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Controlled explosion carried out at local secondary school this evening
The Army Explosives team were in a local secondary school this evening to carry out a controlled explosion.
Members of the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal...
Fine Gael and Fianna Fail set to strike deal to continue control of Laois...
The confidence and supply arrangement between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael at national level is set to be replicated at local level once again...
Rath NS bring home first Cumann na mBunscol hurling title of 2019
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Rath 3-2 The Rock 2-2
Roinn 3 Hurling Shield
Rath NS have secured the first title of...
Living with an invisible illness: ‘I feel I have robbed my husband’
Louise Boyle is a Dublin native, putting down roots in Portlaoise with her family almost 20 years ago. As a person with disabilities, and...
Living with a county councillor – we speak to three families involved in this...
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As part of our coverage coming up to the Local Elections on Friday May 24,...
Fr Paddy reflects on 18 years of being a priest
Vocation is a way of life. Vocation is how we live our lives as followers of Christ.
Vocation is much more than a job or...
In Pictures: Portlaoise RFC U-16s upset the odds to claim Leinster glory
Portlaoise 26 Tullow 22
Leinster U-16 Plate Final
Portlaoise U-16s travelled to Donnybrook on Monday May 6 to play Tullow in the Leinster Plate Final and...
1999 Election Memories: The count that ended up in court as Fianna Fáil glory...
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If it’s nail-biting drama, excitement and intrigue you are looking for, forget about the Game...
Sports clubs unite to hold fundraiser for Mountmellick teenager
Four Mountmellick sports clubs are coming together this weekend in an effort to raise money for a local teenager.
Dillon Payne, a Junior Cert student...
Leinster final place for Laois U16 camogie after triumphant display over Meath
Laois 3-11 Meath 2-5
Leinster U16 'B' championship semi-final
The Laois U16 camogie panel are through to the Leinster semi-final after a tough encounter against Meath...
2004 Election Memories: No TDs, some PDs, a Sinn Féin breakthrough and a split...
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While the country was still basking in the warm afterglow of Bertie Ahern’s second term...
Laois woman speaks about following her Army dreams and becoming Defence Forces Recruit of...
Even though the number of women in the Defence Forces has risen over the years, there is still the perception that it is a...
The curtain falls on annual Mountmellick Drama Festival and details are announced for 2020...
It’s all over for another year, the final curtain has fallen and the dust has settled on a very successful Mountmellick Drama Festival 2019.
Eight...
Brutal broadband the burning issue as it hits businesses and workers in Laois
Unreliable and poor quality broadband is the burning issue on the doorsteps as the canvassing for May’s local elections gets underway in earnest.
Councillors’ ears...
Women in Sport: From underdog to a guiding light in Irish women’s rugby, it’s...
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This week saw Irish rugby star Alison Miller hang up her international jersey for...
Good Week, Bad Week: Scholarships, Junk Kouture and All-Ireland finals
As part of our now well-established running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad...
Women in Sport: All-Ireland winner, four-time All-Star and Laois football great Tracey Lawlor
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An All-Ireland winner, four All-Star awards, four Leinster senior county medals and countless club...
In Pictures: Remembering Laois’s famous league quarter-final win over Kilkenny in 1996
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Laois dressing rooms after games with Kilkenny haven't been the most joyous of places over the...
A giant-killing for Abbeyleix, promotion for Stradbally and all today’s soccer results
The number of Laois teams in CCFL soccer action today may have been down – but there was still a couple of hugely important...
Fun evening on the cards as impressive line-up of speakers confirmed for People First...
People First Credit Union are holding a free practical Information Evening for parents and students of TY, 5th and 6th Year in the Midlands Park...
Nothing separates Laois and Carlow as they finish level in Netwatch Cullen Park
Laois 0-17 Carlow 0-17
Allianz Hurling League Division 1B round 4
Laois hurlers are still uncertain about their status and if they go through to a...
Our guide to what’s on during the first weekend of Spring
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After a relatively quiet January this weekend is a really busy one. Dunamaise Arts Centre is buzzing all weekend...
Laois business offering a free breakfast for this unusual challenge
A Stradbally business is offering the chance to earn a free breakfast with their new running challenge.
Stradbally Fayre, owned by Chris Maguire and managed by...
‘I just can’t understand why lads would not want to hurl for their county,’...
Speaking after Laois's lost to Carlow, manager Eddie Brennan was asked not only about the players on the field, but those not on it.
"It's...
Our guide to what’s on at the weekend
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Christmas is very much in the air this weekend with Santa in at least four locations in Laois.
We’ve...
Peavoy Financial Planning: My UK pension – should I stay or should I go?
In June 2016, the UK citizens voted in a closely fought referendum to the leave the EU, by 52% for to 48% against.
For those...
In Pictures: Irish Prison College in Portlaoise receives multi-million refurbishment
It may be a little known fact, but every man or woman who becomes a prison officer in Ireland must do their training in...
Laois band getting ready to rock at home and away
Laois band Cua are getting ready to rock both inside and outside of Ireland next weekend.
John Davidson, Shane Booth and Ros O’Meara are three...
Good Week, Bad Week: Ireland’s Fittest Family, one million streams on Spotify and 150...
As part of a running series, we bring you this week’s ‘Good Week/Bad Week’.
To see who has had a good or bad week, we...
Mountmellick woman set to wow crowds at Dunamaise show
A renowned singer and musician is coming to the Dunamaise Arts Centre for a special show on Saturday.
The show is called 'Saluting the Brave'...
