Funding provided for new first responder ambulance in Laois
Funding of €50,000 has been provided to purchase an ambulance for a voluntary organisation in Laois.
The Irish Red Cross - Laois, based in...
Laois farmers set to cook up a storm for a worthy cause this weekend
Get your knives and forks ready - one of the biggest summer barbecues in Laois is taking place this weekend.
Farmers from near and far...
Mop-up operations continue on burning peat in Slieve Blooms
Mop-up operations in the Slieve Bloom mountains were continuing right up to last night, following a fire which began there over 10 days ago.
Laois...
Proposal to use old phone boxes as community defibrillator points
Old phone boxes have been proposed as the ideal storage location for defibrillators in Laois.
Eoin Barry, local area representative for the Labour Party is...
Weekend sizzler on the way as temperatures set to soar again
It may be dull and grey out there now, but forecasters are predicting a return to sunshine this weekend.
In some great news, Met Eireann...
In Pictures: Laois artist and school combine to raise awareness of damaging environmental problem
The Artists in Schools programme at Scoil Tighearnach Naofa, Cullohill, where local artist Annie Holland and students created a Giant 8ft Bee, has been...
Number of children awaiting Psychology Services in Laois ‘outrageous’
Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has said that the latest figures released to him are outrageous.
Deputy Stanley said: “The figures that I got in...
Timeline confirmed for demolition of vandalized Portlaoise primary school
The vacant building which was home to St Paul’s Primary School on the Borris Road in Portlaoise, and will become home to St Francis...
€10,000 bursary awarded to Mountmellick woodturner
Acclaimed Mountmellick woodturner Alan Meredith has been awarded a €10,000 bursary for winning this year's Design and Craft council of Ireland's Future Maker of the...
Large increase in mental health services funding in Laois as demand grows
Funding for Child and Adult Mental Health Services in Laois and Offaly has increased by over €1.2 million due to a major increase in...
BREAKING: Gardai charge one man following ‘homophobic attack’
Gardai have charged one man in connection with an assault in Portlaoise last month.
Collie Aquino Teixeira McQuillan and his husband Gui A McQuillan suffered...
Young Laois girl presents Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex with flowers during Royal...
EPIC, the Irish Emigration Museum based at CHQ in Dublin’s Docklands, hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as part of their official visit...
In Pictures: Electric Picnic giving back to the community with donation of Youth Work...
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As Stradbally and the county prepare for the 15th year of the renowned music festival Electric Picnic,...
In Pictures: Camross Comhaltas raise much needed funds for Cuisle Centre
Camross CCE Branch held a fundraising concert for the Cuisle Centre to help with their costs of providing cancer services for patients in Laois...
In Pictures: Meet the Portlaoise woman who is penning her way up the bestseller...
Portlaoise native Helen Cullen launched her debut novel 'The Lost Letter's of William Woolf' recently.
Helen received a six-figure two book deal from publisher Micheal...
Deer, hens and frogs at risk as Slieve Bloom fire leaves habitats destroyed
There are real fears for a variety of animals who live in the Slieve Bloom Mountains following the devastating fire which has raged there.
Deer,...
Emotional send off for ‘amazing teacher’ on retirement
Tributes have been paid following an emotional send off for Michael Dowling who retired after 43 years of teaching, 37 of which was happily...
Urban Regeneration to bring ‘huge social, economic and environmental benefits’ to Portlaoise
The new Urban Regeneration plan is set to bring a number of benefits to Portlaoise - according to the chairperson of the Portlaoise Municipal...
Over €10 million announced for Portlaoise town centre housing project
Over €10 million is to be spent on the provision 47 houses on a disused site in Portlaoise, it has been confirmed.
Minister for Justice...
Heatwave putting financial strain on Laois farmers
The heatwave currently taking over Ireland is said to be costing the average dairy farmer between €250 a day and €1,750 a week.
The startling...
Massive housing development planned for Laois town
A huge housing development is planned for one of Laois's biggest towns.
Kingscroft Developments intends to apply for a residential development comprising of 62 houses.
They...
New Supermac’s project in Portlaoise on hold
Plans to build a new motorway service station in Portlaoise have suffered a number of set backs and have been put on hold.
Laois County...
Tragic farm accident victim named as investigation is launched
The 87-year-old father of two who died tragically on his farm in Clonaslee at the weekend has been named.
Jim McCann of Clonabeg, Clonaslee, died...
Major jobs boost as US security firm to open Irish headquarters in Portlaoise
A leading US-based cyber security business, founded by Laois man Aidan Kehoe, is to open its Irish headquarters in Portlaoise with the creation of...
Tributes paid as popular local teacher retires
Tributes have been paid to a popular Abbeyleix teacher who has retired after 38 years of teaching in Scoil Mhuire in the town.
Breda Broderick...
In Pictures: At The Heart – Botanical Exhibiton launches in Stradbally
The Laois Arthouse Gallery, Stradbally, Co Laois welcomes an exhibition by professional artist Mary Dillon who specialises in botanical artwork.
The exhibition “At the Heart...
In Pictures: Teagasc Farm Walk in Laois a huge sucess
Teagasc held a seeding/Grazing Infrastructure Event on July 5 2018.
The event took place on the farm of John Mulhall in Ballyroan.
The was comprised of...
Portlaoise lined up to secure town centre regeneration funding
Portlaoise is poised to apply for its share of €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) to revitalise its town centre, an information...
Elderly man dies in Laois farm accident
An elderly farmer was killed in a farm accident over the weekend in Laois, it has been confirmed by An Garda Siochana.
Gardai in Clonaslee...
Threat of further Slieve Bloom fires remains ‘really high’
The risk of forest fires flaring up again is “really high” in the Slieve Bloom mountains, according to a spokesperson from the largest commercial...
