Tag: Portarlington

This day three weeks we'll almost certainly be near the end of the General Election count - and from a Laois point of view...

With a lot of cold weather still to come before the warmer weather kicks in, now is a great time to bag yourself a...

A total of €300,000 in funding has been announced for Portarlington Leisure Centre under the Government's large scale sports infrastructure fund. The news was announced...

A grant of almost €400,000 has also been granted to the towns of Portarlington, Mountmellick, Mountrath and Rathdowney. This fund will be used to assist...

The county has made an appearance on the popular longstanding British quiz show 'University Challenge'. The show, which first aired in 1962 aired the episode...

Hundreds of people from Laois took part in the GOAL charity Mile over Christmas helping to play their part in raising money and awareness...

The Department of Justice has released a statement where it states that it believes footage which appeared to show ten asylum seekers in cramped...

Video footage has emerged of the accommodation being shared by asylum seekers in Portarlington which shows as many as 10 men sharing a bedroom...

Not just your average day in Coláiste Íosagáin. The Army Explosives team were in a local secondary school this evening to carry out a controlled...

Back in July, a young Laois man opened up about his struggles with gambling and how betting led him to trying to take his...

It was all excitement in Portarlington this morning as St Patrick's BNS welcomed a special visitor. The one and only Santa Clause took time out...

The Dublin Road Business Park and the Jamestown Cladding in Portarlington have teamed up with the local Tidy Towns group to complete the second...

Expressions of sympathy and condolences have been extended to a Laois Parish Priest on the death of his mother. The Parish Priest of Portarlington, Very...

Best of luck Nicole! Portarlington swimmer, Nicole Turner has been shortlisted for RTÉ's Young Sports Person of the Year. The awards will be live tonight (Saturday)...

A group of property owners in Laois have been left 'devastated, heartbroken and fearing homelessness' as they will not be able to move into...

The Laois U-20 ‘A’ football championship final is on this Friday night at 7.45pm in Stradbally. Portarlington will take on Courtwood-Emo in the final and...

Fifty Seven Boutique are excited to unveil changes coming soon to their Portarlington store. A Pop Up Sale Shop will open in their Portarlington Store...

Thomas MacCurtains were crowned All-British Junior football champions at the weekend and they had two Laois lads in their ranks. Portarlington duo Conor and Sean...

Portarlington Leisure Centre have been awarded 'Overall Best Leisure Centre in Ireland'. The Leisure Centre received the award at this year's National Standards Awards after...

Five Laois towns and villages have been allocated €437,761 for improvements from the Town and Village Renewal scheme. Laois TD Charlie Flanagan welcomed the funding...

This week for Property Watch, we take a look at some of the most pricey properties the county has to offer. And they range in...

There was sadness in the Killenard and Portarlington areas this week following the sudden death of Mick Terrett. Mick worked in JJ Behan's, Bord na...

They know how to put on a show in the Anvil Inn in Portarlington and this Sunday night, October 27, the place should be...

Planning permission has been submitted for 21 new housing units on the Station Road in Portarlington beside the Odlum's Factory where a development was...

Paralympic swimmer Nicole Turner has her sights set on Tokyo as she is ramping up preparations for the 2020 Paralympics in Japan in August...

Finalists in seven categories, Irish owned and family run Polar Ice were winners of the Transport Manager of the Year and Own Account Transport...

Nicole Turner was the worthy recipient of 'Sports Star of the Month' as she picked up her award in Property Partners Buggy last week. The...

Portarlington’s Brendan McCann will referee his first Laois Shopping Centre SFC Final when Portlaoise and Killeshin do battle to win the Delaney Cup on...

Brought to you in association with the Anvil Inn Portlaoise 1-13 Portarlington 1-11 Laois Shopping Centre SFC Semi-Final Portlaoise are into the Laois SFC final for the...

This week, we look at houses on the market in the fast-growing town of Portarlington. Below, we have five properties listed. 1. 104, Whitefields On the...