Tag: Mountmellick

This upcoming weekend in Laois is filled with events and will definitely shake off the last of that January slump! FRIDAY 26 JANUARY Portarlington Dinner Dance Portlarlington...

Work is to begin as a ‘matter of urgency’ to prepare flood defences in Mountmellick. Following the severe and unprecedented flooding of November 22, 2017...

Mountmellick Drama Group have a great production for all you drama 'lovers' out there. Brian Friel's play, "Lovers- Winners and Losers" will be performed over...

Councillor Paddy Bracken has warned that homes, "are going to flood again" in Mountmellick. The cllr was speaking about short-term flood defences at today's Borris-in-Ossory/...

A Mountmellick man has vowed that he will never give up searching for his sister who disappeared from Waterford 24 years ago, this week. Imelda...

Hairdressers are probably one of the busiest businesses in the final days in the lead up to Christmas. This week I found myself in Frankie's...

Greek native Chris Sempos is the subject of this week's New to the Area interview as he tells us how he left behind his...

The Mountmellick Christmas Outdoor Market took place on Sunday and it proved a roaring success. Just a few weeks ago, large parts of Mountmellick were...

Any flood defence measures in Mountmellick cannot cause ‘adverse’ flooding in Portarlington, the monthly meeting of Laois County Council heard. This was the advice from...

Legendary Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte is the star attraction at the Mountmellick Enterprise Town Sports and Community Expo this coming Saturday, an event...

The death has occurred of Anne (Nancy) Moloney in Mountmellick, mother of former Laois Fianna Fail TD and Junior Minister John Moloney. The Moloney family...

Storm Brian may have other plans, but the last Laois GAA adult final of the year takes place on Sunday in the Training Centre...

A man had a lucky escape when he narrowly avoided being hit by an iron bar in the early hours of Sunday morning in...

Mountmellick 2-6 Rosenallis 1-8  Laois Shopping Centre JHC 'C' Final Two neighbouring clubs enjoying a great hurling year met in O'Moore Park in the Laois JHC 'C'...

A Mountmellick man who won two highly prestigious titles at the Connemara Pony Festival described it as ‘like winning the World Cup’. Paddy Kearns, from...

Mountmellick 4-18 Camross 1-9 Laois Shopping Centre Junior B Hurling Championship Final Mountmellick are now back in the Junior A grade after comprehensively beating Camross this...

Last night Mountmellick Darkness into Light presented the phenomenal €33,000 cheque they raised this year to Pieta House. 2,000 people took part in this year's...

There was plenty of glitz and glam at the Mountmellick Community School debs on Monday evening. Mothers and fathers came armed with umbrellas and jackets...

You have to hand it to this group of women that set off from Mountmellick today for a Hen Party in Carrick-on-Shannon. Mary Rose Melia...

Mountmellick 5-12 Kyle 1-7 Laois Shopping Centre JHC 'B' Semi-final The Mountmellick hurlers have a county final to look forward to after they got the better...

Over 150 people attended the Family Fun Day organised by the Mountmellick Youth Development Centre (MYDC) on Saturday July 29. The Fun Day was held...

George Blue moved from Mountmellick to LA in June of this year to pursue a career in modelling. "People told me I had a lot...

The death occurred recently of a well-known and popular garage owner in Mountmellick, Padraig Scully. The late Mr Scully passed to his eternal reward, in...

Have you ever drove through Mountmellick on a bright July day and wonder where all the woolly decorations came from? I was one of...

The Laois County Board Vice-Chairman launched a blistering attack on a County Board delegate at last night's meeting. Sean Mortimer, while speaking about the state...

The N80 at Twomilebridge in Mountmellick is closed following a road traffic accident. An ESB pole is currently down on the road and there has...

The 1916-2016 Memorial in Mountmellick played host to a Peoples' tribute to the late Martin McGuinness on Saturday, July 15. Scottish bagpipe player John Geoghegan...

GAA club lottos are held up and down the country and invariably you'll see the update - 'No Winner this week'. Well that wasn't the...

Brought to you in association with The Final Furlong Mountmellick 1-10 Courtwood 0-9 ACFL Division 2 Final Mountmellick got the better of Courtwood in O'Moore Park this evening...

The last of this year's club league finals take place in O'Moore Park this evening. First, Courwood take on Mountmellick in the ACFL Division 2...