Schools before Christmas: Concerts, a calendar, Santa visit and a successful food appeal
Schools around the county are finishing up now for the Christmas holidays until 2023.
Before that, a number of them were involved in different activities...
Two Laois students awarded Third Level bursaries by their former school
Each year at Portlaoise College, two students are awarded with a Scholarship Bursary worth €1,000 each which goes towards their third level education fees.
This...
Laois and Offaly ETB raise cost of living concerns with Oireachtas members
Members of the Oireachtas, including Laois politicians met with representatives from Laois and Offaly ETB at a special briefing event in Buswells Hotel in...
In Pictures: College preparation pays off at Portlaoise College
In the recent College Awareness week which took place in Portlaoise College, there were many events and activities organised where the whole school community...
Laois school among 26 selected for programme aimed at improving mental health of teenage...
26 schools, one in every county in the Republic of Ireland, have been chosen to participate in its #SeriousSupport Schools Programme for the 2022-23...
Three Laois students claim DCU Scholars Awards following excellent Leaving Cert results
Three Laois students were recognised for their excellent Leaving Cert results at a ceremony in DCU recently.
Each year DCU acknowledges incoming high-achieving students within...
Laois student among three honoured with €1,500 Gerard Byrne Bursary for 2022
The NCBI has announced the three recipients of the 2022 Gerard Byrne Bursary for third level students who are blind or vision impaired.
Each student...
Laois secondary school unveil new jerseys ahead of All-Ireland volleyball encounters
A Laois secondary school has unveiled a new set of jerseys ahead of a big week of volleyball next week.
Scoil Chriost Ri only started...
Laois students receive top awards at Carlow College graduation
Two Laois students were recognised with academic excellence at the recent Carlow College, St Patrick’s Conferring ceremony for 2022.
Jessica Higgins from Portarlington and Robert...
In Pictures: ‘Save Water, Save Earth’ – Laois school’s Water Action Day a huge...
Two years of concerted effort to reduce water usage culminated in a Laois primary school on Friday.
Holy Family Senior School in Portlaoise held a...
In Pictures: All smiles as two Laois secondary schools celebrate Junior Cert results
After a very long wait, the 2022 Junior Certificate students finally received their exam results yesterday.
Although they sat the state exams back in June,...
WATCH: Laois secondary school launch TikTok page to promote Stand Up Awareness Week
A Laois secondary school set up a TikTok account as part of their efforts during Stand Up Awareness Week.
Mountmellick Community School produced a video...
Two Laois schools all set to perform their musicals – Annie and the Wizard...
Two Laois secondary schools are gearing up for musicals that are taking place in the coming weeks.
Heywood Community School are putting on a performance...
‘We Will Rock You’ – Laois secondary school gearing up for annual school musical
Portlaoise College are in the final preparations for their school musical 'We Will Rock You' with excitement building.
The show will be performed in the...
Silverware on display in Portlaoise college as seven teachers win various championships
Portlaoise College teachers brought chemistry from the classroom to the pitch as an unprecedented seven teachers from the school won various county and all...
Lights, camera, action as Laois secondary school all set for RTE appearance
Mountrath Community School welcomed the RTÉ1 Nationwide team last week as the wonderful Transition Year students had a head start of Science Week 2022.
Wednesday...
Laois secondary school receives award from Trinity College to recognise their innovation
Staff and Students in Portlaoise College have a lot to cheer about recently as they have been recognised by Trinity College Dublin with a...
In Pictures: High standard of projects as Intel Mini Scientist competition takes place in...
'Slurry Safety' was this year’s big winner at the Intel Mini Scientist Exhibition at Timahoe NS.
The annual showcase which took place on Thursday 27th...
Learning Hub launched as Laois secondary school hold first Open Night since the pandemic
Dunamase College hosted a very successful Open Evening recently as pupils and parents/guardians from the local primary schools got an in-person tour of the...
In Pictures: Over 100 students honoured as Abbeyleix Further Education celebrate
After a hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre graduation night returned last Friday, October 21.
Over 100 students received...
In Pictures: New Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board Information Hub is officially...
Minister Seán Fleming, officially opened the new Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (LOETB) Information Hub in Portlaoise town centre on Friday last.
The...
In Pictures: Laois secondary school embraces its diverse cultures with special day
Portlaoise College has students from over thirty eight different countries and held a special day for them recently.
The school relished the opportunity for students...
Portlaoise College visit to the historic Royal Irish Academy
Portlaoise College 6th year students went to the official launch of the exhibition on the life and career of Jan Łukasiewicz, the noted Polish...
In Pictures: Laois secondary school hosts very successful open night
St Mary's CBS Portlaoise hosted a very successful open night in their school on the Borris Road recently.
Parents, guardians and students of 5th and...
Laois student among first to attend brand new Irish Technological University
Atlantic Technological University welcomed students to the university’s first induction as a University and a Laois person was among them.
Grace Creggan from Durrow in...
End of an era as long-serving teacher retires in Ballyadams NS
It was a busy week in Ballyadams NS last week where a long-serving teacher retired and another teacher moved to a new school in...
In Pictures: Tributes paid as long-serving Laois primary school principal retires
Friday September 30 was a very emotional day at Scoil Mhuire Fatima as the community of Timahoe celebrated the retirement of Principal Ann Bergin.
In was...
Portlaoise student receives prestigious Naughton scholarship for outstanding Leaving Cert results
A Portlaoise student has been awarded the prestigious Naughton Scholarship following her outstanding Leaving Cert results.
Ella Byrne, who sat her Leaving Cert in Scoil...
Former pupil becomes Laois secondary school’s first ever female Deputy Principal
A former pupil has been appointed as a Laois secondary school's first ever female Deputy Principal.
Carole Devine is the new Deputy Principal of St...
In Pictures: Massive excitement ahead of county final for Black and Amber Day in...
The Heath are a proud bastion of Laois football - but they haven't had much to shout about over the past 30 years or...
