Tag: Portlaoise

For the 20,000+ people living in Portlaoise, there was very few of them didn't make their way out to Togher Woods at some stage...

The Treo Nua Portlaoise Resource Centre was set up in Laois ten years ago and has grown immensely over the last decade. The facility, located...

A Laois man has claimed his quarter of a million euro prize following his recent Lotto win. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, scooped...

Yesterday marked the end of an era for the owners and staff of Breslin's Pharmacy in Portlaoise as they served customers for the last...

A man in his 70s has been pronounced dead in Portlaoise this afternoon after the car in which he was driving lost control and...

Motorists face 15 weeks of disruption as a 4km stretch of a busy Laois road is set to have improvement works - beginning later...

Portlaoise has become the latest town to be visited by a comedian who gives his own unique take on what life is like in...

Irish Water and Laois County Council are to carry out essential water mains replacement works in Abbeyleix and Portlaoise next week. The company say the...

Residents in a Portlaoise housing estate say they have been left 'angry' and 'frustrated' following a meeting with Laois County Council officials over the...

A man has been arrested and charged following a hijacking incident on Easter Sunday. The victim of the hijacking managed to escape the vehicle when...

Better cycle facilities, improved public transport, a community centre and a town architect were among the suggestions for improving Portlaoise town centre at an...

Gardai and forensics are carrying out a search of a house today in connection with the murder investigation of a missing Laois man. William Delaney,...

Camross 1-5 Portlaoise 0-7 1985 Laois SHC Final There's something about a five-in-a-row in the GAA world that has proven so difficult for so many teams...

Portlaoise 4-5 Ballinakill 1-10 U-17 Hurling Championship Final 2000 21 years ago this month, Portlaoise and Ballinakill clashed in the U-17 hurling final. Three goals in the...

The government has announced new funding of €9 million for a project to make Portlaoise Ireland’s first designated 'Low Carbon Town'. Fianna Fail Minister for...

Three major County Council led projects planned for Portlaoise and Portlaoise, that had been delayed due to Covid-19, are set to get underway this...

Aussie Rules star Zach Tuohy is set to open a new coffee shop in Portlaoise in a partnership with his long-time friend Murry Rogers. The...

A Laois teenager has written about how Covid-19 has impacted upon her life over the last year.  19-year-old Amy Reddin, from Portlaoise, was heading towards...

A man is due in court this morning following a huge drugs seizure in Laois over the weekend. A man, aged in his 40s, was...

Hume Auctioneers announced this week the launch of a new phase of just eighth 4-bedroom homes in Foxburrow on the Block Road in Portlaoise. Hollybrook...

Normally at this time of the year, various local pantomime groups around the country would be in the thick of their schedule of shows...

A Laois bank has been forced to close temporarily following a suspected Covid-19 outbreak among staff members. AIB in Lyster Square in Portlaoise has been...

Residents near where an anaerobic digestion facility is set to be constructed in Laois are planning to mount a legal challenge to An Bord...

There is deep sadness in Portlaoise this week following the passing of PJ Nealon. Mr Nealon, who was originally from Janesboro, Limerick, passed away peacefully...

Laois County Council invites you to take part in a Consultation/Survey to help shape the development of a Masterplan for Lands at Stradbally Road,...

All of the masses scheduled for St Peter and Paul's Church in Portlaoise on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are now fully booked. Starting last...

In the strangest of years, it's going to finish up in the strangest of ways too. If you're hoping to catch Christmas mass this year...

It's amazing what you can find in Alf Harvey's wonderful archives. And the latest trip down memory lane brings us back to this time 20...

More than three years after being closed, the refurbished public toilets in the heart of Portlaoise are set to open this week. The toilets have...

The owners of one of Portlaoise's oldest pubs have described the experience of losing almost an entire year's custom as well as the challenges...