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Conor Stapleton: What it’s like getting a cancer diagnosis – and...

The last few weeks have changed our lives. We have felt scared, angry, hopeful and every emotion in between. We have put our faith...
The new fixtures for the hurling championships are here

Laois GAA chairman calls for minor and U-20 grades to be...

Laois GAA chairman Peter O'Neill has called for both the U-21 grade to be used again in 2021 if this season's U-20 inter-county hurling...

Coronavirus Daily Noticeboard – Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Cases of Coronavirus go above 20,000 1,190 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 31 from yesterday. While there has been...

BREAKING: 31 more deaths reported from Coronavirus in Ireland

1,190 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 31 from yesterday. It is important to note that not all of...

HSE agree relocate staff to Laois nursing home following plea for...

This is welcome news for residents, their families, staff and owners. Valerie Moore, the General Manager of Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington has confirmed, that...

Diary of a Stuck at Home Mum: I’ve completely lost track...

Steph is a Laois mammy of 3 small kids. She has started a blog to document her life as a mammy muddling through parenthood and...

Relatives of residents at Laois Nursing Home ‘worried sick’ as staff...

The relatives of some of the 49 residents in Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington have expressed their worry for their loved ones as severe...

Coronavirus Daily Noticeboard – Tuesday, April 28, 2020

A further 59 deaths 1,159 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 59 from yesterday. While there has been a...

BREAKING: 59 more deaths reported from Coronavirus in Ireland

1,159 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 59 from yesterday. It is important to note that not all of...

Number of people arrested for breaching Covid-19 restrictions doubles in a...

Gardai confirmed that they have now arrested 76 people for breaching the Covid-19 restrictions. This is more than a doubling of the figures which stood...

A month into lockdown: How Coronavirus changed the world I knew...

Two months ago tomorrow, I and 43 others performed on a stage in the Midlands Park Hotel in front of a crowd of 500...

Laois Coronavirus Clinical Assessment Hub is operational this week

The Laois Coronavirus Clinical Assessment Hub is open for patients this week. Back at the end of March, we brought you the news that a...

€10 million fund for technology for disadvantaged students

A €10 million fund has been set up to provide technology and devices for disadvantaged students at primary and secondary level, according to Laois/Offaly...

Coronavirus Daily Noticeboard – Monday, April 27, 2020

BREAKING: 18 more deaths reported from Coronavirus in Ireland 1,102, people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 18 from yesterday. While...

BREAKING: 18 more deaths reported from Coronavirus in Ireland

1,102, people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 18 from yesterday. It is important to note that not all of...

BREAKING: 26 more deaths from Coronavirus in Ireland

1,087 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 26 from yesterday. It is important to note that not all of...

Studying during Coronavirus: Scoil Chriost Ri student on prepping for state...

And so, we are at the end of our student series. Over the last month, we have spoken to pupils in every secondary school in...

Closure of Covid-19 Hardship Fund ‘shows need for increased supports for...

A Laois TD says Government must do more for older people in wake of the Covid-19 Hardship fund closing yesterday, earlier than planned. Sinn Fein's...

BREAKING: 52 more deaths from Coronavirus in Ireland

1,063 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 52 from yesterday. It is important to note that not all of...

Studying during Coronavirus: Heywood student on prepping for state exams in...

We’re nearing the end of our student series now as we speak to pupils in every secondary school in Laois about how Coronavirus has...

Laois parents open up about difficulties of having a premature baby...

The arrival of the Coronavirus has changed just about everything in how we live our lives - even how we operate after we've had...

Laois families set to receive refunds for school transport

Laois families will receive refunds for school transport fees for period of a schools closures. The news was confirmed by Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan...

Local hairdresser donates €4,000 worth of product to frontline workers in...

The goodness of people continues to come to the fore as the country continues to battle with the Coronavirus pandemic. Hairdressers are among the many...

Coronavirus Daily Noticeboard – Friday, April 24, 2020

Deaths reported from Coronavirus in Ireland go above 1,000 829 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 37 from yesterday. However,...

BREAKING: More than 1,000 deaths now reported from Coronavirus in Ireland

829 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 37 from yesterday. However, there have been 185 probable deaths. Therefore, there...

Studying during Coronavirus: St Fergal’s sisters on a strange Leaving and...

We’re nearing the end of our student series now as we speak to pupils in every secondary school in Laois about how Coronavirus has...

Laois Domestic Abuse Service calling for more local spaces

Marna Carroll, Manager of Laois Domestic Abuse Service, is calling on the new government to prioritise the development of a domestic violence refuge for...

BREAKING: 28 more deaths reported from Coronavirus in Ireland

794 people have now died from Coronavirus in Ireland – an increase of 28 from yesterday. It is important to note that not all of...

Studying during Coronavirus: Portlaoise CBS student on prepping for state exams...

We’re nearing the end of our student series now as we speak to pupils in every secondary school in Laois about how Coronavirus has...

10-year-old Laois girl reaches out to help parents of special care...

This is such a kind and wonderful gesture. The current lockdown has seen us all having to make huge changes to how we go about...