Valuable antique signs stolen from well-known Portlaoise business
Gardai are appealing for information following a break-in at a well-known Laois business on Wednesday night which saw a valuable collection of antique enamel...
Stradbally pub and Mountrath shop burgled
Gardaí are appealing for information after a pub and a shop were burgled in recent days.
At 5am on Sunday morning, Napper Tandy's pub in...
Gardaí launch investigation following shooting incident in Tullamore
Gardaí in Offaly are investigating a shooting incident which occurred in Tullamore late last night.
The shooting happened on the outskirts of the town.
Shortly before...
Just the €1.2 million seized by Gardai in Carlow on Friday evening
Gardai have seized cash amounting to approximately €1.2m following a search of a car in Carlow on Friday evening.
As part of Operation Thor, Gardaí...
Mother of Laois stabbing victim says he was attacked over €20
The mother of the Laois man who was stabbed repeatedly in Kilkenny last Saturday says he was attacked in a row over €20.
Jamie Hennessy...
Students should be wary of rental scams, warns local TD
Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills Fiona O’Loughlin TD has urged students in Laois to be wary of rental scams.
The Fianna...
Man remains in critical condition following Castlecomer stabbing
A 22-year-old man seriously injured during an incident at Love Lane, Castlecomer on Saturday evening remains in a critical condition in St Luke's General...
Man critical after stabbing in Castlecomer
Gardai in Kilkenny investigating a serious stabbing incident this evening wish to appeal for witnesses.
At approximately 7pm this evening Gardai were called to the scene of...
Mountrath shop robbed at gunpoint; getaway car crashed
A filling station in Mountrath was robbed at gunpoint last night with the raider then proceeding to crash his getaway car before hijacking a...
Appeal for information after armed robbery in Ballybrittas
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an armed robbery in Ballybrittas last night.
At around 8.20pm, two males entered Murphy's Foodstore. One...
Gardaí appeal for information after hit-and-run
Gardaí have renewed their appeal for witnesses following a hit and run collision.
The incident took place in Co Carlow on June 17 in Carlow...
UPDATED: Investigation underway after migrants found in truck in Stradbally
An investigation has been launched following the discovery of a number of foreign nationals in the back of a truck which was stopped outside...
BREAKING: Gardaí sieze truck suspected of ‘people trafficking’ in Stradbally
Several gardaí are on the scene in Stradbally where a truck has been stopped at the graveyard suspected of 'people trafficking'.
Up to five squad...
Rifle-wielding thieves make off with cash after robbery at Portlaoise premises
Gardai are appealing for information following a robbery at a Portlaoise oil depot on Friday evening.
According to Gardai, a man, who was completely covered...
In-foal thoroughbred horse stolen from field near Portlaoise
Gardai are appealing for information after a in-foal thoroughbred mare was stolen from a field outside Portlaoise.
The horse was stolen from Clonkeen on the...
Driver tragically killed in Portarlington crash is named
The 22-year-old man who was killed in a car accident in Portarlington early this morning has been named as Daniel Delaney from Cloncarlin, Monasterevin.
The...
Be vigilant, warn Gardai, as cars broken into at three midlands cemeteries
Cars were broken into at three different cemeteries in the midlands on Saturday with handbags, cash and mobile phones all taken.
The incidents occurred at...
Substantial damage caused to machinery in farm shed fire overnight
Gardai are preserving the scene of a farm shed at Quarrymount, Killeigh in Laois which was damaged by fire overnight.
Sometime between midnight and 1am...
Dogs, TV and DVD stolen during break-in at Ballaghmore
Gardai in Portlaoise are appealing for information following a break-in at a caravan in Ballaghmore where a TV, DVD player and two dogs were...
Considerable damage done to Portlaoise building site
Windows on 11 houses and three machines were broken during a break-in to a Portlaoise building site over the weekend.
Conniberry Way - a development...
Man in Beaumont Hospital following serious assault
Witnesses are being sought to an assault in Athy which has left a man in a serious condition and hospitalised in Beaumont Hospital.
Gardaí in...
Appeal for information after O’Moore Park broken into overnight
Gardaí are on the scene in O'Moore Park this morning after a break-in occurred over night.
It is understood that part of the newly erected...
Young man assaulted with hurley in Portlaoise overnight
Gardai are appealing for information after a 28-year-old man was assaulted with a hurley overnight in Portlaoise.
The man was walking back to the Forest...
NCT centre in Portlaoise broken into
Gardai are appealing for information following a break-in at the NCT Centre on the Timahoe Road in Portlaoise.
The premises was burgled between 6pm on...
Appeal for information after wallet snatched in Portlaoise
Gardaí are appealing for information after a teenager had his wallet snatched in broad daylight in Portlaoise yesterday.
The incident took place around 3.20pm at...
Slieve Bloom GAA Club vandalised
Slieve Bloom GAA Club suffered from careless vandalism over the past weekend.
The dugouts, stone walls and advertising signs were vandalised with graffiti sometime between...
Man arrested after helicopter chase near Ballybrittas
A man was arrested after a Garda chase involving a helicopter near Ballybrittas on Tuesday evening.
The incident occurred after a jeep was stolen from...
Road closed in Mountmellick following accident
The N80 at Twomilebridge in Mountmellick is closed following a road traffic accident.
An ESB pole is currently down on the road and there has...
Appeal after copper piping stolen from Ballybrittas pub
Gardaí are appealing for information after copper piping was stolen from a pub in Ballybrittas.
A man was spotted leaving Bolands Pub at 2pm and...
Appeal for information after two incidences of copper theft
Gardaí are appealing for information following two separate incidents where copper was stolen.
The first occurred at Scoil Brid Portlaoise sometime between Friday July 14...





























