Laois people asked to attend jobs fair in Dublin
Career Zoo, Ireland’s premier career event, is calling on Laois people to head to the Convention Centre in Dublin next Saturday to avail of thousands of...
Laois Rose Hyland makes trip to volunteer in Chernobyl
2016 Laois Rose Kate Hyland, has just returned from an emotional volunteering trip to Belarus with Adi Roche and Chernobyl Children International.
The 27 year...
The Sunday Interview: Kelly Lou and making a baking business from a childhood hobby
When Kelly Ging was growing up near Ratheniska outside Portlaoise, there was only one sure way to deal with a bad mood. Baking.
“It took...
Vicarstown group celebrate the 88th birthday of one of their greatest card sharks
The popular '25' is known as the card game of rural Ireland and there's a man in Vicarstown who has probably played as many...
The Save Cistercian Roscrea campaign is making one final push
Two weeks ago it was announced that Cistercian College Roscrea was closing its doors as a secondary school.
But a significant campaign has gathered considerable...
Massive drugs seizure and growhouse in Carlow
Gardaí have arrested three men and seized a quantity of drugs in an operation in Carlow on Friday evening.
At 8pm Gardaí searched a house...
Cancer the biggest killer as Irish Life pay out over €1.3m in insurance claims...
Irish Life paid out more than €1.3m in life insurance and specified illness claims in Laois in 2016.
A new national report providing a unique...
Home heating oil stolen from house in Mountrath
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after home heating oil was stolen from a private residence in Mountrath.
The theft, which took place in Rushall area...
Someone in Laois is €180,000 richer after playing the Lotto
One Laois person woke up €180,000 richer this morning following last nights' National Lottery Draw.
A Quick Pick sold in SuperValu on the Abbeyleix Road...
Gardaí seek witnesses after man viciously assaulted and robbed
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a man was beaten and robbed in Portlaoise last night.
The man, aged in his early 20s, was attacked by...
Car stolen from well known Stradbally business
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a car was stolen from outside McKeon Stone in Stradbally yesterday afternoon.
The VW black Golf car, registration plate...
In Pictures: Launch of Portarlington’s Enterprise Town event
The launch of Portarlington as a Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town took place on Wednesday night.
Over 50 people attended the launch at the Bank...
Mad Hatter’s cancer fundraising to mark the late David Pratt’s 50th birthday
The Pratt family in Abbeyleix will remember a dearly departed family member on his 50th birthday over the weekend with a host of Mad...
Bus users have to wait on windowsills in Mountrath
People waiting on buses in Mountrath have to sit on windowsills in the town, the monthly meeting of Laois County Council heard.
A motion from...
The Laois winners of the Irish Restaurant Awards have been announced
The Laois winners in the Irish Restaurant Awards were announced at a function in the Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny on Wednesday night.
There were county-by-county...
Abbeyleix already laying the groundwork for Entente Florale success
The work has begun in earnest in Abbeyleix for the town’s participation in the international Entente Florale Europe competition.
Participation in the top European horticulture...
Gardaí shut down cannabis grow house in Portarlington
Gardaí have arrested one man and sealed off a property in Portarlington following the discovery of a fully functional grow house yesterday evening.
Gardaí carried...
Flanagan: Older Laois people will have more money in their pockets
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has insisted that older Laois people will benefit greatly from Fine Gael's new health legislation.
Charlie Flanagan is...
Sinn Féin councillor elected chairperson of LOETB
Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley has been elected as the chairperson of the Laois/Offaly Education and Training Board.
Cllr. Dwane Stanley was elected Chairperson at this month’s...
Laois Labour planning for next General Election
The Laois branch of the Labour Party are planning for the prospect of having to contest a General Election in the near future.
Following a...
Five arrested after drugs valued at €230,000 seized in Portlaoise, Kildare and Cork
Five people have been arrested - one in Portlaoise - following a drugs seizure by the Gardai earlier today.
Four men and one woman have...
Laois student debates the benefit of Brexit for the Irish food industry
Laois native William Delaney was one of six Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) students who travelled to UCD to take part in the Great...
Gardai seize €150,000 worth of cannabis on Portlaoise motorway
A man was arrested yesterday afternoon after the car he was travelling in was stopped by gardaí and cannabis herb with an estimated street...
Scene set for Laois Student Enterprise final
Over 60 groups and 260 students from Laois have taken part in this year’s Student Enterprise Awards with the final to take place in...
Council adjourned over PD joke to cathaoirleach
A joke about the Progressive Democrat (PD) past of Laois Cathaoirleach Cllr Tom Mulhall by his Fine Gael colleague Cllr Willie Aird resulted in...
Limit on free legal aid sought by local councillors
A limit on the amount of free legal aid granted to repeat offenders is being sought by elected members of Laois County Council.
A motion...
Laois County Council forced to appoint private contractors to tackle litter
The ‘war is lost’ on dumping in Laois, with Laois County Council having to appoint private contractors to tackle litter blackspots.
At today’s council meeting...
€60 million to tackle Laois housing crisis
The local authority could do with over €60 million to tackle its housing waiting list, according to its CEO.
The monthly meeting of Laois County...
The call is out for Guaranteed Irish ‘Hero’ awards
Business membership organisation, Guaranteed Irish is issuing the final call for individuals and businesses in Laois to get involved in their Guaranteed Irish ‘Hero’...
Consultants at Portlaoise hospital pay nothing for private patient rooms
Consultants at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise are paying nothing to use rooms for their private patient appointments, while €322,017 was taken in from the...
