Laois Down Syndrome receives €500 from Portlaoise supermarket
Laois Down Syndrome Association received a hugely generous donation of €500 by one Portlaoise supermarket this week.
Laois Down Syndrome Association one of the hundreds...
Calls for two roundabouts to be installed in Stradbally
A local Cllr is calling for two roundabouts to be installed in Stradbally.
Fine Gael Cllr Tom Mulhall says that traffic calming measures are needed...
Portlaoise man shines at Irish Hair and Beauty Awards
Portlaoise man, Darren Farrell, gained recognition at The Irish Hair and Beauty Awards in Dublin's Crowne Plaza Hotel over the weekend with his salon...
Local Property Tax rate to remain unchanged in Laois
Laois County Councillors have voted unanimously to leave the Property Tax Rate in the county unchanged.
The Council earned €492,000 from the tax last year...
Laois ‘one of the quietest places for criminal activity’ in Ireland
Laois has been heralded as one of the quietest places for criminal activity in the country.
According to Chief Superintendent John Scanlan, Laois is one...
Group behind saving Portlaoise Hospital provide update on their campaign
Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee have provided the public with an update of activities. Recently, upon invitation and facilitation from deputy Brian Stanley, the committee...
Four Presidential candidates coming to Laois next week
Four of the people who have put themselves forward to run in the upcoming Presidential election will address Laois County Council next Monday.
Seán Gallagher,...
Tributes for Laois man who died tragically at the weekend
Tributes have been paid for a man who died tragically at the weekend.
49-year-old Killeshin native Eamon O’Reilly was killed in a single vehicle incident.
O'Reilly, from...
No place for Molly Mai as Laois family cry out in desperation for their...
One Laois family have been left heartbroken and at the end of their tether by the fact that they can't find a place in...
Property Watch: Five houses in Laois currently for sale at around €300,000
On this week's Property Watch, we take a look at five properties in Laois currently on the market for in the region of €300,000.
From...
Gardai launch investigation following fatal road crash in Laois
Gardaí have launched an investigation following a road accident which claimed the life of a man last night in Laois.
Gardai confirmed that a 49-year-old...
Water supply still vulnerable in the Midlands
The Irish Water horsepipe ban that was enforced during the drought has been extended in Laois and 16 other counties.
A meeting of the Irish...
Mountmellick camera club set to hold annual exhibition
Mountmellick camera club are getting set to hold their annual exhibition next weekend.
The exhibtion will commence in Mountmellick Community School on Friday September 14...
Laois retirement home granted extension, despite parish priest’s objection
An extension of a Laois retirement home is being granted despite the local parish priest objecting.
Miguel House in Castletown is expanding to include specialist...
In Pictures: Over €7,000 raised for seriously ill Laois man as local fundraisers goes...
Last month we brought you the very upsetting news that a young Laois man had fallen seriously ill on a Spanish island.
However, the good...
Young Laois musicians take to centre stage at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre
Two talented young Laois musicians recently took centre stage at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre with renowned percussionist Alex Petcu.
Aibhlínn Doheny (17) and Liam...
In Pictures: Portlaoise students light up the capital this week
Two Portlaoise students lit up the Grand Canal with some very colourful costumes yesterday.
Scoil Chríost Rí students Tammy Wright & Tierna Byrne brought their...
This Laois dog who travelled to Dublin and back is looking for his owners
One very good boy made a Lassie-like trip up to Dublin and back again yesterday, and people are now on the quest to find...
Ploughing Championships could return to Laois in 2019 as four-day world event in sight...
This year's National Ploughing Championships will be held in Screggan outside Tullamore in two week's time - but the massive annual event could be...
Death of a well-known solicitor and founding member of Portlaoise Rugby Club
The death has taken place of the well known Portlaoise solicitor, Philip Meagher Snr.
Mr Meagher died at the age of 93, today Thursday September...
Gardai and emergency services on the scene of a crash in Stradbally
Gardai and emergency services are on the scene of a crash in Stradbally.
The incident happened a short time ago at the bad bend coming...
Laois premises searched in suspected €14.6 million money laundering scam
Gardai have announced that a major search operation is underway this morning into a money laundering operation.
They have begun searching 15 premises in different...
Mary Sweeney reflects on her career as a librarian, life and politics
Laois county councillor Mary Sweeney recently retired from her role in Portlaoise library after 38 years of service and spoke to us about how...
Laois clubs called to register for €40 million sports capital grants
Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that €40 million is available to develop sports infrastructure around the country.
The Laois TD is...
Family at heart of ‘The Town’ documentary fear they’ll have to move abroad if...
One of the families at the heart of 'The Town' documentary have said that they might have to move as far as Holland if...
Excitement building as National Ploughing Championships site almost ready
With just under two weeks to go to the staging of Europe’s largest outdoor event, the site in Screggan, Tullamore is really taking shape...
Calls for Mountmellick to get Autism Spectrum Disorder Units
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley is calling for Autism Spectrum Disorder Units to be provided in Mountmellick Schools.
Deputy Stanley said: "There is an urgent...
Appeal launched to locate caravan stolen from Electric Picnic
The owner of a caravan stolen from the Electric Picnic festival has launched an appeal to locate it.
Warren McClelland, of Caravan Hire Ireland, had...
“The most unnerving thing is for a community not to have certainty,” Mary Lou...
On her recent visit to Laois, Mary Lou McDonald met with, and spoke about, Portlaoise Hospital and the Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee.
The group, which...
Laois charity needs help washing sleeping bags following Electric Picnic
Portlaoise Action to Homelessness are appealing for volunteers to help wash and dry sleeping bags collected from the Electric Picnic.
They have 20 bags full of...
