Tag: Portlaoise

Cannabis herb worth €10,500 has been seized at a house in Portlaoise. The drugs were found in Gandon Close, Fairgreen, on Friday July 7, following...

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...

Die hard Ed Sheeran fans have already begun camping out in Portlaoise in the hope of securing tickets. The popular singer is playing gigs in...

The Old Fort festival in Portlaoise over the weekend was a roaring success - with thousands of people coming into the town over the...

Two Laois clubs will be aiming to reach an All Ireland Féile football final tomorrow after impressive campaigns to date this weekend. Portlaoise are flying...

The sun was shining as hundreds of people took to the streets this afternoon for the Old Fort Festival which is taking place all...

No, you weren't seeing things. No, it wasn't a nightmare! A part of Portlaoise town was taken over by comic book characters on Saturday...

There was another bumper night of action in Laois and a round of Feile fixtures in Ulster. St Joseph's are into the Division 1 final...

Two Laois football clubs and one Laois Ladies football team are heading to Ulster tomorrow to begin their quests for Feile glory. This fantastic event will...

Summer roadworks are on the way for lower Main Street in Portlaoise. Major roadworks are to be carried out on Lower Main Street in Portlaoise...

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a five-year-old girl suffered a broken leg after being hit by a car in a...

There have been multiple reports that a house in Portlaoise was shot at last night. LaoisToday understands that Gardaí were called to Carmody Way, Fairgreen...

A young adult with special needs received facial injuries in an unprovoked assault in Portlaoise recently. Following the incident a man was remanded in custody,...

Portlaoise 2-11 Arles-Killeen 0-6 ACFL Division 1A Portlaoise kept their hopes of reaching the league final alive thanks to an 11-point win over Arles-Killeen in Rathleague...

Laois ACHL Division 1 Portlaoise 1-17 Abbeyleix 1-15 Nine points from Cian Taylor and an early second-half goal from Tommy Fitzgerald helped Portlaoise to a much-needed...

If the population of people living in the centre of Portlaoise is to increase from 600, then apartment blocks will have to be built...

Portlaoise Parish have gone back in time somewhat to open up a section of the church grounds as a garden area. For years the two...

It was known as Top Deck at one stage and could well have other names at other times too. But the simple reality is that...

There are parts of Laois roads that require very careful negotiation mostly because of their condition and many of those roads are around the...

There was widespread shock and sadness at the death of local businesswoman Wynne Brennan earlier this week. Having been in business for over two decades...

Borris-Kilcotton 2-17 Portlaoise 1-15 Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 County champions Borris-Kilcotton fielded arguably their strongest side of the season on Thursday night as they...

The streets of Portlaoise will come to life this June 23, 24 and 25 with the Old Fort Quarter Festival making a welcome return for its...

Stradbally 0-19 Portlaoise 2-10 Laois Shopping Centre Division 1A Tom Shiel kicked six points as Stradbally moved up to fourth place in Division 1A following a...

Four Laois students have been presented with top awards in this year’s 63rd Texaco Children’s Art Competition. Pictured above is Lucy Deegan (17), from Luggacurren, who won...

If I’m a pagan of the good times My lover’s the sunlight To keep the goddess on my side She demands a sacrifice Drain the whole sea Get something...

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a number of cars were broken into in Portarlington recently. The incident occurred on Canal Street sometime between 12 midnight...

A fascinating glimpse into the history of Portlaoise has been unearthed through an archaeological dig near the Fort Protector site in the town. Three archaeologists...

Close to fifty people were queueing outside Telfords on Fr Brown Avenue this morning to snap up bargains as the four-day sale began there. With...

The NCT centre in Portlaoise has the third highest rate of success in the country. Figures just released for 2016 show a high success rate...

Tributes have been paid to the late Kevin O’Rourke of Cherrygarth, Portlaoise, a man who was highly respected in local music and golf circles. Originally...