Tag: Portarlington

A young teacher from Portarlington is in quarintine in China, where she has been working for over a year. Aoife Corcoran from Portarlington has been...

Portarlington based Fianna Fail Cllr Eddie Fitzpatrick is seeking additional funding for the resurfacing of the R420 from Gracefield to Portarlington. The proposal under the 2020...

A brand new school is on the way to Portarlington - according to newly elected TD for Kildare South Cathal Berry. The Independent's first parliamentary...

Former Laois senior football manager Mick Lillis has been appointed as the new Ballylinan boss for the 2020 season. Lillis, who was over the Laois...

One of the highlights of the local social calendar is set to return to The Heritage in Killenard this Friday night, February 28, for...

Not surprisingly there have been a flood of concerns over flooding across Laois this week. Virtually non-stop rainfall and water-logged land have combined to put...

The town of Portarlington is in line for a major upgrade of its footpaths but local councillor Aidan Mullins did raise some concerns about...

A fundraiser has been launched in aid of a Laois mother who is awaiting a heart transplant. Denise Geoghegan from Portarlington has found herself in...

A large crowd of supporters of the newly elected TD for Kildare South, Portarlington resident, Dr Cathal Berry gathered in Portarlington Golf Club on...

The residents of Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington made history today by being the first voters from Laois and Offaly to vote in the...

MJ Turley & Associates have immediate vacancies for Senior Quantity Surveyors to join our growing team in Portarlington. Successful Candidate Ideally the successful candidate should...

Portarlington resident Dr Cathal Berry launched his bid for a Dáil seat in Kildare South in front of 150 people in the Keadeen Hotel...

Dr Cathal Berry - a doctor and former army ranger - has been living in Portarlington for the last 16 years and as a...

The death has occurred of Portarlington's Niall McElwaine, a much-loved community man and a former principal of St John's, the town's 'Tech'. Mr McElwaine was...

This day three weeks we'll almost certainly be near the end of the General Election count - and from a Laois point of view...

With a lot of cold weather still to come before the warmer weather kicks in, now is a great time to bag yourself a...

A total of €300,000 in funding has been announced for Portarlington Leisure Centre under the Government's large scale sports infrastructure fund. The news was announced...

A grant of almost €400,000 has also been granted to the towns of Portarlington, Mountmellick, Mountrath and Rathdowney. This fund will be used to assist...

The county has made an appearance on the popular longstanding British quiz show 'University Challenge'. The show, which first aired in 1962 aired the episode...

Hundreds of people from Laois took part in the GOAL charity Mile over Christmas helping to play their part in raising money and awareness...

The Department of Justice has released a statement where it states that it believes footage which appeared to show ten asylum seekers in cramped...

Video footage has emerged of the accommodation being shared by asylum seekers in Portarlington which shows as many as 10 men sharing a bedroom...

Not just your average day in Coláiste Íosagáin. The Army Explosives team were in a local secondary school this evening to carry out a controlled...

Back in July, a young Laois man opened up about his struggles with gambling and how betting led him to trying to take his...

It was all excitement in Portarlington this morning as St Patrick's BNS welcomed a special visitor. The one and only Santa Clause took time out...

The Dublin Road Business Park and the Jamestown Cladding in Portarlington have teamed up with the local Tidy Towns group to complete the second...

Expressions of sympathy and condolences have been extended to a Laois Parish Priest on the death of his mother. The Parish Priest of Portarlington, Very...

Best of luck Nicole! Portarlington swimmer, Nicole Turner has been shortlisted for RTÉ's Young Sports Person of the Year. The awards will be live tonight (Saturday)...

A group of property owners in Laois have been left 'devastated, heartbroken and fearing homelessness' as they will not be able to move into...

The Laois U-20 ‘A’ football championship final is on this Friday night at 7.45pm in Stradbally. Portarlington will take on Courtwood-Emo in the final and...