Tag: 2024 Remembered

Stapo's Kazbar in Lanzarote is a firm favourite with holidaymakers - and we spoke to the Portlaoise man about his new venture earlier this...

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...

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...

Ahead of the Local Elections in June, our reporter Tiernan Donovan spoke with Marie Tuohy, the Labour candidate in Portlaoise seeking to hold the...

In February of this year, Laois GAA and senior football manager Justin McNulty found themselves in the middle of a mad political controversy. We...

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...

What a talented young man - we reported this story in May of this year.  A student from Portlaoise College has been awarded a prestigious...

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...

In September we spoke to the Donnery triplets as they embarked on their third level education and going their separate ways for the first...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The following is an extract from Garrett Malone's book Goal-den Days, which can be purchased at this link here.  According to the 2022 census figures, Laois has...