In Pictures: Portlaoise College TY Students plant 185 trees for biodiversity
Transition Year students at Portlaoise College, with the help of visiting French Erasmus student Meye Dorts, planted an impressive 185 trees on the school...
Laois PPN holds online workshops and ‘Free Native Irish Tree Giveaway’
Laois PPN welcomed Community Member Groups to the first Laois PPN County Plenary of 2025 recently for an online workshop as part of their...
New York Diary: What now for the Timahoe Male Choir after surreal US trip?
It was a bedraggled bunch that arrived back in Shannon Airport early on Wednesday morning after an overnight flight from JFK in New York.
As...
‘Serious shortcomings’ in Laois ambulance service ‘need to be brought to light,’ and issues...
"Serious shortcomings" in the ambulance service in Laois "need to be brought to light," and issues "need to be addressed."
That is according to Independent...
Road conditions around Laois continue to dominate local politics, with pleas for several improvements...
Road conditions around Laois continued to dominate local politics this week, with pleas for improvements to be made at locations around the county.
Fine Gael...
In Pictures: Tractors galore as Knockbeg College hosts annual fundraiser
Charity and tractors was the name of the game as Knockbeg College came together for a very worth cause.
The secondary school's annual charity tractor...
Serious concerns raised over ‘shocking speed’ as motorists pass Laois GAA ground
Serious concerns have been raised about the "shocking speed" at which motorists are driving past a Laois GAA ground.
The matter was brought before the...
New York Diary: Marriage moments, an expensive place, the farming scene in the Big...
A marriage made at the New York St Patrick's Day parade
Ballinakill native Mike Dunphy has been the president, head bottle-washer, main man in the...
In Pictures: Magical experience as Timahoe crew march with the Laois Association in New...
A trip of a lifetime may be a well-worn cliché but the magical moments for the Timahoe Male Choir and the travelling support acts...
In Pictures: St Patrick’s Day pictures conclude with Ballyroan, Rosenallis and Mountmellick parades
Our 2025 St Patrick's Day coverage is at an end but we still have pictures from three more parades to bring you.
Of these, the...
In Pictures: Fire engines, miniature horses, ukulele band and much more at Stradbally St...
One of the longest serving St Patrick's Day parades in Laois did not disappoint as a huge crowd turned out in Stradbally.
Stradbally is a...
In Pictures: Massive turnout in Mountrath with 67 images for St Patrick’s Day
In what was certainly one of the biggest St Patrick's Day parades in Laois, the Mountrath one drew a big crowd.
With many of the...
In Pictures: RTE cameras in attendance as Clonaslee celebrate for St Patrick’s Day
The RTE TV cameras were in attendance as the community in Clonaslee came together for their St Patrick's Day parade.
This parade took place for...
In Pictures: Green is the colour as Vicarstown and Graigucuellen celebrate St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick's Day is in full swing and our latest article contains pictures from Vicarstown and Graiguecullen.
Vicarstown held the honour of being the earliest...
In Pictures: Up bright and early as The Heath kick off St Patrick’s Day...
It was a very early start in The Heath this morning as they got St Patrick's Day underway with the very first parade in...
In Pictures: Another Timahoe Male Choir gig and two proud Laois-American publicans
The hectic schedule continued for the Timahoe Male Choir in New York on Sunday as they played two more gigs in Irish pubs in...
In Pictures: St Patrick’s festivities begin a day early as Rathdowney host first parade...
St Patrick's Day is officially on March 17 but that didn't stop those in Rathdowney from going a day early.
Sunday morning in the Laois...
New York Diary: Marathons, mass, distant relations and ice hockey woes
Marathon headaches
Big and all as New York City is, the half marathon hosted on Sunday was able to cause havoc for the Timahoe Male...
The week that was – our most read stories of the past seven days
1 - Huge shock as Laois priest’s horse romps to victory on Day 2 of Cheltenham
There has been a huge shock and Laois success...
In Pictures: Taking America by storm – an action-packed day in New York for...
Two live performances and an trip to the historic Ellis Island made for an action-packed day for the Timahoe Male Choir on their first...
New York Diary: Ellis Island aggro, Daddy’s girls and the importance of a good...
Saturday was an incredibly busy day for the Timahoe Male Choir with a detailed schedule of events mapped out by their redoubtable leaders, Damien...
New York Diary: High spirts, sing-songs, the Crettyard connection and memories of trips past
Spirits were high as the Timahoe Male Choir (and their eclectic mix of groupies) departed on Friday morning.
Though some booked separately and travelled via...
Planning permission awarded for new café in Camross and new playschool in Shanahoe
Laois County Council have given approval to two recent planning permission applications for community developments in rural parts of the county.
Camross Heritage CLG have...
11 Community centres to receive funding totalling close to €800,000
It has been announced that 11 community centres in Laois are to receive funding for upgrades and refurbishments.
Three of the centres, in Clonaslee, Killeshin...
Two Laois woodlands shortlisted in coveted RDS Forestry Awards
John Joe Dunne, from Mountmellick and Kenneth Worrell and Eoin Worrell, from Worrell Harvesting Ltd in Mountrath, have been shortlisted in the RDS Forestry...
Laois students learn dangers of vaping as the exhibit at Science Blast
The health effects of vaping was a hot topic in Dublin last week as the children of Scoil Mhuire Fatima, Timahoe exhibited their project...
Laois cancer survivor tells her story as she encourages support for Daffodil Day
A young Laois woman has opened up about her cancer story as she encourages everyone to support Daffodil Day later this month.
Ellen Deegan from...
Planning permission awarded for two major developments in Mountmellick
Laois County Council have awarded conditional planning permission for two significant community developments in Mountmellick.
The Board of Management at Scoil Phadraig Naofa received approval...
Changes to Housing Aid for Older People Grant ‘far too confusing’ as grants no...
There has been serious opposition to changes in regulations to the Housing Aid for Older People Grant that means grants are no longer available...
Laois club asking for help to build new floodlit 4G Astroturf pitch
A Laois soccer club is asking for community support as they strive to improve facilities for both their club and the wider area.
It was...
