Gardaí appeal for increased security after number of burglaries in Killeshin and Ballylinan
As a number of sheds and properties were broken into in Killeshin and Ballylinan, crime prevention officer Graham Kavanagh has urged people to increase...
Gardai appeal for information following armed robbery in Portlaoise
Gardai are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a petrol station in Portlaoise.
The incident happened on Sunday May 13 at 6.15pm in...
Appeal for information following robbery from Laois construction yard
The victims of a robbery over the weekend have launched an appeal for people in catching the culprits.
The incident took place in Ballyfoyle, Mageny...
Gardai launch appeal after van leaves scene of Laois crash
Gardai are appealing for information following an incident in Portarlington overnight.
Gardai say there was a road traffic collision on Portlaoise Road/Foxcroft Street in Portarlington on...
One detained after overnight robberies in Portlaoise
Gardaí have detained one person after two overnight robberies in Portlaoise.
The incidents took place overnight and the person, who is a male, was arrested...
12 year jail sentence for Jihadi who drove over Laois man in the UK
A 12 year prison sentence was imposed yesterday in the UK on a Jihadi sympathiser who drove over a Mountmellick man in Birmingham, causing...
‘People are coming out in their pyjamas to go and buy drugs’ according to...
"People are going out in their pyjamas to go and buy drugs" that was the claim of Laois TD Brian Stanley, at the Laois...
Portlaoise AFC club grounds vandalised in ‘infuriating’ attack
Portlaoise AFC soccer club was the victim of a break in last night.
The attack came just a short few hours after Ger Dunne's senior...
Meeting hears of youth ‘beaten into a pulp’ as local assaults increase
A young man was beaten into a pulp by two men and then kicked while on the ground for no reason, the Laois Joint...
Drink driving remains a challenge for gardaí in Laois
Despite a drop of almost 20 percent in drink driving offences in Laois, Chief Superintendent John Scanlon says there is still a way to...
CCTV proposed for Mountmellick Road amid abuse of gardaí
The top garda in the division has witnessed first-hand the abuse from youths causing difficulties in housing estates around the Mountmellick Road, including O’Moore...
Onlookers stunned as ‘Gardai seize gun from car in Portlaoise’
Stunned shoppers looked on in awe last week as Gardai seized a firearm at Portlaoise's Lyster square during the afternoon.
According to the Laois Nationalist,...
Extra gardaí for Portarlington due to concerns over people who moved there
Extra gardaí are to be on duty in Portarlington due to concerns over people who have moved there, Chief Superintendent John Scanlon said this...
Gardai launch appeal after substantial robbery from Portlaoise house
Gardai are appealing for information after a substantial quantity of items were stolen from a house in Portlaoise.
Gardai in Portlaoise are investigating a burglary...
Level of local cocaine use is ‘mind-boggling’
The level of cocaine use in Portlaoise and throughout the county was labelled as "mind-boggling" by Cllr Willie Aird at the County Laois Joint...
Criminal gangs flying in from eastern Europe to rob local businesses
Sophisticated crime gangs are flying in from eastern Europe to rob premises in Laois and other counties, the highest-ranking garda in the division has...
Two Laois teenagers released without charge following alleged assault
Gardai have confirmed that two Laois teenagers, arrested last week in connection with a serious assault, have been released without charge.
The pair, one who...
Family ‘over the moon’ as O’Reilly takes major step forward in recovery
Laois footballer Danny O'Reilly has come out of the coma he has been in since the early hours of Monday morning after being assaulted...
Two arrested following Portlaoise daylight assault
Gardai say they have arrested two people following an assault in Portlaoise last month.
A man is understood to have undergone surgery for facial injuries...
BREAKING: Two men charged following assault of Laois footballer
Two men have been charged in connection with the assault of Laois senior footballer Daniel O'Reilly.
Gardai announced this morning that they had arrested two...
Update: Arrests made following assault of Laois footballer in Carlow
Gardai have arrested two men in connection with the investigation into the assault of Laois footballer Danny O'Reilly in Carlow at the weekend.
A Garda...
‘Our thoughts and love are solely with Daniel and his family right now’
Graiguecullen GAA club have issued a heartfelt statement in support of club member Danny O'Reilly, who was assaulted in Carlow in the early hours...
Gardai appealing for information following arson attack in Portarlington
Gardai are appealing for information following an arson attack in Portarlington.
Speaking on Midlands 103, Crime Prevention Officer Graham Kavanagh revealed that the incident took...
UPDATED: Laois man the victim of a serious assault in Carlow
Gardai have launched an investigation after a young Laois man was viciously assaulted in Carlow last night.
The victim, who is believed to be in...
€56k worth of cocaine seized in armed raid in Laois
Gardai have sezied a substantial sum of cocaine following a raid at a house in Laois.
€56,000 worth of the drug was discovered following a...
Drugs worth an estimated €1.6million discovered in Carlow
Canabis herb with an estimated street value of €1.6 million has been found at a premises in Carlow this evening.
A large sum of cash...
Gardai investigating following halting site fire in Portarlington
Gardai are investigating following a fire in Portarlington last night.
The incident happened in the Woodlands Park halting site before 10pm.
This house was previously set...
Equipment stolen from Portlaoise building site
A large quantity of tools have been taken from a building site in Portlaoise and Gardai are appealing for anyone with information to come...
Gardai appealing for information as car robbed in Portlaoise
Gardai are appealing for information after a Nissan Qashqai was stolen early this morning in Portlaoise.
According to a Garda source, the car was taken...
Cannabis seizure of €230,000 at Portlaoise Mail Centre
Revenue officers at Portlaoise Mail Centre have seized cannabis herb today.
Officers, assisted by detector dog Stella, seized a total of 11.5kg of herbal cannabis...
