Laois TD calls for eviction ban to be extended in the county until December
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley told the Minister for Housing in the Dáil this week that the eviction ban must be extended until...
GAA club’s 6km run through the grounds of stunning Ballyfin Demesne set to return...
Ballyfin GAA are holding their annual 6k run/walk all through the breathtaking grounds of Ballyfin Demesne on Sunday, February 26 at 11.30am.
The 6K route...
Laois TD confirms more than €18 million allocated for road improvements 2023
Minister Sean Fleming has confirmed the total government allocation of €18,860,448 for the improvement and upkeep of roads in Laois for 2023.
In recent days,...
Laois GAA club gearing up to host 5km and 10km run this weekend
A Laois GAA club are gearing up to host a 5km and 10km run this weekend.
Graiguecullen GAA are hosting the event as the final...
First mobile Covid-19 vaccination unit for the Midlands set to be live on Friday
The first Mobile Covid-19 Vaccination Unit to operate in the Midlands will be in operation on the grounds of the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore...
Former newsreader and top culinary personality set to launch fundraising cookbook for Laois primary...
A former RTE newsreader and a culinary queen will come together to launch a cookbook for a Laois primary school in early March.
Honorary Laois...
Well-known Timahoe man enters the race to contest 2024 Local Elections as Fianna Fáil...
Well-known Timahoe man Willie Ramsbottom is to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the 2024 Local Elections for Laois County Council.
Ramsbottom declared his...
Sadness as well-known Laois man Pat Hooban passes away
There is deep sadness in Laois following the passing of the well-known and highly-regarded Pat Hooban.
Mr Hooban, a well-known builder and a very popular...
Laois hotel receives ‘Great Place to Work Certification’ for the second year in a...
The four-star Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise has been awarded the Great Place to Work Certification for 2023.
This is the second year in a...
‘No progress for foreseeable future’ on delivering bypass of Laois town
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have confirmed that there will be no progress for the foreseeable future on delivering the long awaited N80 Mountmellick Bypass...
In Pictures: 2023 Laois Jobs Fair proves another great success with big attendance
The 2023 Laois Jobs Fair returned to the heart of Portlaoise on Monday, February 20, and was a huge success.
The now annual event attracted...
Laois wedding celebrant wins three major Irish Wedding Industry Awards
A wedding solemniser and family celebrant, based in Castletown, has beaten off stiff competition to win three major wedding industry awards.
Reverend Brenda O’Grady won...
In Pictures: Wonderful exhibition by St Colman’s National School at Laois Arthouse
Wonderful exhibitions of artworks titled ‘We Are Artists’ were presented by Junior and Senior infant students in St Colman’s NS took place on Wednesday...
Our School: Steeped in history but now a modern rural primary school – Scoil...
Back in the autumn of 2019, we started a regular feature on LaoisToday 'Our School', where we planned to visit the primary schools of...
Portlaoise Institute students gain work experience in Malaga
Learners from Portlaoise Institute recently had the opportunity to spend two weeks on a work placement abroad as part of the Erasmus+ Programme.
20 students...
‘Energy companies have nowhere left to hide when it comes to price demands’ says...
Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has said that energy companies have been left with 'nowhere to hide' when it comes to justifying the...
Weekend Read: Portlaoise-born financier Sean Conroy on some of the biggest deals he’s been...
Cutting deals in both good and bad economic times, Portlaoise born financier Seán (John) Conroy has been at the heart of the action in...
Leinster honours for Joe Mallon Motors at prestigious Electric Vehicle Dealership awards
Laois business Joe Mallon Motors were the Leinster winner at the prestigious Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year awards held in Dublin this week.
Zero...
‘Joke’ as ‘goal posts constantly being moved’ on issue of taking Laois housing estate...
A Laois County Councillor has branded a response he received in relation to the taking in charge of a housing estate 'a joke'.
Cill Beg...
Additional signage requested following traumatic collisions between deer and motorists on Laois road
A request for additional signage to warn motorists about deer crossing a Laois road has been approved.
The road in question is from the village...
Calls for two ramps to be installed near Laois primary school where ‘speeding is...
Calls have been made for two ramps to be installed near a Laois primary school where 'speeding is a real issue'.
The ramps, according to...
‘Public money should not be used’ – Laois Councillor fumes over Ploughing Association monument
A Laois County Councillor says that public money should not be used to pay for the erection of a monument which commemorates the World...
Two Laois students move to top of the class at Royal College of Surgeons...
Two Laois students were awarded first and second places based on their aggregate marks across all modules in the Royal College of Surgeons recently.
Eimear...
‘Shoddy workmanship’ blasted in Laois as calls made for ‘work to be checked before...
'It is like some lad came and just tipped over a wheelbarrow of tarmacadam and then left it there'.
That was the view of Councillor...
Commitment given by Roadstone to provide passing bays on roads near Laois quarry
Roadstone Quarry have given a commitment to provide passing bays on the roads in the immediate vicinity of the Ballyadams quarry.
The commitment came following...
Garda warning after a number of ‘sports clubhouses broken into’ in Laois in recent...
Gardai have released a warning in relation to sports clubhouse after a number have been broken into.
The incidents occurred at a range of locations...
In Pictures: Parents go back to school in Portlaoise College for successful STEM evening
Recently Portlaoise College hosted their 8th annual STEM evening for 4th and 5th class students and their parents.
This evening was held for parents and...
Memorial 5km run for late Laois dad in aid of Teac Tom set to...
A memorial 5km run in aid of Teac Tom and in memory of a Laois dad will take place this evening.
Owen Hiney, who worked...
Funding secured to provide footpath for Laois school but anger over ‘insulting’ allocation
Funding has been found to create a footpath outside a Laois secondary school - but there is considerable anger over the allocation from a...
Calls for Laois secondary school to receive new PE hall made in the Dail
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the need for St Fergal’s College Rathdowney to have a PE hall in the Dáil.
The Laois TD...
