Tag: Portlaoise

A completion date for renovation works at two day care service facilities in Laois have been confirmed by the HSE. This were given to Independent...

A teenager was arrested following a frightening incident that occurred in Portlaoise in the early hours of Sunday evening. Just before 6pm on Bull Lane,...

Three Laois organisations have benefited financially after €6,650 was raised following a successful Christmas live animal crib. The money raised has been equally divided between...

A Laois teenager raised almost €4,000 for two charities after sheering off his very impressive mullet. Sam Birrane, from Portlaoise, shaved his head last month...

Gardai in Portlaoise are appealing for information after cash was stolen following a robbery from a house in the town. The incident occurred at a...

Rory Culliton from Portlaoise - a man remembered as a gentleman and highly-respected in the local sport, business and community circles - passed away...

A pulsating Premier Intermediate hurling championship came to a conclusion back in November. Pre-tournament favourites Ballinakill came out on top as they defeated Ballyfin in...

Day Care Centres for the elderly in Portlaoise and Mountmellick are due to be reopened in early 2022. Laois TD Brian Stanley shared the news...

Laois County Council plans to carry out a lighting survey of all pedestrian crossings in Portlaoise. This comes following concerns that some are dangerous due...

Ballyroan-Abbey 1-10 Portlaoise 2-4 Laois U-20 Football Championship Final  Ballyroan-Abbey ended their almost 30-year famine at this grade as they defeated Portlaoise in Stradbally this afternoon. It...

The curtain will fall on the Laois GAA calendar this afternoon as Ballyroan-Abbey and Portlaoise meet in the Laois U-20 football championship final. Bill Delaney...

Portlaoise v Raheen Parish Gaels Laois U-20 'B' Hurling Championship Final in Ratheniska at 1pm  The penultimate Laois GAA competition of 2021 is down for decision...

Gardai are appealing for information following a series of burglaries which took place in Laois this week. Four properties were broken into in Stradbally, Borris-In-Ossory...

Portlaoise 3-11 Graiguecullen 0-4 U-20 Football Championship Semi Final Portlaoise reached the Laois U-20 football championship final following a 16 point win over Graiguecullen in Stradbally...

The Laois U-20 football finalists will be known this evening as both semi finals are down for decision tonight. The Centre of Excellence is the...

For the second year, a live animal charity crib is set to officially open in Portlaoise this weekend. From Sunday, a live animal crib in...

Gardai arrested a juvenile in relation to an alleged stabbing incident in Portlaoise at the weekend. The teenager was detained under Section 4 of the...

In the wake of the horrific attack in Portlaoise at the weekend, in which a knife was reportedly used to inflict serious injuries, the...

The victim of a stabbing incident that happened in the early hours of Saturday morning in Portlaoise is in a 'stable but serious condition'. That...

There is a considerable Garda presence in the centre of Portlaoise this morning following a reported stabbing incident over night. Parts of the town's main...

One of the most anticipated matches of the year takes place on Sunday when two of Laois's biggest towns collide. Defending champions Portarlington will face...

Portarlington manager Martin Murphy says his charges will be taking nothing for granted when they face Portlaoise in the county final on Sunday. Speaking on...

On Sunday the Portarlington footballers will seek to put Laois SFC titles back-to-back for the first time since 1955, incidentally a year when the...

Planning permission has been granted for 74 new houses on the Grattan Street/Mountrath Road area of Portlaoise. The development will be accessed close to where...

Portlaoise 1-17 Ballyroan-Abbey 0-6 Laois SFC Semi-final Portlaoise produced their best performance since their 2019 semi final win over Portarlington to reach another Laois SFC final. Their...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the need for a local bus service for Portlaoise Town in the Dáil recently. The improvement of local bus...

Ballinakill 2-16 Portlaoise 1-12 Laois Premier IHC Semi-final An impressive first-half performance laid the foundations for a comfortable Ballinakill win in the second Premier IHC semi-final...

A Laois mammy has been crowned the Woman’s Way and Beko Mum of the Year for 2021. Louise Lynam has scooped the prize from the...

Approval has been granted for three housing projects in Laois by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The three projects, in Portlaoise, Durrow...

O'Dempsey's 1-12 Portlaoise 1-15 AET Laois SFC Quarter-final The strength of Portlaoise's bench was the difference as they came from behind to defeat O'Dempsey's in extra...