Tag: Portlaoise

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...

Clough-Ballacolla 2-12 Portlaoise 0-12 Laois Shopping Centre ACHL Division 1 Goals from Sean Corby and John Dwyer made the difference as Clough-Ballacolla maintained their unbeaten start...

Portlaoise 1-8 O'Dempsey's 0-11 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A There was no separating O'Dempsey's and Portlaoise in Rathleague this evening as they played out a...

Gardai are investigating whether a house fire in Portlaoise may have been started deliberately. Nobody was in the house at O’Moore Place on Friday night,...

Portlaoise 3-12 Killeshin 1-12 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1B Martin Staunton and Scott Lawless scored 3-8 between them as Portlaoise picked up another win in...

Another week, another batch of brilliant photos from Alf Harvey's archives. This time it's a champagne party in 'The Kitchen' in Portlaoise owned by Jim...

The Rotary Club of Portlaoise will host a Bikes4Africa collection day on Sunday May 20 from 11am to 4pm For the last number of years,...

Portlaoise 2-11 The Heath 1-8 ACFL Division 1A Portlaoise made it three straight wins in the ACFL Division 1A as a strong second half showing was...

The Catholic Church in Ireland seems to be in a constant state of crisis. A crisis that often by its own actions has caused great...

Gardaí are on the scene this morning following an accident in Portlaoise. The incident occurred a short time ago opposite the ESB training centre on the...

Eight alligator heads and an active bird nest from China were among a number of bizarre items seized by Customs at An Post’s mail...

Merchants Quay - which offers a range of homeless and drugs services across Ireland - has won a tender to provide drug treatment services...

The No Limits centre which provides specialised service for children with intellectual difficulties is hoping a new premises and funding can be found to...

Navan 20 Portlaoise 13 Leinster U-16 final Portlaoise U-16s travelled to Donnybrook on Bank Holiday Monday to take on a much vaunted Navan team in the...

Sixty six new houses are planned at Clonroosk in Portlaoise which will complete the unfinished estate. Planning permission is being sought for the construction of...

Ballyroan-Abbey 1-2 Portlaoise 2-9 Laois Shopping Centre ACFL Division 1A A strong second half performance from Portlaoise saw them pick up their fourth win in ACFL...

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...

Gardaí are calling on vehicle owners not to leave items visible in unattended cars after a number of vehicles were broken into in recent...

Feile Division 1 Camogie Final Portlaoise 0-1 The Harps 0-0 Portlaoise and The Harps met in the Division 1 Feile final on Saturday after coming out of...

Portlaoise 2-9 Graiguecullen 0-6 ACFL Division 1A Two first half goals helped Portlaoise inflict a second straight defeat upon Graiguecullen in Tony Maher Park tonight. Malachy McNulty's...

Portlaoise 2-5 Arles-Kilcruise 0-8 ACFL Division 1B Portlaoise made it back to back wins in Division 1B of the ACFL as two Scott Lawless goals helped...

Portlaoise is growing at such a rate it will become a city and overtake Kilkenny, according to a town planner. The public consultation period for...

A 119-year-old Maryborough National School in Portlaoise could get a new lease of life as a health centre. The school is opposite the Catholic church...

Gardaí are appealing for information after an attempted robbery at Carry Out off licence on the Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise last night. A loan male...

The failure to publish a clear plan on the future of the Portlaoise hospital is compromising it and making it difficult to recruit staff,...

A music event hosted by a Portlaoise pub is fast establishing itself as a respected annual event and the crowds turned out once again...