Almost two thirds of Laois children want to be entrepreneurs in the future
Does your child want to be an entrepreneur? A survey revealed 63% of Laois children said that they would like to be an entrepreneur...
Dunamase College and Laois Hockey enter agreement that will see hockey facilities developed on...
Laois's newest secondary school Dunamase College and Laois Hockey have announced "a strategic partnership agreement" that will see the introduction and coaching of Hockey...
In Pictures: Mountrath CS student celebrate their Leaving Cert results
It's Leaving Cert fever all over the country today - and Laois is certainly no different.
Today was a nerve wracking day for students all...
In Pictures: Tears of joy as Mountmellick students pick up their Leaving Cert results
It was emotional day in Mountmellick Community School - and having just returned from their Debs a few hours ago, you can bet that's...
In Pictures: Happiness with results at Heywood CS – and one student with 625...
There were tears of relief and joy in Heywood CS as Leaving Cert students collected their results today.
One amongst them even got the top...
In Pictures: Joy and relief with Coláiste Íosagáin Leaving Cert results
Over 1,000 Leaving Cert students in Laois received their Leaving Cert and Leaving Cert Applied results today.
We visited Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington to catch...
High spirits and high achievers as Portlaoise CBS and Scoil Chríost Rí students collect...
Imagine having your debs last night and getting your Leaving Cert results today?!
That was the case for the students of Scoil Chriost Ri in...
1,000 Laois students set to receive their Leaving Cert results tomorrow
Over 1,000 Leaving Cert students in Laois will receive their imminent exam results tomorrow and under a new fast-tracked process they will receive their...
Moment In Time: Heywood CS celebrate brilliant Leaving Cert results in 2009
The Leaving Certificate results are around the corner and to mark this, our Moment in Time for this week looks back to this occasion...
A busy week for Knockbeg College with visit from Cuan Mhuire and Transition Year...
Visit from Cuan Mhuire
Knockbeg College recently welcomed Cuan Mhuire representatives to their school.
TY students presented a cheque for €1100 raised by non-uniform days and...
St Mary’s CBS win mock trial competition in Loughrea
On Friday, St Mary's CBS brought a team of Transition Year students to a mock trial competition in Loughrea.
The boys won four out of...
Moment in Time: St Aengus host last awards night before the school is demolished
For this week's Moment in Time, we look back on May 28 2009, when St Aengus Post Primary School in Mountrath held their last...
Portlaoise College become the first school in Laois to introduce reflective journals
Portlaoise College is leading the way as the first school in the county to introduce reflective JCPA journals.
The JCPA (Junior cycle profile of achievement)...
In Pictures: National Learning Network Graduation a huge success
The National Learning Network in Portlaoise held their eagerly awaited graduation night on April 19.
Some forty trainees from various courses were due to receive...
Delay on Kolbe Special School new building is a ‘disgraceful treatment of children’
Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming has said that the progress in relation to providing a new school building for the Kolbe Special School in...
In Pictures: Very successful careers day at Portlaoise College
Up to thirty professionals from Portlaoise offered the first year students in Portlaoise College an insight into different career paths recently.
The students were able...
Historic Berlin school trip for Portlaoise students
Over forty Scoil Chríost Rí students headed to Germany on Thursday morning for the school’s first overseas Leaving Cert History school tour.
The number of...
Four Laois schools plus neighbouring Kildare school to be ‘structurally examined’
Four Laois primary schools and another in nearby Athy are among 42 schools in the country that will have to be examined to determine...
BREAKING: Four Laois schools to be ‘examined’ as structural issues emerge at Dublin school
Three Laois schools are among 30 that will undergo "urgent structural assessments" following the discovery of "significant structural issues" at a Dublin secondary school.
The Department...
Dr Tony Humphreys to speak in Portlaoise about UCC courses that can be studied...
Dr Tony Humphreys is a renowned psychologist and he will speak in Portlaoise this Thursday evening, August 30, about two courses that he heads...
In Pictures: Dunamase College students return to school as numbers double
Portlaoise's newest secondary school opened its doors to begin its second academic year this morning.
Dunamase College is located in the centre of Portlaoise town...
Knockbeg College and Clonaslee College students excel as results revealed
Laois pupils at both ends of the county were celebrating this morning.
Students on the Carlow and Offaly borders received their Leaving Cert results in...
THREE Laois students hit the incredible 625 points mark
Wow. This surely must be a first for schools in Laois.
A remarkable three Laois students have received top marks in their Leaving Cert results,...
Top marks as Laois student gets 600 points in Cistercian Roscrea
A Laois student has got 600 points in Cistercian College Roscrea, following in the footsteps of his brother who got a similarly impressive result...
