Business Briefing: EventBooth – creating a dedicated network for professionals
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Jackie Carroll, caught up with Angela Afieghe of EventBooth to discuss web event management, life in Laois, and much more...
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Laois man awarded with the Volunteer Manager of the Year award
Laois man Damien Dollard has been honoured with the Volunteer Manager of the Year award at the national Volunteer Ireland Awards.
The awards, which took...
Small time Laois horse breeder makes it big with €700,000 sale in Newmarket
A Laois farmer is celebrating this week after selling a horse at the sales in Newmarket in England for €700,000.
John 'Baba' Keegan, who hails...
General Election: Awards, quotable quotes, best dressed and the TG4 interview that never was
Now that it’s all over, we look back on this year’s General Election – and give out some very unofficial awards as well as...
Laois is a conservative, comfortable county – change will only ever come slowly
‘Once deemed utterly predictable, the Laois constituency is boring no more’. That was the headline on a LaoisToday piece on November 11, the first...
In Pictures: Students from all ten Portlaoise schools cluster together for greener travel
The Portlaoise Travel Cluster Project is a groundbreaking initiative, marking the first time in Ireland that all schools within a single town have collaboratively...
Trees down, travel disruption and one person in hospital as Storm Darragh makes itself...
The winds associated with Storm Darragh have started to subside now after what was an extremely rough night.
Wind gusts in excess of 100km/h battered...
Details confirmed with successor to Willie Aird expected for next Laois County Council meeting
Fine Gael expect to have the successor to Willie Aird in place by the next Laois County Council meeting.
That is after it was confirmed...
Stuff of dreams as young Stradbally boy performs on Toy Show
Talk about the stuff of dreams.
Bobby Kinsella from Stradbally and a 5th class student in St Colman’s NS, is not only a world champion...
Storm Darragh: Laois County Council release advice as weather event set to hit tonight
Laois County Council's Severe Weather Assessment Team have released a statement ahead of the arrival of Storm Darragh.
Laois has been battered by rain so...
New car sales remain stagnant in Laois as Electric Vehicles look to have turned...
New car sales continued to plateau in Laois during November, with the number stagnant from the same month in 2023 according to figures released...
Laois woman wins An Taisce Climate Ambassador Award
A Laois woman has won a Climate Ambassador Award at An Taisce’s annual awards bringing together citizens who are passionate about protecting the planet...
Building expected to begin ‘before Christmas’ on new special needs classrooms at Laois primary...
A Laois primary school has received approval to proceed with construction works of two new special educational needs classrooms.
Our Lady’s Meadow National School, Durrow,...
Portlaoise College Transition Year students celebrate Think Languages 2024
Students from Portlaoise College joined over 17,500 students nationwide to participate in the Think Languages 2024 festival of languages and cultures.
The seventh annual Think...
Ballyfin Demesne announce appointment of new Managing Director
Ballyfin Demesne, the luxurious Laois hotel, has announcement the appointment of Seamus Crotty as Managing Director.
Mr Crotty, who is from Tipperary, has extensive experience...
Full details of new wind farm and substation between Mountmellick and Portarlington
Statkraft Ireland have been awarded provisional planning permission to construct a new wind farm, substation and underground line along part of the Laois/Offaly border.
The...
Eight Talking Points from the 2024 General Election campaign as focus now switches to...
As Government formation talks get under way, we reflect on some of the main Talking Points in this year's General Election campaign in Laois.
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In Pictures: ‘Peace Without Limits’ – Lions International Peace Poster Contest and Exhibition 2024
Some of the best student artists across Laois were honoured recently at a ceremony hosted by the Arts Office of Laois County Council.
Prize winners...
Mountmellick Macra’s ‘Light Up Truck and Tractor Run’ returns this Christmas
Mountmellick Macra’s annual 'Light Up Truck and Tractor Run' is back by popular demand and will take place again this year on Saturday, December...
Dunamase College presents ‘Elf: The Musical’ at Dunamaise Arts Centre in December
Get ready to jingle all the way as Dunamase College Transition Year students take to the stage with their spectacular production of 'Elf: The...
‘Overwhelmed’ and ‘thankful’ – First time candidate Willie Aird thanks people of Laois for...
Three TDs were elected for the constituency of Laois over the weekend and one of them will head to the Dail for the first...
‘Humbled’ and ‘honoured’ Stanley hits out at ‘dirty campaign’, reaffirms priorities and talks government
Brian Stanley was re-elected to the Dail after Count 8 in the Laois Constituency at the General Election yesterday.
The former Sinn Fein man, now...
Sean Fleming: ‘Governments deliver, oppositions can’t’
Laois Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming - who was elected for the seventh successful time - says that he's happy to go back into...
In Pictures: All of the best images from the 2024 General Election count in...
And just like that - after months of speculation, debate and predictions, the General Election in Laois for 2024 is over.
We went into the...
Significant gain for Labour in Kildare South as Mark Wall elected – and Cathal...
They may not have had a candidate in Laois for the first time in history, but there is a significant gain for Labour in...
Caroline Dwane-Stanley: ‘I’ve no announcement today to make about my resignation. I’m going nowhere...
Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley has launched a blistering attack on the party following the election of her husband Brian as an Independent TD.
Brian...
ELECTED: Sean Fleming elected to the Dail for the seventh time for Fianna Fail
Sean Fleming has been elected to the Dail for the seventh time following the conclusion of counting in the Laois constituency.
The Fianna Fail TD...
ELECTED: Brian Stanley returns to the Dail as Independent Republican as Laois count concludes
Brian Stanley has been re-elected to the Dail after Count 8 in the Laois Constituency at the General Election.
The former Sinn Fein man, now...
Elaine Mullally: ‘The party structure is a machine on its own. It’s hard coming...
Running in her first election, Portarlington Independent Elaine Mullally was eliminated after the Sixth Count.
She achieved 2,970 first preference votes and came sixth of...
LIVE BLOG: Follow all the updates as counting resumes in the Laois General Election
The transferring of votes in the 2024 Laois General Election gets underway in Portlaoise this morning with two seats still remaining to be filled.
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