Tag: Slieve Bloom Mountains
In Pictures: ‘Champion of Slieve Bloom Mountains’ remembered with memorial walk
On a clear Autumn afternoon, Laois PPN held a Memorial Walk in remembrance of the late great Mick Dowling.
Mick, who passed away in 2019,...
Laois Civil Defence spring into action to rescue three Spanish tourists...
Members of the Laois Civil Defence sprang into action last night to rescue three people on the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Three Spanish tourists, one of...
Lonely Planet select Laois tourist attraction in top 8 ‘incredible Irish...
A world-leading travel guide book publisher has selected a Laois tourist attraction in its top 8 'incredible Irish locations' to visit in 2021.
Lonely Planet...
Laois fire service tackling Slieve Bloom blaze
Units of Laois Fire and Rescue from Portlaoise, Mountmellick, Rathdowney and Mountrath stations are currently tackling a gorse fire in the Slieve Bloom mountains...
Emergency services spring into action to rescue elderly man on Slieve...
Several members of the emergency services sprang into action yesterday to save an elderly man who got into difficulty while out walking.
The man, aged...
Suggestion that a ‘private car park’ could help solve problems at...
The idea that a private car park could be opened to alleviate some of the major issues with the lack of car parking facilities...
Burnt out cars, boy-racers, rubbish and anti-social behaviour – chaos on...
Burnt-out cars, disgusting littering and despicable anti-social behaviour have blighted part of the Slieve Bloom Mountains recently.
So says Independent Cllr James Kelly who outlined...
Body of 44-year-old found in Slieve Bloom Mountains
A body has been discovered in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in Laois.
The body, of a 44-year-old man, was found around 1pm on Tuesday.
The remains...
Get active this New Year: Seven of our favourite walking trails...
Ah 2020. The New Year, the fresh start..maybe even, dare I say, a new you?
This doesn't mean you have to become a body builder...
Emergency services on the scene tackling huge fire in the Slieve...
Emergency services are currently attempting to put out a massive forest fire in the Slieve Bloom mountains - with smoke from the blaze visible...