Entertainment
Laois Paralympian set to feature on Friday’s Late Late Show
A Laois teenager is set to appear on this Friday's Late Late Show.
Portarlington teenager Nicole Turner, a recent guest on the Midweek Podcast, will...
Dunamaise on Air – a series of great plays available to listen to online
Everyone has had to change how they do things this past year and the arts world is no different.
Dunamaise Arts Centre recently launched it...
Better late than never – Laois singer looking forward to launching new album to...
So many walks of life have been adversely effected by the Coronavirus restrictions but for those in the live music sector it really has...
Coping With Covid – Laois artist explores how people are managing the pandemic
In 2020 when the pandemic first began, Laois artist Annie Holland set out to create a new body of work titled 'Coping with Covid'.
The...
Laois singer set to appear on popular RTE TV show
A Laois singer is set to appear on a popular RTE One TV show this afternoon.
Mountmellick native Emer Dunne will star on the Today...
WATCH: Laois school teachers take on Jerusalema Dance Challenge
This is class!
Mountmellick Community School's staff, along with some of their family members, have become the latest group to take on the Jerusalema Dance...
Laois band on Hawaii, Las Vegas, Amsterdam and Spain dreams plus social distance gigs
A Laois band who have performed in countries all over the world are dreaming of returning to these places once again.
David Fitzpatrick, Jody Cahill...
WATCH: Laois residential facility take on Jerusalema Dance Challenge
This is absolutely brilliant!
A Laois residential facility has taken on and successfully completed the Jerusalema Dance Challenge.
Staff at St Brigid’s Hospital in Shaen got...
Creator of Laois GAA TV signs children’s book deal with Gill Books
Michael Egan, the creator of Laois GAA TV has signed a four book deal with Gill Books for a series of GAA themed children’s...
Laois band wish to see ‘Irish-only’ concerts when music festivals resume
Laois band Cua say that they would like to see all the big Irish festivals employ only Irish bands whenever live entertainment is allowed...
Laois students set for RTE TV appearance for All-Ireland Junk Kouture Final
Almost a year ago, two Laois designs qualified for the All-Ireland Junk Kouture Final.
‘Canine 99’ and ‘Peace Unfolds’ - both Scoil Chriost Ri entrants...
Laois hotel set to feature on hit UK TV show
A Laois hotel is set to feature on a UK TV show this evening.
Ballyfin House will be the focus of the latest episode of...
Is there anybody out there? Laois author seeking information on paranormal activity for new...
Are we alone? Is there life out there? These are questions that have plagued people for generations.
And now a Laois author is looking for...
With a bouzouki and a didgeridoo, the Laois duo of Drops of Green are...
Brothers Lee and Robbie Campion, who are two fifths of popular band Drops of Green, say they are armed up with new instruments and...
Watch: Laois man’s ‘Lulu’s Variety Show’ a big hit as he outlines hopes for...
A Laois man's online comedy sketch has proved to be a big hit in recent weeks.
'Lulu's Variety Show' is a series of short clips...
New RTE TV show looking for renovators and DIY builders
A new RTE show focusing on renovation and brand new homes is looking for interested people to come forward.
The people behind Build Your Own,...
Watch: Laois involvement in stunning production of hit song in Irish and Welsh
For many, this is the song that represents the first lockdown when we all took to our gardens and tried to replicate the dance...
No show this year as Portlaoise Panto ‘family’ hope for normality by 2022
Normally at this time of the year, various local pantomime groups around the country would be in the thick of their schedule of shows...
Laois brothers yearning for return to normal live gigs in 2021
The Finns from Rathdowney in Laois are yearning for the return of live music in 2021.
Hugh and Ciaran, who perform together, have seen their...
Watch: Laois TV presenter clashes with Dustin the Turkey over wearing ‘the same kacks...
2020 has thrown many things at us - but a feud between a national TV presenter from Laois and Dustin the Turkey was not...
Starnes girls star on TG4 – but miss out on final place
Ever since the first lockdown way back in March, Durrow sisters Allana and Abbey Starnes have been entertaining the masses with their singing on...
Laois Gardai set to feature prominently in Bernard O’Shea’s new TV series
Local members of An Garda Siochana are set to feature in a new Bernard O'Shea comedy show which will air on RTE in the...
From Los Angeles to London and Canada to Laois – how a local musician...
Local music fans will be familiar with James O'Connor who has been performing at venues around the county for a number of years now...
Elephant on the Farm: Laois man publishes children’s bedtime story
The various lockdowns and restrictions this year have led people to doing things they normally wouldn't have time for or pushing themselves outside their...
The Laois woman who has been dancing to packed venues on the other side...
With the current Coronavirus situation in Ireland, it is hard to envisage a world where people can do normal things like attend a show.
But...
Watch: Huge Laois involvement as film shot on site of Electric Picnic hits US...
A British horror film with huge Laois involvement hit US screens early last month.
The psychological thriller 'Kindred', directed Joseph Marcantonio, was shot in 2019...
Young Laois boy glides in as Late Late Toy Show raises €5 million for...
A young Laois boy played his part as the Late Late Toy Show helped raise more than €5 million for a brand new charity.
7-year-old...
Journalist with Laois connections pens book on rural life
Journalist, columnist and author Jim O’Brien is no stranger to Laois having lived in Rosenallis for 13 years between 1999 and 2012.
He was well-known...
Managing the Dunamaise Arts Centre through lockdowns and restrictions and imagining what the arts...
Michelle de Forge is the director of Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise, whose job for the last number of years has been to get...
Young Laois boy ‘excited’ ahead of Late Late Toy Show appearance
A young Laois boy is set to appear on this year's edition of the Late Late Toy Show.
7-year-old Eli McGlynn, who hails from Camross,...
