Waterways Ireland announce list of improvements and developments on Laois section of Grand Canal
Waterways Ireland have confirmed its list of planned improvements and developments on the Laois section of the Grand Canal.
Waterways Ireland are responsible for developing...
Five Laois sports clubs eligible for funding to install EV charge points
Five Laois sports clubs are eligible to apply for funding for electric vehicle charge points, under the Shared Island Sports Club EV Charging Scheme.
Park-Ratheniska...
Laois people left without a GP as HSE says they are ‘waiting to be...
The HSE has confirmed that there are currently 251 applications from people in the Midlands who cannot find a GP to take them on...
In Pictures: Laois house sells for over three quarters of a million euro
A Portlaoise house has become one of the most expensive residential properties in the county, selling for an eye-watering €775,000.
Berjokayden House in Ballycarroll is...
‘One of the most successful championships of all time’ – Sun sets on 2024...
As the traffic flows from the car parks in Ratheniska this evening, the the total attendance figure for the 93rd National Ploughing Championships has...
New car sales down almost 10% in Laois as Government urged to show support...
The number of new car sales in Laois fell in August, down almost 10% compared to the same month in 2023, according to figures...
Sinn Fein TD on Aidan Mullins departure and his wish for a General Election...
Sinn Fein's spokesperson on housing Eoin Ó Broin says that he would love a General Election to be called 'tomorrow'.
The Dublin Mid-West TD was...
Double bronze and a nasty fall for Laois athlete McDonald at World Masters in...
It has been a successful and eventful couple of days for the evergreen Laois athlete Martin McDonald.
The Ballyroan, Abbeyleix & District runner competed in...
LOETB Adult Literacy for Life – working in our community
One of my earliest memories is of my mother reading to me, the world opening before me as I realised there was a connection...
Action needed as Midlands remains without specialised palliative inpatient care unit
The three Midlands counties Laois, Offaly and Westmeath are dtill without any specialised palliative care inpatient unit.
Addressing the matter, Laois Sinn Fein TD, Brian Stanley,...
Woodenbridge Paddlers raise €3,000 for new Centre for Autism in Rathdowney
The Woodenbridge Paddlers have made a wonderful donation of €3,000 to support the new Centre for Autism in St Fergal's College, Rathdowney.
Representatives from the...
In Pictures: Glorious sunshine, big crowds and mighty craic at Day 1 of the...
It was less mud and wellies but more glorious sunshine and sunglasses as the National Ploughing Championships got underway yesterday.
The day did not disappoint...
Laois primary school perform for President Michael D Higgins at Ploughing Championships
The school band in Scoil Fionntáin Naofa, Shanahoe was invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska.
This was...
Timahoe Vintage and Heritage Club raise €7,000 for Scoil Mhuire Fatima
The newly formed Timahoe Vintage and Heritage Club got off to a flying start this year following the success of their first Truck and...
EirGrid awards over €120,000 to community groups and organisations in Timahoe, Ballinakill and Spink
EirGrid, the national electricity grid operator, has awarded €153,450 to community groups and not-for-profit organisations in Laois and Kilkenny.
Nine of the 14 groups are...
‘Rest easy Rob, your club, family and friends will never forget you’ – Beautiful...
There was a dark cloud of sadness over Stradbally last weekend as one of its much loved sons was laid to rest.
Only aged in...
News in Brief: Ban on vapes, Laois national schools getting creative, and good news...
Legislation approved to ban sale of disposable vapes
The newly approved Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill bans the sale, manufacture and import of single-use or disposable...
Improved cycle signage would benefit environment, physical health and mental wellbeing
Improved and upgraded cycle signage for would benefit people's physical health and mental wellbeing as well as the environment.
That is according to Fianna Fáil County Councillor...
Lack of car parking facilities at Clonaslee Heath Centre is ‘totally unfair’
The lack of proper car parking facilities at Clonaslee Heath Centre has been described as "totally unfair."
That is the opinion of local County Councillor,...
Killeshin and Arles described as ‘unsafe’ due to grievous road safety concerns
Two Laois villages have been described as "unsafe" as road safety issues are causing grievous concerns for local residents.
People living in the villages of...
‘In a second, your life is changed’: Abbeyleix man on his son’s leukaemia diagnosis...
Abbeyleix native Steven Reilly remembers all too well the trauma of his son Jude’s diagnosis with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
“It was June 10 last. I...
Batteries being stolen from digital signs at schools in Errill and Rathdowney
Batteries are being stolen from digital signs at schools in Errill and Rathdowney, which is causing serious safety concerns.
That is according to local Fine...
‘Find your voice and use it’ says Laois children’s author as he launches fourth...
It may be a long way from the Champs-Élysées to Killeen but Brendan McDonald has brought the two together in writing and publishing his...
New by-laws needed to help pedestrians and cyclists on road that has been ‘destroyed’
New by-laws may be needed to help pedestrians and cyclists on a Laois road that has been "destroyed."
Independent County Councillor Aisling Moran called for...
Improved public lighting urgently needed at former Laois hotel before a ‘tragic loss of...
Improved public lighting is urgently needed at a well-known former Laois hotel before it results in 'the tragic loss of life'.
The Montague Hotel in...
New signage needed to show use of E-Scooters on footpaths is illegal
New signage could be on the way to County Laois to drive home the message that the use of E-Scooters on footpaths is illegal.
While...
New parking facilities ‘would mean a lot’ for the people of Mountrath
Mountrath could be in line to receive a boost to its current parking facilities in a move that would "mean a lot" to the...
Still nowhere to charge electric vehicles between Portlaoise and Carlow
It is almost 15 years since the rollout of public charging infrastructure to support the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland.
Yet there is...
‘Accident waiting to happen’ – Serious safety issues outlined at Laois primary school
Serious safety issues, described as 'an accident waiting to happen', have been outlined at a recent meeting of the Portlaoise Municipal District.
Independent Councillor Tommy...
Proposal made for bandstand to be erected on lower Main Street in Portlaoise
Could we sees bands perform and live Podcasts take place on lower Main Street in Portlaoise in the future?
Well, this is a proposal that...
