Laois commuters spending ‘up to two hours per day travelling to...
A large cohort of Laois commuters are spending up to two hours per day travelling each day to work.
Responses received during the first week...
In Pictures: Past, present and future – Fianna Fáil begin centenary celebrations in Laois
You could have heard a pin drop in the Midlands Park Hotel on Saturday night when a packed function room - there for a...
Business Briefing: The Laois man who has set up his own pest control business
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO Jackie Carroll caught up with John Bourke of CounterPest recently.
Counterpest is a family run pest control company committed to reliable...
Road safety in Arles and Mountmellick plus Laois rural road signs raised with Minister
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has raised the need for Road Safety measures on the N80 in Arles and Mountmellick and also called for...
Laois Council CEO – ‘People are really keen, not just to meet housing targets,...
For the four-year period to the end of 2026, Laois County Council was given the target of delivering 534 homes by the Department of...
Laois TD presses Taoiseach on Irish‑US relationship and impact for O’Moore County
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been asked to get firm assurances from the White House on the future of Irish‑US trade ahead of his St...
Laois tenants ‘will be hit hard by Government new rent laws’ says local TD
Independent Republican TD Brian Stanley has appealed to government in the Dáil for the new rent rules not to be implemented.
These rules will be...
Keeping a book, sending clothes out on appro and changing trends – Eamon Bracken...
Ireland was a different place in 1981 when Eamon Bracken opened for business.
The town was less than half the size it is now but...
Laois TY students graduate from STEM Passport for Inclusion programme at Maynooth University
Transition Year students from Portlaoise College were among the 920 participating students from across the country who had graduated from the STEM Passport for...
Minister for Education provides update on Dunamase College while on whistle-stop tour of Laois
Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton has provided an update on the new building for Dunamase College.
The Minister was in Laois today on a whistle-stop...
Minister for Education provides update on Dunamase College while on whistle-stop tour of Laois
Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton has provided an update on the new building for Dunamase College.
The Minister was in Laois today on a whistle-stop...
Stanley: ‘Laois needs to be selected for the new Childcare Scheme’
Independent republican TD Brian Stanley has set out the case for Laois to be one of the first locations for the Governments new childcare...
‘We’re certainly very keen to see the bus routes expanded’ says Council CEO
One of the great success stories of local life around Portlaoise in recent years has been the addition of a dedicated bus service around...
Gardai renew appeal for information following fatal road traffic collision in Laois
Gardai have renewed their appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision that occurred in Laois last week.
The incident happened on Main Street...
Willie Aird: ‘I think I’m on my last warning from the Ceann Comhairle’
After 45 years as a local councillor, it's understandable that there would be a bit of getting used to life as a TD.
But Willie...
Portlaoise College past pupil and head boy awarded a Trinity College Dublin Entrance Exhibition...
Past pupil and last year’s head boy of Portlaoise College Nathan Dewing has been awarded a Trinity College Dublin Entrance Exhibition Award.
Nathan, who is...
Two new additional special classes confirmed for Laois primary schools
Two Laois primary schools are both set to welcome new special classes in the 2026/2027 academic years to support children with special educational needs.
It...
Laois County Council launches major new commuter survey
Laois County Council is inviting residents to take part in a Commuter Survey which launches today (February 3).
The survey will provide an accurate and...
From the Archives – When O’Moore Park hosted a Covid confirmation
Back in September 2021, hundreds of children made their Confirmation in O'Moore Park. What a time that was!
O’Moore Park has seen a lot over...
From the Archives – The fascinating story of Michael Scully, a renowned photographer who...
Back in April 2023, Michael Scully joined us for an interview on our LoveLaois Podcast and explained how photography was a hobby of his...