Sorcha Hartnett
Laois farmer receives honorary life membership to the IFA
Outgoing IFA President Tim Cullinan presented honorary life membership to a Laois farmer at a recent meeting.
Mr Cullinan has since been replaced by Laois...
Wolfhill Athletic FC host jersey presentation night following reformation
Wolfhill Athletic FC's jersey presentation night took place on Friday, December 15, in Leech's Bar Wolfhill.
Wolfhill was reestablished this year after a three year...
An impressive year for Emo Rath Athletics Club with nine national medals
After winning nine National medals last year Emo Rath A.C. thought things couldn’t get any better this year, but they did, going one better...
Brillian Bowe leads The Heath to Division 6 boys glory against Portarlington
The Heath 8-3 Portarlington 4-11
Division 6 Boys Championship
Zach Bowe was the star of the show as his four goals helped The Heath to victory...
Kennedy is king as Ballylinan bring the 2023 Cumann na mBunscol to an end...
Ballylinan 6-10 The Heath 3-4
Division 2 Boys Shield
Mark Kennedy was the star of the show as Ballylinan concluded this year's Cumann na mBunscol with...
Joy for Holy Family as they see off Killenard in extra time thriller
Holy Family 2-12 Killenard 2-10
Division 1 Girls Shield
In as good a Cumann na mBunscol game as you are likely to see, Holy Family came...
Laois comedian’s Irish comedy board game achieves huge funding success
A Laois comedian has achieved huge funding success for his brand new board game - Dungeons and Naggins.
Portarlington native Steve Bennett created the game...
30 nationalities represented as Portlaoise College celebrates its annual Intercultural Day
Portlaoise College celebrated its annual Intercultural Day on Tuesday, October 17.
The event showcased the remarkable diversity of its student body. With over 30 nationalities...
Laois and Offaly disability services need adequate funding says local TD
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that “Budget 2024 has starved disability services in Laois and Offaly of funding.”
Referring to a Sinn...
Local school bus chaos highlighted in Dáil by Laois TD
Local TD Brian Stanley raised problems with school transport in the constituency with Minister Norma Foley in the Dáil last week.
The Sinn Fein TD...
Call for Laois schools to enter the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
A Laois TD has encouraged more Laois schools to take part in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2024.
Minister for State at the...
Fibre broadband rollout past the half-way mark in Laois
At the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, National Broadband Ireland (NBI) announced that the fibre network rollout in the county has passed the half-way...
“School transport chaos underlines absence of county coordination” – says local TD
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that the chaos being experienced in the school transport system shows "a complete absence of local...