Tag: Abbeyleix

News that a Draft Master Plan for Abbeyleix is not expected to be prepared until the end of June, 2025 has been brandished as...

There is sadness in Abbeyleix this week following the passing of a retired Garda who was a devoted member of the local golf club. John...

Martin Whelan from Abbeyleix has been appointed as the new CEO of the national Housing Agency. Mr Whelan will take up the position on March...

Two Laois senior hurling clubs have appointed new managers ahead of the 2025 season. Both Abbeyleix and Castletown have gone outside the county and into...

A Laois grouo was honoured at the recent Pride of Place community awards at a gala ceremony in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. Abbeyleix Bog Project...

A planning application has been lodged with Laois County Council which would see the redevelopment of a former employment hub in the centre of...

Camross 2-16 Abbeyleix 1-12 Laois U-20 'A' HC Semi-final A gulf in class between Camross and Abbeyleix in the U-20 ‘A’ hurling semi final as the...

Abbeyleix Further Education and Training Centre (part of the LOETB) recently marked a significant milestone with its annual graduation ceremony, held at the Abbeyleix...

Colin Farrell triumphantly pushed pal Emma Fogarty over the Dublin Marathon finish line on Sunday and declared: “She is what courage is all about.” The...

Christina Mills Portlaoise Road, Abbeyleix, Co Laois The family of the late Christina Mills would like to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to everyone who...

Coláiste Íosagáin's Green Schools Committee visit Dáil Eireann and Seanad Eireann  The Green Schools Committee of Coláiste Íosagáin Portarlington recently visited parliament buildings in Dublin,...

Mountmellick 4-17 Abbeyleix 1-16 Laois IHC Final Replay  Mountmellick have been crowned Laois Intermediate Hurling champions after an impressive victory over Abbeyleix in O'Moore Park this...

Abbeyleix v Mountmellick  Laois IHC Replay in O'Moore Park at 7.15pm The last adult hurling final of 2024 is down for decision tonight as Abbeyleix take...

Laois County Councillors have been left "disappointed" by the Council's "very negative response" to a request for public toilets at St Patrick's Cemetery, Abbeyleix. Fine...

Abbeyleix 0-12 Mountmellick 1-9 Laois IHC Final The 2024 Laois Shopping Centre IHC Final will go to a replay after Abbeyleix and Mountmellick finished all square...

The most unpredictable and exciting competition in Laois hurling this year comes to a close this evening as Mountmellick and Abbeyleix will go to...

Rathdowney-Errill 1-19 Abbeyleix 3-10 Laois SHC Semi Final Rathdowney-Errill are through to their first Laois Shopping Centre SHC final since 2019 following victory over Abbeyleix. This was...

Mountrath 1-15 Abbeyleix 4-14 Laois IHC Semi-Final Abbeyleix have booked their place in the Laois Shopping Centre IHC final thanks to two quick fire goals from Liam...

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...

Abbeyleix 2-18 Portlaoise 2-9 Laois SHC Quarter-Final Abbeyleix have returned to the semi-finals of the Laois Shopping Centre Senior Hurling Championships after a comfortable win over...

National Heritage Week 2024 took place at venues across Laois from August 17 to 25, attracting huge crowds to many diverse destinations. National Heritage Week...

Abbeyleix 2-20 The Harps 1-22 Laois SHC Group A Round 3 It was a shootout for second place in Group A of the Laois Shopping Centre...

A new creative venture ‘Power of Words Events’ has just been launched by Laois woman, Amanda Kelly. The new venture will offer residential writing retreats,...

The Abbeyleix Bog Project represented County Laois at the Pride of Place Awards recently. The competition focuses on ‘people coming together to shape, change and...

Abbeyleix 3-16 Rosenallis 0-22 Laois SHC Group A Round 2 Abbeyleix have secured their place in the quarter-final stage of the Senior Hurling Championship as they...

On Monday night, Ireland achieved its first medal of the 2024 Olympic Games when Mona McSharry claimed bronze in the women’s 100m breast-stroke final...

Defeated Senior hurling finalists last year, can Abbeyleix back it up this year and go one further? They surprised everyone last year by getting straight...

A new creative festival, 'Of.Hands', described as "a vibrant celebration of art and nature," was launched over the weekend on Abbeyleix Bog. The festival got...

On Sunday, June 30, Embrace FARM held its Annual Ecumenical Remembrance Service, inviting farm families to remember loved ones lost within their community. Over the...

First Ireland Spirits, the Abbeyleix based alcoholic beverage manufacturer celebrated its 30th Anniversary on Friday evening the 21st of June in the Abbeyleix Manor...