Tag: Abbeyleix
In Pictures: St Patrick’s Day parades amaze and excite in Durrow...
St Patrick's Day is all about representing your community and those in Durrow and Abbeyleix were not found wanting today.
Abbeyleix was out of the...
Business Briefing: Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services, award winners and business supports
Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Aubrey Hutchinson, Owner of Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services.
Tell us a bit about Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services and...
All smiles as Laois shop sells winning All Cash Spectacular ticket...
It was a day of huge celebrations at Lotto HQ in Dublin after two separate syndicates from Dublin and Laois claimed in excess of...
Warm welcome as HSE confirm daycare services will remain in Abbeyleix
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has confirmed that the HSE has reversed its plan to relocate the daycare centre away from Abbeyleix Hospital.
Deputy Stanley says...
In Pictures: Abbeyleix celebrate fantastic 2022 campaign in style
The Abbeyleix hurlers are enjoying an incredible couple of years with success coming in various different forms.
Having put in huge work in the underage...
Two charged following robbery of taxi driver in Portlaoise while disqualified...
Gardai in Portlaoise arrested and charged two people following the robbery of a taxi driver recently.
The incident occurred on Wednesday last week and those...
Laois woman’s holistic menstrual education programme awarded €3,000 and place on...
Paula Byrne, the founder of The Mindful Cycle, is one of eight organisations to win a place on Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s (SEI) Action Lab...
2022 Remembered: Two Laois routes feature in new book ’50 best...
May was a proud month for the county as two Laois routes made their way into the '50 Best Irish Walks.'
There is a wide...
2022 Remembered: Billionaire brothers purchase Laois mansion and set to spend...
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...
Abbeyleix man set to scale the heights with herculean effort for...
An Abbeyleix man is set to undertake the daunting four peaks challenge in under 30 hours which consists of climbing the four highest peaks...
Property Watch: A selection of homes available in Laois for around...
On this week’s Property Watch we look at five homes currently for sale in Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Abbeyleix.
Among the properties featuring this week are...
Goals prove key as Camross edge out Abbeyleix to book place...
Camross 3-10 Abbeyleix 1-13
Laois U-20 ‘A’ HC Semi-Final
Last year's U-20 'A' hurling champions, Abbeyleix, were hoping to claim back-to-back titles at this grade again...
Tidy Towns results announced as Abbeyleix top Laois list once again
Abbeyleix has once again be listed as the highest scorer in Laois in the national Tidy Towns results announced today.
They recorded a score of...
O’Keefe on fire as St Lazarians Abbeyleix claim U-16 ‘B’ Camogie...
St Lazarians Abbeyleix 1-12 Portlaoise 2-6
Laois U-16 'B' Camogie Championship Final
Kaylee O'Keefe shot the lights out in Rathdowney this afternoon as she hit 0-9...
‘If people had been lost due to war, there would be...
A Laois County Councillor has labelled the lack of a memorial area to remember those who died due to the Covid-19 pandemic 'an insult'.
Labour...
Ballyfin on top in high-scoring affair to claims Laois U-15 ‘B’...
Ballyfin 4-10 Abbeyleix 2-13
Laois U-15 'B' HC Final
Ballyfin are Laois U-15 'B' Hurling champions after they came out in top in a scintillating final...
Irish Water continues works to improve water quality and supply for...
Irish Water have works planned in Abbeyleix as part of its programme to drive down leakage and reduce the number of bursts and unplanned...
Abbeyleix – the bog that came in from the cold –...
Abbeyleix Bog, the prototype project for successful community centred conservation is continuing to make significant strides.
Not resting on their laurels, or rather their sphagnum...
Abbeyleix in ‘a great place’ says manager Dunne as age profile...
Abbeyleix are a coming force in Laois hurling and their age profile gives them the platform to have a real cut at the Senior...
In Pictures: Wonderful selection of images as Abbeyleix celebrate Premier IHC...
The Abbeyleix adult hurlers are enjoying a great season and their top team claimed the most important title this afternoon in O'Moore Park when...
Goals key as Abbeyleix see off Portlaoise to make Premier IHC...
Abbeyleix 3-11 Portlaoise 1-10
Laois Premier IHC Semi-Final
Abbeyleix are comfortably into this season's Laois Premier IHC final after they proved too strong for Portlaoise in...
In Pictures: A selection of great photos as Abbeyleix win Junior...
The first adult hurling county final took place in O’Moore Park on Friday night as Abbeyleix claimed the Junior ‘A’ hurling title thanks to...
Good times continue for Abbeyleix as they seal Junior league and...
Abbeyleix 1-16 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 0-12
Laois JHC 'A' Final
Abbeyleix have been gobbling up underage titles over the past number of years - with minor and U-20...
Junior ‘A’ hurling title up for grabs as Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe and Abbeyleix...
Abbeyleix v Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe
Laois Junior 'A' Hurling Championship Final in O'Moore Park at 7.30pm
The first silverware of 2022 in the world of adult hurling in...
Warm welcome as Abbeyleix awarded €100,000 in funding for streetscape enhancement
The town of Abbeyleix is to benefit from €100,000 Streetscape Enhancement funding from the Department Rural and Community Development.
The funding was announced this morning...
Further delays to re-opening beds in Abbeyleix deemed ‘unacceptable’
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that further delays in opening beds in the nursing unit and the Day Care Centre in Abbeyleix...
Death occurs of Mick McDonnell, one of the great Laois dual...
The death has occurred of Laois native Mick McDonnell, a retired Garda sergeant in Cobh in Cork, and remembered as one of the greatest...
Abbeyleix Bog granted funding of up to €75,000 for further restoration
Funding of up to €75,000 has been granted to deliver peatland restoration measures at the much-loved and widely-used Abbeyleix Bog.
The funding, which will be...
Gardaí appeal for information after attempted burglary on Laois hotel
Gardaí in Abbeyleix are appealing for information following an attempted burglary at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
It's understood...
Abbeyleix lay down a marker with nine point win over the...
Abbeyleix 1-14 Portlaoise 0-8
Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 2
Abbeyleix made it two wins from two in Group A of the Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship...