Tag: Portlaoise

The Laois Offally Educate Together Board (LOETB) have submitted a planning application with Laois County Council to build a new 1,000-pupil school in Portlaoise. The...

Laois County Council is to support the advancement of planned vegetable garden allotments in Portlaoise following calls from a local Councillor. Speaking at the monthly...

Castletown 9-13 Portlaoise 2-7  Laois U-15 Division 2 Hurling League Final Brilliant displays from Luke Delaney and Alex Brophy led Castletown to U-15 Division 2 hurling...

Laois County Council are being urged to undertake a review of the parking situation at "a vital area for trade and business in Portlaoise." It...

Laois County Council have begun to outline various areas for future improvement as Portlaoise town centre is set to benefit from a new €12...

Considerations are underway which will see Laois County Council make substantial changes to Lyster Square, Portlaoise, as part of major investment in the town. Several...

Laois County Council has been urged to intervene in an "escalating problem" between two schools and a housing estate in Portlaoise. The matter arose this...

Mountmellick Parish Gaels 2-9 Portlaoise 1-4 Laois Football Feile Final  Mountmellick Parish Gaels have been crowned Laois Féile A football champions following victory over Portlaoise this...

Laois GAA have submitted a planning application to Laois County Council to construct a new spectator stand at their facility in the Centre of...

One of the fastest rising bands to emerge on the Irish music scene are playing a highly anticipated gig in Portlaoise this Friday. Laois band...

The Creative Media students from Portlaoise Institute have announced their first Annual Photography Exhibition, taking place at Portlaoise Library. The public is warmly invited to...

Leinster Rugby say they have no intentions of playing a home game outside Dublin - not in Portlaoise, Tullamore, Kilkenny or anywhere else. The idea...

Portlaoise 2-13 Graiguecullen 1-11 ACFL Division 1 Round 4 Portlaoise put their unbeaten start to ACFL Division 1 on the line this evening as Graiguecullen made...

Portlaoise Tidy Towns launched their Biodiversity Action Plan in 2023 and the group have now put together a comprehensive progress report on the initiative. "Firstly,...

The Health Service Executive (HSE) have applied to Laois County Council for planning permission on two projects in the county. In Portlaoise, the HSE have...

Mountrath 7-3 Portlaoise 4-9 (AET) Laois Hurling Feile 'B' Final  There was incredible drama in the Laois Hurling Feile 'B' final as Mountrath pipped Portlaoise with...

Portlaoise Spotlight Sessions is set to present 'Open Mic Originals', a free monthly event dedicated to original music and spoken word. The call has been...

Laois County Council teamed up with Bolt in July of 2024 to launch Bolt e-bikes in Portlaoise, and nine months in, the initiative has...

Jack Chambers TD, Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, has confirmed that Portlaoise Garda Station is on course to be...

A weekend filled with the very best in traditional Irish music returns with Portlaoise TradFest 2025 from Friday, May 2, to Sunday, May 4. This...

Iarnród Éireann have come under fire for "a total lack of respect" shown to Laois customers. That is according to one local citizen, who alerted...

Laois County Council have confirmed they will be taking in charge a number of housing estates across the county. In total, the Council agreed to...

A Laois mother is asking for help as she and her family find themselves on the brink of being made homeless. Denise Malone, from Ballyfin,...

Road safety in Portlaoise is under increased scrutiny in recent weeks, following a number of tragic fatalities on the town's roads. Independent Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley...

Transition Year students at Portlaoise College, with the help of visiting French Erasmus student Meye Dorts, planted an impressive 185 trees on the school...

Stradbally 1-9 Graiguecullen 1-14  ACFL Division 1 Round 1  Graiguecullen have opened their Division 1 campaign with victory away to Stradbally this evening. A solid first half...

€3.5 million for Active Travel Projects and Bus Stops for Laois €3.5 million has been allocated to Laois for Active Travel Investment Grants and Bus...

The Portlaoise-based Kilminchy School House has been honoured with the title of Business All-Star Laois Early Learning Centre of The Year 2025. It is the...

February was a slow month for major planning applications in Laois, especially compared to the high level of activity seen in January. However, there was...

"Fundamental road safety deficiencies" are causing "severe and persistent hazards" in a large housing estate in Portlaoise. That is according to Portlaoise Parents For Safer...