.
The event will be on Saturday...
Sadness at the death of former Portlaoise teacher Ann Rochford
The death has occurred of Ann Rochford (nee Whelan) from Mountmellick, a highly-regarded former secondary school teacher in Scoil Chriost Ri.
Mrs Rochford taught Irish...
Irish Rail announce extra train services which will benefit Laois commuters
Commuter routes to and from County Kildare and Portlaoise are to be subject to a new timetable from this Sunday, December 11.
So says Irish...
€98,156 in funding announced for Laois Youth Services
The Government has allocated funds of €98,156.72 to support the Laois Youth Services CLG trading as Youth Work Ireland Laois.
This funding will assist the...
People of Laois to receive Christmas Bonus Double Payment this week
Payment details for the Christmas Bonus for this week have been outlined by Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan.
“The payment will be made to pensioners,...