Tag: Ratheniska

Sunday February 11 was a very special day for the people of Ratheneiska. There have been several occasions to celebrate in recent times, with the...

Ratheniska 5-8 Rath 3-4 Division 2 Girls Championship  Kate Conroy was imperious as Ratheniska began Day 2 of the Cumann na mBunscol by defeating Rath. All of...

Ratheniska 6-3 The Rock 4-1 Division 3 Camogie Shield The brilliant Kate Conroy stole the show for Ratheniska NS as she scored four goals to help...

Laois woman Siobhan Walsh has taken on a key role in the Irish Farmers Journal, replacing the long-serving Andy Doyle as the Tillage Correspondent. From...

Two Laois families are set to star in a new RTE One TV show next week and they will be bidding to win the...

Before the first half of the year is out customers in Easter Hill, Ratheniska, will have a much-improved water supply. So says Irish Water after...

As well as the National Ploughing Championships, Laois will play host to the World Ploughing contest later this year. Ratheniska will host the world event...

Gardai in Laois are appealing for information following two burglaries which occurred in the county recently. Portlaoise Gardai are investigating two burglaries in Rathmore, Stradbally...

Ratheniska NS, located outside Portlaoise, have commenced accepting applications for admission to Junior Infants 2022. The school will cease accepting applications for admissions on January...

On January 6, 1839 - 183 years ago today - a violent storm swept across Ireland and left a trail of destruction in its...

Laois County Council Chief Executive John Mulholland left the chamber yesterday when the ongoing situation regarding the Ratheniska substation was raised. Fianna Fail Councillor Padraig...

A Laois man was named the winner of the first Irish Community Air Ambulance and Embrace FARM Family Draw. Ciaran Fingleton from Ratheniska scooped the...

A community group in Ratheniska that have been campaigning for 12 years have once again called for Eirgrid and ESB to apologise to their...

Ratheniska NS, located outside Portlaoise, have commenced accepting applications for admission to Junior Infants 2021. The school will cease accepting applications for admissions on November...

As we all adjust to the new normal of living alongside Covid-19, there are many things we cannot do at the moment. Around now, photographers...

The World Ploughing Championships will be held in Laois in 2021. Ratheniska will be the venue for the event in 12 months time - after...

For this week's Moment In Time, we look back to September 2011 when Ratheniska NS had an exhibition in the Dunamaise Arts Centre as...

The group who have been fighting against the building of a big substation for nearly a decade are now escalating their campaign efforts after a...

There was standing room only in the Community Hall in Ratheniska as over 300 beef farmers from Laois and surrounding counties attended the Laois...

Laois farmers are being encouraged to attend a meeting in Ratheniska this coming Tuesday, November 20, as the organisers behind a new Beef Plan...

A group opposed to the electricity substation development in Laois are now on day 100 of their blockade of Eirgrid from entering the site. The...

This year's National Ploughing Championships will be held in Screggan outside Tullamore in two week's time - but the massive annual event could be...

Concerned residents will hold a public meeting on Thursday June 21 in Ratheniska Community hall at 8.30 pm to outline their concerns over what they...

Eirgrid says it takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously in response to local concerns on the threat posed to a local water source in...

Padraig Dunne from Park-Ratheniska is hosting a 5k run this Sunday, April 8, to fundraise fund for his trip to Zambia. He will be travelling...

A local community group in Laois have said they are prepared to blockade the site of a proposed EirGrid substation development - and have...

Minister for Communications Denis Naughten and local TD and Minister Charlie Flanagan met with a local community group in Ratheniska on Thursday afternoon to...

Two Laois men have been the focus of TV cameras over the past year as they have been a a part of the TV3...

An emergency meeting of the Ratheniska Timahoe Spink (RTS) Substation Action Group is to be held on Thursday night as the group seeks planning...

A local community in Laois have called for a massive sub-station development in their area to be scrapped after work started on the project without...