€13.6 million allocated for improving and maintaining local and regional roads in Laois in...
The Government has allocated €13,638,750 in funding for improving and maintaining local and regional roads in Laois in 2024.
The news was confirmed by Laois...
Planning permission sought to upgrade water treatment plant in Ballyroan
Irish Water, now called Uisce Eireann, has submitted a planning application to upgrade the water treatment plant in Ballyroan.
The plan to upgrade the treatment...
Open invite as Laois Heritage Society set to hold AGM this evening
The Laois Heritage Society are set to host their AGM this evening, Thursday February 15, at 8pm in the Midlands Park Hotel.
The society would...
Laois secondary school receives planning approval for four new classrooms, engineering room and lab
Portlaoise College has been given initial approval for a new modular school extension by the Minister for Education Norma Foley.
The news has been confirmed...
Google Developer Group to launch in Portlaoise later this month
Portlaoise is set to become the newest addition to the global Google Developer Groups (GDG) network with the launch of the GDG Portlaoise.
The official...
In Pictures: Celebrations in Ratheniska as Parishoners welcome reopening of Church of the Holy...
Sunday February 11 was a very special day for the people of Ratheneiska.
There have been several occasions to celebrate in recent times, with the...
More than 6,000 people apply to become a Garda following age limit change
6,381 people have applied to become a Garda under the recent recruitment competition following an age limit change.
It is only ten months since the...
Portlaoise Institute hosts successful inaugural Further Education and Training awareness event
Portlaoise Institute recently held its first annual Further Education and Training Awareness Event.
The event, aimed at fostering awareness and enthusiasm for further education opportunities,...
In Pictures: Durrow ‘Carols by Candlelight’ Christmas Service raises €2,000 for Laois Hospice
The Laois Hospice Foundation was the gracious recipient of a cheque for €2,000 at a recent event in the Castle Arms Hotel, Durrow.
The funds...
Portlaoise College going back in time as they are all set to host TY...
Portlaoise College will be hosting their TY musical ‘Back to the 80’s’ when it takes to the stage in the Dunamaise Arts Centre in...
All systems go again for latest Clonaslee St Patrick’s Day parade
With spring in the air, it means that planning for St Patrick's Day is well and truly underway in the various communities that celebrate...
Knockbeg students raise more than €12,000 by dying their hair blond for breast cancer...
Students at Knockbeg College recently presented the proceeds of a fundraiser that they took it upon themselves to run over the last six weeks.
Members...
‘Additional temporary testers’ set for Laois in order to tackle extraordinary driving test wait...
Learner drivers in Laois are waiting up 29 weeks to get a driving test, a Laois TD has revealed.
Fine Gael's Charlie Flanagan says he...
News in Brief: Global conference in Castletown, funding for Rathdowney, and rare disease campaign
WorldWise Global Schools Annual Teacher Conference held in Castletown
The WorldWise Global Schools Annual Teacher Conference was held in the De La Salle Pastoral Centre,...
More than half of GPs ‘cannot accept new patients’ as rural health services ‘effectively...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan, has said that many rural residents are witnessing what amounts to 'an effective collapse in rural located...
Gardai appeal for information as Laois teenager missing since last Friday
Gardai are appealing for information in tracing the whereabouts of a missing Laois teenager.
Tyler Berry, 13, is missing from Portlaoise since Friday, February 2.
He...
In Pictures: Portlaoise GAA acknowledge teams past and present at Dinner Dance
When you've a club as big as Portlaoise, acknowledging the achievements of the various teams can be a challenge.
But they did so in style...
Internationally renowned YouTubers with more than 41 million subscribers in Portlaoise for latest video
Two internationally renowned YouTubers who have more than 41 million subscribers across three channels were in Portlaoise yesterday.
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji, known as...
Laois IFA President pays tribute to the late former Taoiseach John Bruton
IFA President Francie Gorman has paid tribute to the former Taoiseach John Bruton, who has died.
The Fine Gael politician served as Taoiseach from 1994...
Laois artist represented at Brigid 1500 exhibition in Kildare Town
Laois artist Julie Scully (Síle Ní Scolaidhe) will feature at 'Brigid 1500' which is taking place in the Town of Kildare.
Her piece, titled "Cross...
In Pictures: Day of celebration in Ballyfin as new playground is officially opened
The newest playground in Laois was officially opened on Sunday as the community of Ballyfin came out in force to size up the area's...
In Pictures: All smiles as Grandparents’ Day in Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix a big success
Scoil Mhuire Abbeyleix were delighted to host Grandparents' Day as part of Catholic School’s Week recently.
It was heartening to see the numbers in attendance...
Search on for 2024 winners as Laois-Offaly Garda Youth Awards officially launched
The 2024 Laois-Offaly Divisional Garda Youth Awards were launched in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise this week.
An Garda Síochána from the Laois/Offaly Division, in...
Laois family set for big ‘celebration’ after claiming €260k lotto prize weeks before the...
A Laois man had his family to thank for his good Lotto fortune after he claimed a prize worth €263,058, over two months after...
Grand opening of Laois’s newest playground scheduled for Sunday
The Ballyfin Community Development Association has announced the grand opening of the 'Dún Mhic Cumhaill' Playground will take place on Sunday, February 4, at...
13 Laois SuperValu and Centra stores sign up to new Deposit Return Scheme which...
13 SuperValu and Centra stores in Laois have signed up to the new Deposit Return Scheme which goes live today.
To support customers with the...
Laois Association Dublin prepares to celebrate 75th Anniversary
2024 marks the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of The Laois Association Dublin.
The Association was founded in 1949 to cater for and provide a...
Laois TD welcomes deposit return scheme as ‘good news for local communities’
A Laois TD says the introduction this week of the Deposit Return Scheme is 'long overdue and will be welcomed by local communities'.
Sinn Fein's...
Fleming off to Africa, Hackett to the Baltics and Heydon to Germany as St...
There will be strong local representation abroad on St Patrick’s Day as the government have confirmed who will be Ireland’s representatives.
Laois TD and Minister...
Winner found! Laois Lotto victor comes forward following €263,058 November win
The National Lottery's appeal to Lotto players in Laois to check their tickets carefully from the November 25 draw has yielded a winner.
The prize,...
