Tag: Cullohill

“Farming is pretty much the same everywhere you go" - Brian Caldbeck, a Laois man working in Kentucky’s agricultural industry, running a business called...

The Folly Festival 2024, in association with Electric Picnic, takes place this weekend at the beautiful intimate venue of Nancy’s Yard, beneath the towering...

Ireland rugby legend, Paul O'Connell was in Laois recently, giving pupils a once in a lifetime event to train with the ALDI Play Rugby...

Cullohill 4-10 Ballyfin 1-9 Division 2 Hurling Championship  Cullohill are the new Cumann na mBunscol Division 2 hurling champions after an impressive win over Ballyfin this afternoon...

Castletown 3-7 Cullohill 0-2 Division 1 Camogie Championship  Castletown National School are the Division 1 hurling and camogie champions for 2024 following victory over Cullohill this...

Laois County Council have been presented with a petition containing over 500 signatures this week, as a rural community aims to send a strong...

Laois County Council have been urged to take action at a rural playground, which has been described as "a very serious safety issue." Independent Cllr Ollie...

Durrow 1-8 Cullohill 0-8 Division 3 Boys Championship  The game of the day, without question, was Durrow v Cullohill. It went right down to the wire, with...

Electric Picnic is a rollercoaster of a emotions at the best of times - and thousands who were gathered at the Main Stage on...

A young man who tragically passed away in Greece last week has been described as "a bubbly, good humoured person, who simply made others...

Cullohill NS 3-6 Scoil Padraig Portarlington 1-2 Boys Division 2 Shield Cullohill's rich Cumann na mBunscol tradition continued in the glorious O'Moore Park sunshine this morning...

After 41 years of distinguished service, John Scanlan, the Chief Superintendent of the Laois-Offaly-Kildare Garda division is set to retire this week. Mr Scanlan joined...

In the early hours of Easter Monday morning last in the ballroom of the Midlands Park Hotel, a new Laois Rose was crowned. Because of...

The height of the summer has brought more than its fair share of local festivals. This is particularly in the context of the past two...

Ireland’s First Gender Balanced Festival - a very worthwhile Folly! The Folly Festival returns with a bang this July, and boasts a line up that is...

The small village of Cullohill was buzzing on Friday night as the official launch of the Folly Festival took place ahead of this year's...

An iconic rural Laois pub has been placed on the market. The Sportsman's Inn in Cullohill, owned by the O'Connell family for generations, is up...

Cullohill 4-2 Abbeyleix 4-4 Division 1 Camogie Championship  Abbeyleix were crowned Division 1 Cumann na mBunscol Camogie champions following victory over Cullohill. This was a close game...

Cullohill 10-6 Clough 2-3  Roinn 3C Girls Shield Cullohill proved too strong for a gutsy Clough outfit as they claimed the Division 3C Shield title. A first...

The road at Cullohill Mountain is in bad need of a resurface according to local councillor for the area Ollie Clooney. Cllr Clooney had a...

Person wanted for part-time or full-time work on a mixed beef-tillage farm in the Rathdowney/Cullohill area. Preferred candidate must be comfortable working farm machinery and...

The pandemic has taken so much away – but it has brought out the very best in some young Laois people. Our series ‘Up and...

Well-known Cullohill woman Nancy Roberts is the subject of short video production by local photographer and videographer Terry Smeaton as she looks back on...

TFI (Transport for Ireland) Local Link Laois-Offaly have announced details of the new 858 service connecting Portlaoise to Thurles, which will operate Monday to...

While people may not be able to physically attend mass at the moment, parishes all over the country have gone to huge efforts to...

Person wanted for part-time or full-time work on a mixed beef-tillage farm in the Rathdowney/Cullohill area. Preferred candidate must be comfortable working farm machinery and...

There was sadness in the Cullohill and Durrow areas this week with the death of one of the community's highly-respected members Larry Mahony. Aged in...

When the Durrow and Cullohill communities come together to put on a show, they generally do so in some style. And so it was in...

This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday in September 2019 before the All Ireland football final replay and the National Ploughing Championships.  There is ‘Dad joke’...

This piece originally featured on LaoisToday on June 21, 2019. Like many people at the top of their game in the sporting world, Cullohill woman...