Tag: Mountmellick
Talking Sport Podcast: 10 minutes on Mountmellick
It is hard to believe that the Mountmellick footballers are embarking on their sixth season at Intermediate level.
But since their relegation in 2017, they...
Talking Sport Podcast: 10 minutes on Mountmellick
From the depths of Junior B as recently as 2017, the Mountmellick hurlers have been on some journey over the last six years.
They won...
Hilliard leads the way as Mountmellick get IHC campaign off to...
Mountmellick 3-10 The Harps 0-12
Laois IHC
Last year's beaten IHC finalists Mountmellick got their campaign off to a winning start when they proved too strong...
Major works at Mountmellick Boys National School approved to go to...
Laois-Offaly TD, Sean Fleming, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, has welcomed the news that major works at Scoil Phádraig Naofa...
ACFL Division 3: Mountmellick and Arles-Killeen do battle for league honours
ACFL Division 3 Final - Arles-Killeen v Mountmellick
In Laois GAA Centre of Excellence at 7.30pm
Arles-Killeen and Mountmellick meet for the third time this season...
Mountmellick art exhibition – Local artist leans into the mountain for...
Born in the 1960s at the foot of the Slieve Blooms in Deerpark,
Mountrath, Antoinette Breen has been painting all her life.
A gift of paints...
ACFL Division 3: Goals make all the difference as Mountmellick clinch...
Mountmellick 4-12 St Joseph's 0-13
ACFL Division 3 Promotion Section
Three second-half goals made all the difference as Mountmellick stretched their unbeaten league run to eight...
JOB VACANCY: Frankie’s Hairdressing in Mountmellick seeking to hire hairstylist
Frankie's Hairdressing in Mountmellick are looking for another massively talented hairstylist to join their team.
Exceptional creative legends may only apply!
Hours available to suit your...
In Pictures: Mountmellick fire service pay a visit to local Montessori...
A Laois Montessori has had a wonderful visit from the local Fire Service, much to the delight of their young students.
Majella's Montessori in Mountmellick...
Sadness at death of highly-respected Mountmellick man Ger O’Mahony
There is sadness in Mountmellick this week with the passing of Ger O'Mahony, a highly-respected man who made a huge contribution over his life...
Popular walkway could be in line for a face-lift as part...
Councillor Paddy Bracken has called for upgrades to a popular Mountmellick walkway as well as an update on the progress of the Mountmellick Transport...
Laois man takes over as captain for the Leinster Wheelchair Hurling...
A Laois man has taken over as the new captain of the Leinster Wheelchair Hurling team, who began their Inter-Provincial League campaign this weekend.
Mountmellick...
Improvements required for three Mountmellick roads to address flooding issues, pedestrian...
A local Councillor has called on Laois County Council to address flooding issues, pedestrian safety and disrepair on three roads in Mountmellick.
Cllr Paddy Bracken...
‘We may as well turn them off’ – Anger as data...
Data protection regulations have led to anger over how they are impacting upon a CCTV scheme in a Laois town.
Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy Bracken...
‘No progress for foreseeable future’ on delivering bypass of Laois town
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) have confirmed that there will be no progress for the foreseeable future on delivering the long awaited N80 Mountmellick Bypass...
‘We need a definitive end to the N80 Mountmellick Relief Road...
Independent TD for Laois Offaly, Carol Nolan, has said that she has written to the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland...
UPDATED: Gardai confirm that Mountmellick teenager found safe and well
Gardaí have confirmed that 17-year-old Stephen Cawley has been found safe and well.
The teenager had been missing from the Mountmellick area for almost a...
Extreme sadness following tragic death of Ronan Culleton
Tributes have been paid to Ronan Culleton, the young Laois dad who passed away in hospital in Dublin this week following an accident before...
Gardai appeal for information after woman seriously injured in Mountmellick collision
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision that occurred in Mountmellick this morning.
At approximately 9am, a van collided with a...
Gardai seek information on whereabouts of Laois teenager who has been...
Gardai are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Laois teenager who has been missing for three days.
Quentin Quinn was last seen in the...
Laois man charged with the murder of Mountmellick mother of one
A Laois man has been charged with the murder of a Mountmellick mother of one following an incident on Wednesday.
Sean Egan, aged 36, with...
Garda investigation continues as woman killed in Mountmellick named locally as...
Gardai are continuing to investigate all the circumstances of a suspected fatal assault on a woman that occurred yesterday afternoon in Mountmellick.
The woman who...
Man in his 30s arrested after woman killed in Mountmellick
Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances of a suspected fatal assault on a woman that occurred this afternoon in Mountmellick.
The woman, aged in her...
Two Laois schools added to Safe Routes to School programme
Two Laois primary schools have been included in Round 2 of the Safe Routes to School programme announced by Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State...
Deep sadness in Laois town as teenager passes away following brave...
There is deep sadness in Mountmellick this morning following the news that a teenage boy has passed away following a cancer battle.
14-year-old Eoin Coss...
Sadness at the death of former Portlaoise teacher Ann Rochford
The death has occurred of Ann Rochford (nee Whelan) from Mountmellick, a highly-regarded former secondary school teacher in Scoil Chriost Ri.
Mrs Rochford taught Irish...
Sadness in Mountmellick and surrounding areas at death of Mary McElwee
There is sadness in Mountmellick, Rosenallis, Killenard and surrounding areas following the death of Mary McElwee this week.
Mrs McElwee (nee Daly), a native of...
Laois man’s new research could help stop the spread of cancer...
A 30-year-old Mountmellick-born lecturer in biomedical engineering at the University of Galway has just had his research, which gives new insights into how cancer...
Laois students receive top awards at Carlow College graduation
Two Laois students were recognised with academic excellence at the recent Carlow College, St Patrick’s Conferring ceremony for 2022.
Jessica Higgins from Portarlington and Robert...
Property Watch: A selection of homes available in Laois for around...
On this week’s Property Watch we look at five homes currently for sale in Portlaoise, Mountmellick and Abbeyleix.
Among the properties featuring this week are...