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2024 Remembered: Kathleen prepares to pack her bags after 33 years in business
After 33 years in business in Portlaoise, Kathleen Carroll of the Wool Shop in Bull Lane, is retiring.
Having started out in Laois Shopping Centre,...
2024 Remembered: Brian Stanley: ‘I have a family, I have a wife, I have...
Brian Stanley has said that his family have been a "source of immense strength" over the past couple of weeks since his high-profile resignation...
2024 Remembered: Applegreen transforms its Midway Service Area in Portlaoise with €3 million upgrade
Applegreen, one of Ireland’s leading roadside hospitality retailers, has reopened its Midway service area in Portlaoise in July following a €3 million investment.
Midway will...
2024 Remembered: ‘In a second, your life is changed’: Abbeyleix man on his son’s...
Abbeyleix native Steven Reilly remembers all too well the trauma of his son Jude’s diagnosis with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
“It was June 10 last. I...
2024 Remembered: Dick Miller Interview: GAA, the Council and Timahoe – a lifetime of...
We spoke to former Laois GAA chairman and Fianna Fáil county councillor Dick Miller in May about his life and times.
The Local Elections come...
2024 Remembered: Huge attendance as first Laois IFA Dinner Dance in more than a...
There was a massive crowd in Abbeyleix Manor Hotel in Januaryg as Laois IFA held a Dinner Dance.
This was the first Laois IFA event...
2024 Remembered – Laois Football Memory: Beating Meath and Dublin, a standing ovation and...
In January we looked back at Laois's O'Byrne Cup success of 30 years ago.
While the O'Byrne Cup has always been a secondary competition, it...
2024 Remembered: The Laois woman rubbing shoulders with global music stars in Los Angeles
Laois woman Fiona Marie Booth spoke to us in January about her incredible job in Los Angeles.
As tour production co-ordinator for Aerosmith and Lionel...
2024 Remembered: Cheers to 30 years! First Ireland Spirits celebrates its 30th anniversary
Abbeyleix business First Ireland Spirits celebrated 30 years in business in June of this year.
First Ireland Spirits, the Abbeyleix-based alcoholic beverage manufacturer celebrated its...
2024 Remembered: Weekend Read: ‘Salud’ says Stapo Brown as Lanzarote bar venture shines
Stapo's Kazbar in Lanzarote is a firm favourite with holidaymakers - and we spoke to the Portlaoise man about his new venture earlier this...
2024 Remembered: One of Ireland’s largest pub groups set to take over prominent Portlaoise...
In April, a well-known Portlaoise establishment came under new management.
One of Ireland's largest pub groups is set to take over a prominent bar in...
2024 Remembered: Former Rathdowney ‘Outlet Shopping Centre’ put up for sale for €7.2 million
Brand Central, the old Rathdowney Outlet Shopping Centre, has gone on the market with an asking price of €7.2 million.
The property on the Johnstown...
2024 Remembered: Weekend Read: Marie Tuohy on her bid to be elected for the...
Ahead of the Local Elections in June, our reporter Tiernan Donovan spoke with Marie Tuohy, the Labour candidate in Portlaoise seeking to hold the...
2024 Remembered: What’s going on with Laois football manager Justin McNulty and his Northern...
In February of this year, Laois GAA and senior football manager Justin McNulty found themselves in the middle of a mad political controversy. We...
2024 Remembered: Weekend Read: Pioneering Ballyfin farm gives food for thought
Brendan Guinan of Fiorbhia Farm in Ballyfin chatted to us in January about his pioneering farm which supplies simple clean local food to consumers.
"There...
2024 Remembered: Portlaoise student awarded prestigious DCU scholarship for gifted students
What a talented young man - we reported this story in May of this year.
A student from Portlaoise College has been awarded a prestigious...
2024 Remembered: ‘It’s like doing a feasibility study on a cow to see if...
A busy road in Portlaoise is regularly the subject of local political discussion and in May it came up again in Laois County Council.
Laois...
2024 Remembered: After 14 years together, meet the Laois triplets who embark on college...
In September we spoke to the Donnery triplets as they embarked on their third level education and going their separate ways for the first...
2024 Remembered: 50 years on – the famous 1974 Portlaoise Prison breakout
This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in August, to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Portlaoise Prison breakout.
Oh, there's 19 men a-missing,
And they...
2024 Remembered: Portarlington woman claims prestigious Best Dressed award at Galway Races – and...
Portarlington woman Davinia Knight was crowned the winner of the 'Best Dressed Lady at the Galway Races on Thursday of the festival this year.
Thursday...
2024 Remembered: Zach Tuohy: ‘I don’t see any reason why I can’t put up...
We spoke with Zach Tuohy in August after he announced his AFL retirement.
After announcing his retirement from Australian Rules last week, Zach Tuohy is...
2024 Remembered: In Pictures: Day 1 at the Local Election count as picture emerges...
That was a long day!
And it's really only the start. The 2024 Local Election count got underway on Saturday with the sports hall in...
2024 Remembered: ‘There was a song from Abbeyleix that was about me, it was...
We originally published this story in January of this year.
George Clooney is one of the most recognisable faces in the world, and the Hollywood...
2024 Remembered: ‘Monsignor John Byrne Plaza’ unveiled as popular Portlaoise priest honoured in Jubilee...
It was a wonderful occasion in Holy Family Senior and Junior Schools yesterday as a popular priest was recognised in his Jubilee year.
Monsignor John...
2024 Remembered: Big Laois involvement as North London Shamrocks make history with first ever...
History was made in London in October as North London Shamrocks claimed London SFC glory for the first time ever.
They defeated St Kiernan's in...
2024 Remembered: From Rosenallis, to international rugby and on to Croke Park – the...
For a young man, David Dooley has had a career less ordinary. We chatted to the Laois hurler before this year's Joe McDonagh Cup...
2024 Remembered: New CEO of Laois County Council set to be rubber-stamped as former...
A new Chief Executive of Laois County Council is set to be appointed, with former Director of Services Michael Rainey to be rubber-stamped for...
2024 Remembered: Celebration of one of Ireland’s longest-serving teachers – as Portlaoise primary school...
In June, we attended a function to mark the retirement of one of the longest-serving school principals in the country.
Muriel Wall-Coughlan has made an...
2024 Remembered: In Pictures: Serious style as sell out crowd turn up for 2024...
The Laois Hunt Ball took place in the Castle Arms Hotel in Durrow in January.
There was serious style on show as member of Laois...
2024 Remembered: Internationally renowned chef set to open restaurant and guesthouse outside Laois town
In January, we reported that there are plans for a new restaurant planned in Abbeyleix.
An internationally renowned chef has announced his intention to open...
