Tag: Durrow

It was a busy day in Laois County Council this week with the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal District holding their November monthly meeting. The six Councillors in...

€55,800 in funding has been confirmed under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works to carry out works on the River Nore at Barnhill, between Durrow...

The highly anticipated Durrow Scarecrow Festival returns this Sunday - for what will be the last year of the event in its current guise. The...

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have been accused of being "completely and utterly out of touch and out of control" following "botched" roadworks between Durrow...

The death has taken place of Mick Carroll, a Timahoe native who has lived Durrow in Durrow for a long number of years. Aged in...

There is great sadness in Durrow this week following the passing of a beloved figure in the community. Hughie Sheppard, from Derry Road in the...

Fifty Seven Boutique in Durrow recently celebrated the official opening of its new store in the town. Having traded in Durrow since 2019, proprietors Mary...

Independent Councillor Ollie Clooney was re-elected to Laois County Council on Monday after polling extremely well in Durrow. There will be many familiar faces in...

Just under €700,000 in funding has been confirmed for two Laois projects under the Government's Outdoor Recreational Investment Scheme. The Durrow Community/Family Cycle Trails have...

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...

Fifty Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium has opened their new store in Durrow this Friday, March 8. Mary and Jenny Miller - the mother and...

The post office in Durrow will not be closing down on Friday as was previously announced. Earlier this week, Laois TD Sean Fleming reported that...

A Laois post office is set to close this Friday as the premises where it is currently located is being put up for sale. The...

At the February meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick Municipal Distric, Laois County Council announced that they would be seeking funding for "urgently needed" safety works...

The January meeting of Laois County Council saw the sale of eleven Council sites across the county, delivered under Section 183 of the Local...

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...

Two new special educational needs classrooms at a Laois primary school have been approved to go to tender. The school in question is Our Lady’s...

There is sadness in Durrow this week with the news of the passing of John Freeman, the highly-regarded pharmacist who'd worked in the town...

A local councillor has called on Laois County Council to improve safety measures on the Durrow to Abbeyleix road. Cllr Ollie Clooney was speaking at...

The central green in Durrow provided the perfect backdrop as Laois business, Fifty-Seven Boutique and Gift Emporium, celebrated 20 years in business on Wednesday...

Three Laois lad are among the line-up for the band Drops of Green which chose Aghaboe Abbey as the spectacular backdrop for their performance...

At this week's Borris-in-Ossory Mountmellick Municipal District meeting, Councillor Ollie Clooney has called on Laois County Council to make several upgrades to the roads...

Community activist and river enthusiast Michael G Phelan is set to launch a new book, 'The Erkina River - from Source to Sea, Tales...

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...

Back in 2008 the people of Durrow transported themselves back to the 18th century. The event was one of a few held to celebrate the...

Two young Laois children have been forced to close an honesty box selling eggs - after they were robbed for a fourth time last...

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...

The County Council has been called upon to provide light to what has been described as 'the darkest road in Laois'. The call was made...

The death has occurred of Padraig Walshe, the Laois man who was a former president of the Irish Farmers Association. He was aged in...

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...