Tag: Abbeyleix

Sam Moody is all about connection: connection with the community; connection with the customers; connection with the producers; and connection with the soil. The English-born...

Sam Moody is stepping down as as Executive Head Chef at Ballyfin Demesne to open his own restaurant in Laois. The English-born chef won a...

St Patrick's Day is all about representing your community and those in Durrow and Abbeyleix were not found wanting today. Abbeyleix was out of the...

Laois Chamber Alliance CEO, Caroline Hofman, caught up with Aubrey Hutchinson, Owner of Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services. Tell us a bit about Abbeyleix Chauffeur Services and...

It was a day of huge celebrations at Lotto HQ in Dublin after two separate syndicates from Dublin and Laois claimed in excess of...

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has confirmed that the HSE has reversed its plan to relocate the daycare centre away from Abbeyleix Hospital. Deputy Stanley says...

The Abbeyleix hurlers are enjoying an incredible couple of years with success coming in various different forms. Having put in huge work in the underage...

Gardai in Portlaoise arrested and charged two people following the robbery of a taxi driver recently. The incident occurred on Wednesday last week and those...

Paula Byrne, the founder of The Mindful Cycle, is one of eight organisations to win a place on Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s (SEI) Action Lab...

May was a proud month for the county as two Laois routes made their way into the '50 Best Irish Walks.'  There is a wide...

February saw Laois Councillors approve the sale of Victorian mansion, Millbrook House.  Two billionaire brothers have purchased a mansion that was in the ownership of...

An Abbeyleix man is set to undertake the daunting four peaks challenge in under 30 hours which consists of climbing the four highest peaks...

On this week’s Property Watch we look at five homes currently for sale in Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Abbeyleix. Among the properties featuring this week are...

Camross 3-10 Abbeyleix 1-13 Laois U-20 ‘A’ HC Semi-Final Last year's U-20 'A' hurling champions, Abbeyleix, were hoping to claim back-to-back titles at this grade again...

Abbeyleix has once again be listed as the highest scorer in Laois in the national Tidy Towns results announced today. They recorded a score of...

St Lazarians Abbeyleix 1-12 Portlaoise 2-6 Laois U-16 'B' Camogie Championship Final Kaylee O'Keefe shot the lights out in Rathdowney this afternoon as she hit 0-9...

A Laois County Councillor has labelled the lack of a memorial area to remember those who died due to the Covid-19 pandemic 'an insult'. Labour...

Ballyfin 4-10 Abbeyleix 2-13 Laois U-15 'B' HC Final Ballyfin are Laois U-15 'B' Hurling champions after they came out in top in a scintillating final...

Irish Water have works planned in Abbeyleix as part of its programme to drive down leakage and reduce the number of bursts and unplanned...

Abbeyleix Bog, the prototype project for successful community centred conservation is continuing to make significant strides. Not resting on their laurels, or rather their sphagnum...

Abbeyleix are a coming force in Laois hurling and their age profile gives them the platform to have a real cut at the Senior...

The Abbeyleix adult hurlers are enjoying a great season and their top team claimed the most important title this afternoon in O'Moore Park when...

Abbeyleix 3-11 Portlaoise 1-10 Laois Premier IHC Semi-Final Abbeyleix are comfortably into this season's Laois Premier IHC final after they proved too strong for Portlaoise in...

The first adult hurling county final took place in O’Moore Park on Friday night as Abbeyleix claimed the Junior ‘A’ hurling title thanks to...

Abbeyleix 1-16 Park-Ratheniska/Timahoe 0-12 Laois JHC 'A' Final Abbeyleix have been gobbling up underage titles over the past number of years - with minor and U-20...

Abbeyleix v Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe  Laois Junior 'A' Hurling Championship Final in O'Moore Park at 7.30pm The first silverware of 2022 in the world of adult hurling in...

The town of Abbeyleix is to benefit from €100,000 Streetscape Enhancement funding from the Department Rural and Community Development. The funding was announced this morning...

Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that further delays in opening beds in the nursing unit and the Day Care Centre in Abbeyleix...

The death has occurred of Laois native Mick McDonnell, a retired Garda sergeant in Cobh in Cork, and remembered as one of the greatest...

Funding of up to €75,000 has been granted to deliver peatland restoration measures at the much-loved and widely-used Abbeyleix Bog. The funding, which will be...