Tag: Borris-in-Ossory

Friday August 5 marked the end of an era in the village of Borris-In-Ossory as the present Post Office closed its doors for the...

A Laois village has retained its Post Office after a location for a new shop was found. Back in February, An Post sought a 'retail...

Tributes have been paid as a long-serving Laois teacher has retired after 35 years of service to a rural school. Acting Principal and Deputy Principal...

Going to matches in O'Moore Park won't be the same for many people with the news this evening of the sad death of Joe...

A section of a busy road near Borris-in-Ossory has been resurfaced in recent weeks. The L-5057 road between the junction with the R445 at Moneymore,...

While Portarlington has been awarded more than €1 million in government funding, two areas which also applied for the same grant have been unsuccessful. Laois...

It was a double celebration in one part of Laois on Mother's Day as one of our oldest inhabitants entered her 100th year. Mollie Ryan...

A new playground has moved a step closer for a Laois village as planning permission has been lodged. After a long campaign and combined efforts...

An Post are seeking a new 'retail partner' in order to keep a Laois post office open. The owner of the post office in Borris-In-Ossory...

This week we take a look at some of the properties in rural locations in Laois currently for sale for around €250,000. The properties range...

Kilcotton 0-17 Borris-in-Ossory 1-8 2002 Laois IHC Final Kilcotton and Borris-in-Ossory are steeped in Laois hurling history and have a long association both with each other...

Any auctioneer will tell you about the importance of location. And for anyone looking to buy a house they'll want it to be near to...

Declan Hanrahan, a suckler and beef farmer from Borris-in-Ossory, has been elected vice-chairman of the IFA livestock committee. Hanrahan is the current livestock representative for...

This piece originally featured on LaoisToday in November of last year.  Our School series brings us to St Joseph's NS in Borris-in-Ossory this week where...

11 new social houses are set to be completed by the end of the year in Borris-In-Ossory. So says Laois County Council Housing Officer Nicola...

A Laois County Councillor is calling for work to be carried out to upgrade what he called 'the worst footpaths' in the county. Fine Gael...

Laois native Patrick Ryan is owner of Firehouse Bakery and bread school based in Wicklow. Having initially set up a bread school on Heir Island...

Colt 0-16 Borris-in-Ossory 2-6 2008 Laois IHC Final The Colt hurlers lost more than fair share of intermediate finals in the 2000s so when they finally...

In January, ahead of the Walsh Cup clash between Laois and Westmeath in Borris-in-Ossory, we looked back on the famous league win that Laois...

We’re in Clogh. Clogh, Ballacolla. This is farming country. Fields, cows and sheds everywhere you look. Seán is biding his time. A man in a big...

A whole litany of issues which need to be tackled in a Laois village have been well ventilated this week. The matters concerning Ballaghmore were...

The 2020 hurling year gets underway for Laois in Borris-in-Ossory this afternoon when Eddie Brennan's side host Westmeath in the Walsh Cup. It'll be the...

A Laois County Councillor has said that he has had more queries for lighting in rural areas than anything else this winter. Cllr Conor Bergin...

The dangers to pedestrians and passers-by in one Laois town were forcibly brought home at a Council meeting this week. Local area elected representatives once...

Our School series brings us to St Joseph's NS in Borris-in-Ossory this week where principal Kevin Horgan, a Cork man who has been in...

There's nothing like county final season to bring the best out in local communities. When that county final is against one of your nearest and...

This is a significant development. Borris-in-Ossory based Fine Gael County Councillor Conor Bergin has welcomed the approval in principle of €2,111,032 funding to Laois County...

Kelly Machine Spares are celebrating 40 years in business this year  and are marking the occasion this Friday, May 31, with an Open Day...

Forty years is a mighty long time to be in business - but that’s exactly what Kelly Machine Spares in Borris-in-Ossory are celebrating this...

Lorries leaving the motorway to avoid the toll charges were causing horrendous noise at night-time and making it impossible for people along the Main...