2022 Remembered: Laois student receives prestigious award for academic excellence
A look back to Portlaoise student, Christopher Carew, receiving his award for academic excellence back in February.
A Laois student has received a prestigious university...
Gardai appeal for information after woman seriously injured in Mountmellick collision
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision that occurred in Mountmellick this morning.
At approximately 9am, a van collided with a...
2022 Remembered: Five Laois students receive Trinity College Entrance Exhibition awards
A look back to March when five students from around Laois received Trinity College Entrance Exhibition awards.
A record number of students from every county...
Gardai seek information on whereabouts of Laois teenager who has been missing for three...
Gardai are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Laois teenager who has been missing for three days.
Quentin Quinn was last seen in the...
2022 Remembered: Laois midwife claims prestigious award and €2,500 for Portlaoise Hospital for ‘beyond...
February saw Clinical Midwife Specialist, Claire Fitzpatrick awarded the prestigious WaterWipes Pure Foundation Fund Trophy as well as €2,500 for Portlaoise Hospital.
A Laois midwife...
2022 Remembered: Billionaire brothers purchase Laois mansion and set to spend €2 million doing...
February saw Laois Councillors approve the sale of Victorian mansion, Millbrook House.
Two billionaire brothers have purchased a mansion that was in the ownership of...
2022 Remembered: Leading candidate emerges to fill Laois County Council seat left vacant by...
2022 began with Fine Gael's Barry Walsh emerging as the de facto replacement candidate for Mary Sweeney’s Laois County Council seat.
Ballyroan native Barry Walsh...
2022 Remembered: Laois Bernese Mountain Dog excels at world famous Crufts
In March of this year, Castletown native, Fiona Stafford-Byrne brought two of her dogs to the world-famous Crufts dog show in London.
A Laois Bernese...
2022 Remembered: In Pictures: Stradbally parade returns in style as huge turnout in the...
A return to normality in March as schools and local groups from around Stradbally created a St Patrick’s Day parade to remember.
The Stradbally St...
2022 Remembered: Flanagan intends to contest next General Election, though uncertainty abounds over how...
In April, experienced Laois TD, Charlie Flanagan announced his intentions to contest the next general election and extend his more than three decades as...
Schools before Christmas: Concerts, a calendar, Santa visit and a successful food appeal
Schools around the county are finishing up now for the Christmas holidays until 2023.
Before that, a number of them were involved in different activities...
‘Minister rules out increasing the age cut-off point for Community Employment Scheme workers’ says...
Community Employment Scheme workers who reach the age of 66 will not be allowed to continue participating in such schemes.
So confirmed the Minister of...
In Pictures: Christmas comes early to Laois school as students hold nativity play
The true spirit of Christmas took centre stage at Scoil Mhuire Fatima recently as the Timahoe NS Nativity took place.
Preparation for the Nativity began...
Ambulance response times deteriorate in the Midlands says Laois TD
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that emergency ambulance response times in the Midlands have deteriorated.
Figures obtained by Sinn Féin this week show...
Two Laois students awarded Third Level bursaries by their former school
Each year at Portlaoise College, two students are awarded with a Scholarship Bursary worth €1,000 each which goes towards their third level education fees.
This...
Christmas convoy road run to take place in Ballyroan on St Stephen’s Day in...
St Stephen's Day is a great day to get out and about to a local event - and in Ballyroan this year, the Tom...
Laois Cathaoirleach is the first councillor in Ireland to benefit from maternity leave for...
Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Thomasina Connell will be the first Councillor in Ireland to benefit from the new measures set out in the...
Killeen community carol service makes welcome return with first performance in three years
After a gap of three years, the Killeen Community Carol service will return this Thursday, December 22, in St Abban's church in Killeen.
The Killeen...
Sadness at death of Fr Denis Murphy, parish priest of Doonane
The death has occurred of Fr Denis Murphy, the popular parish priest of Doonane of the past 26 years.
Fr Murphy, originally from Goresbridge in...
In the Community: Rathdowney pharmacist Elaine Clarke on winter viruses, post-Covid observations and being...
This time of year, households are inevitably hit with an assortment of different ailments associated with the Winter months.
Hopefully, for most, these will...
Magic Mo to lead the way in Timahoe New Year’s Day walk
The New Year's Day walk in Timahoe has long been a reliable date in the diary - and after a couple of years off,...
Portlaoise Youthreach students raise over €2,500 for Pieta House following Christmas Market
Youthreach in LOETB’s Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre held a Christmas Market on December 8, raising over €2,500 for Pieta House in the...
Laois to benefit from €169 million EU Just Transition funding boost
Laois is one of the counties set to benefit from a €169m funding boost from the EU Just Transition scheme.
Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon...
Killeshin man writes the history of his local church and community
A book on the history of the Holy Cross Church in Killeshin and its community was recently published by well-known local author Pat Whelan.
The...
Unpredictable power outages in Killenard area continues to cause frustration
Residents in Killenard have been left continuously frustrated over unpredictable power outages in the area.
The issue was a raised at a recent meeting in...
Baby joy as Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Thomasina Connell welcomes new arrival
Thomasina Connell, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, has given birth to a baby boy.
The Portlaoise-based Fine Gael councillor shared the news on social media...
Head colds in children: A Laois-based pharmacist advises on what to do and what...
A head cold is an umbrella term which encompasses all those annoying symptoms that we come to expect at some point during the winter...
In Pictures: All smiles as Christmas comes early to Clonaslee and Kinnitty
Christmas came early in Clonaslee and Kinnitty this year - as a very special guest made an appearance.
Clonaslee High Nelly Club rounded off a...
In Pictures: Four ‘little woodlands’ successful planted by students in Portlaoise
Laois County Council and LEAF Ireland are planting four Na Coillte Beaga (little woodlands) in three schools and one Education Centre in Portlaoise.
This project...
Laois dad completes remarkable fundraiser as daughter continues recovery following accident
A Laois dad has raised more than €6,500 for a charity that greatly helped his teenage daughter after she was involved in a serious...
