Tag: Halloween

The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation is asking people to "put the care into scare" by donating pre-loved Halloween costumes and décor this autumn. From...

First-year students of Mountrath Community School took to the corridors of their school to celebrate the annual ‘Fright Night’. Organised by the Film Club, this...

To round off the end of the first term at Portlaoise College, the new first-year students enjoyed a Halloween disco organised by the enthusiastic...

Teachers and students are enjoying their midterm break this week but many of them finished with quite a bang last week. The first half of...

Laois is set to feature on a very special RTE Radio 1 show that will take place this afternoon. RTÉ Radio 1's The County Measure...

Pippa Hackett has issued a reminder to animal owners to be extra vigilant about their animal’s safety in advance of Halloween. The Green Party Senator...

The organisers of the local Critical Mass Cycle Event in Portarlington are hosting a Halloween ‘Dress Up’ cycle. This will take place on October 29...

The first term at Portlaoise College came to a Spooktacular end with their annual Halloween Fancy dress. The Prefects were on hand to deliver prizes...

A Laois GAA club are set to host a 'spooky' Halloween Walk for all the family this weekend. Crettyard GAA are encouraging all of the...

Halloween is fast approaching and while it is set to be a fun-filled occasion for many people, it can also be a difficult time...

Laois Gardai set up checkpoints and increased patrols in Mountmellick last night after an area of the town was plagued by night time public...

It’s that time of the year again when shops are selling vividly orange pumpkins in various sizes, children wander around in wacky costumes, and...

Laois County Fire and Rescue Service are appealing to people to take care this Halloween. This occurs on Saturday October 31 and the service has...

Has there ever been a higher standard of Halloween costumes? Maybe it's the Level 5 restrictions but the effort the school children around the country...

Though Halloween is still actually a week away, the children of Laois certainly got into the spirit of things today for what was the...

Who doesn't love a good scary story? Halloween is all about getting in touch with the ghoulish side of life and in that vein -...

Where does the time go at all? Jeremiah Grant Bar & Eatery on Main Street in Portlaoise is one of the most popular establishments around –...

This bank holiday weekend one Laois GAA club are running a rather unique fundraiser. Clonad juvenile club and CRG camogie are combining to run a...

All the ghouls, ghosts and goblins are being warned to put on plenty of layers this Halloween as the temperatures are set to drop. Weather...

A window of a Garda patrol car was smashed with a brick while dealing with a public order incident in Portlaoise last niught. The incident...

Time after time Alf Harvey's archives deliver in style. No matter the occasion we can be sure we'll find something from yesteryear that is worth...

There's tonnes of action this Halloween/bank holiday weekend. So whether you're into discos, pumpkin patches or fun runs, there's something for everyone this spooky weekend. FRIDAY,...

A former Laois footballer in his 80s is desperate to be reunited with his beloved Jack Russell who ran away from a GAA field...

The death of a beloved family dog in Portlaoise last night has prompted warnings over the use of fireworks. The dog, Prince, was hit by...

Stradbally Vicarstown Timahoe Community Sports Hub are planning an exciting and possibly scary event this Halloween. The group is in the process of organising a...