Tag: Portarlington

What the flock?! Main Street in Portarlington witnessed unusual scenes yesterday when a flock of sheep made their way down the town to much laughter,...

Portarlington man John Bolton has finished his trip by bike from Canada through the US to the Mexican Border, raising a sizeable amount for...

A huge 32-metre bridge, manufactured in Portarlington, has been moved to Dublin Port. Due to the sheer size of the bridge it had to be...

A man went behind the bar of local pub and smashed glasses when staff refused to serve him over the weekend. The incident occurred at...

Summer is in full swing and the GAA Cúl Camps are beginning around the county. It's kind of an initiation for many of the stars...

The Portarlington Tidy Towns committee will not enter the national competition this year because they feel they are not receiving enough support from Laois...

Brought to you in association with The Anvil Inn Ballylinan 1-8 Portarlington 1-7 ACFL Division 1B Ballylinan claimed the ACFL Division 1B title in dramatic circumstances in Stradbally...

Brought to you in association with The Anvil Inn ACFL Division 1B Final The ACFL Division 1B final between Ballylinan and Portarlington takes place in Bill...

40 apartments and three houses fetched a staggering €1.5 million at an auction this morning. The lot, which is at Riverside on the Offaly side...

A County Councillors fears that cars travelling on the Kilmullen road in Portarlington could end up in people's front gardens if the speed limit...

Portarlington 6-10 Ballyroan-Abbey 1-12 Minor Football League Final Portarlington claimed a third Minor football league title in a row following a thirteen point win over Ballyroan-Abbey...

The East End Hotel is officially re-opening in Portarlington tomorrow. 12 new jobs will be created in the town as the hotel is relaunched under...

A man arrested following the seizure of cannabis herb during a search operation in Portarlington on Monday, June 19 has been released without charge....

Gardaí seized €80,000 of cannabis herb at a house in Portarlington last night. Gardai raided the house as part of a planned operation at around...

Presentation Primary School Portarlington have announced plans to majorly redevelop the school over the summer. The Offaly border school plans to invest in three major...

The Portarlington Lions Club were honoured by Laois County Council last week for their ongoing community and charity work. President of the club, Gerry Dunne,...

There were wins for Portarlington, Portlaoise and Emo in tonight’s ACFL Division 1B games. These, along with the draw between Killeshin and Arles-Kilcruise, gives us a...

A man in his 30s was arrested after hi-jacking a car and threatening a local woman with a screwdriver at Lidl in Portarlington last week. A...

The green light has been granted for the building of a new three-storey primary school in Portarlington which could eventually cater for over 700...

Portarlington 4-13 Portlaoise 3-12 ACFL Division 1B Portarlington moved back into top spot in Division 1B of the ACFL after coming out the right side of...

The Community Centre in Portarlington was a hive of activity on Saturday as Bank of Ireland's Enterprise Town event took place. Organised by Maria Harris,...

Crettyard 1-12 Portarlington 0-13 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1B After four losses in a row, Crettyard have their first points of the ACFL Division 1B season...

The Downey Nissan Laois Athletics road race championships come to an end this Sunday with the Laois masters and junior road race championships in...

Three people have been hospitalised following a three-car crash outside Portarlington this evening. The accident occurred at about 5pm on the R419 road just outside...

The Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town event takes place this Saturday - and there has been a change in the guest speaker. Tyrone manager Mickey...

Gardaí are appealing for information after two people were attacked outside their home in Portarlington by three men wielding knives and baseball bats. The incident...

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte will speak at an event in Portarlington next Saturday to promote the Town. The former All-Ireland football winning boss will be...

Portarlington 2-13 Ballylinan 0-14 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1B Colm Murphy led the way for Portarlington as he scored 1-9 in their win over Ballylinan...

Mary Rogers (nee Maher) from Portarlington is the latest to feature in our Laois Abroad piece.  She has been living in San Francisco for a...

BARE in the Woods 2017 has announced more block rockin' beats for this summer's rapidly expanding festival at Garryhinch Woods in Portarlington. Joining headliners House...