Tag: Rathdowney

Rathdowney local, John Aherne has been selected to represent Ireland at the Cannes Young Lions. The Laois man will compete in the Young Marketers category...

A friendship that flourished over 35 years between the parish priest of Rathdowney Fr Martin Delaney, and Daniel O’Donnell, will see the renowned singer...

Rathdowney 5-7 Holy Family 1-3 Division 1 Camogie Shield  Rathdowney kicked off Day 3 of the Cumann na mBunscol finals with victory over Holy Family in...

Consultants KPMG Future Analytics were commissioned by Laois County Council in June 2022 to undertake a Town Centre First Masterplan for Rathdowney in collaboration...

Portlaoise 1-13 Rathdowney 0-7 U-21 Hurling Championship Final 2000 The turn of the century was something of a golden era for hurling in the Town. Following on...

A Laois Councillor has called for additional warning signage to be installed on both sides of the bridge at Ballybrophy Train Station. Cllr John King...

Rathdowney is in mourning this week following the sad passing of the well-known and well respected community man. Kieran O'Sullivan, of The Showgrounds, sadly passed...

Midland Hardware is excited to announce that they will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary with a One-day Extravaganza Sales Event on Saturday, April 15th....

By waiting until 3.30pm to have their parade, the community of Rosenallis escaped the worst of today's St Patrick's Day weather. And they duly had...

The St Brigid's camogie club have suffered more than their fair share of disappointment on the local GAA scene in recent years, losing four...

This time of year, households are inevitably hit with an assortment of different ailments associated with the Winter months. Hopefully, for most, these will...

A brilliant line-up has been confirmed for a new two-night indoor music festival in Rathdowney next month. Across two indoor venues on the site, some...

Rathdowney 5-12 Courtwood 0-10 Laois Junior “C” Football Championship Final  Rathdowney produced a magical second half display to defeat Courtwood in the Junior "C" Football final...

Rathdowney 2-10 Park Ratheniska 1-8 Laois Junior "C" Football Championship SemiFinal  Rathdowney have advanced through to the Junior 'C' Football Championship final after defeating last year's...

After an absence of a couple of years, the Ossory Agricultural Show, takes place on July 24 2022, at the Ossory Showgrounds, Coolfin, Kilbreedy,...

The expression of interest competition for the long awaited new primary care centre at Rathdowney has been completed. So says Fine Gael TD and Fine...

Gardai in Laois say they will clamp down on 'boy racers' who are causing 'serious disturbance' in certain parts of the county. The pledge was...

There's nothing like a good pantomime to bring the best of out a community. Costumes, stages, lights and sound are just some of the things...

There is sadness in Rathdowney this week at the death of Michael Dillane, the former highly-regarded principal of St Fergal's College. Originally from Ballylongford in...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the HSE and the Department of Health to reverse its plans to close Erkina House in...

*The images contained at the bottom this article are distressing but we have published them to show what can happen when livestock are attacked...

The hurlers of Rathdowney-Errill and camogie players from St Brigid's are teaming up for a St Patrick's Day fundraiser. The two clubs will play a...

Having not been on stage since 2019, the Rathdowney pantomime makes a return next week with the production of Rags to Riches in Japan. The...

Person wanted for part-time or full-time work on a mixed beef-tillage farm in the Rathdowney/Cullohill area. Preferred candidate must be comfortable working farm machinery and...

The death has occurred of young Laois woman Roxy Phelan at her home in Abbeyleix after a long battle with cancer. Originally from Rathdowney, she...

The Laois-born Sir Erik Bennett - who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth over 30 years ago - has died in Oman aged in his...

The Ossory Show, one of Ireland's longest-running agricultural shows, will be held again this year after a two-year absence. Cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because...

There was sadness in Rathdowney and beyond this week at the death of the widely-respected PJ Butler. Mr Butler served as secretary of Rathdowney IFA...

€100,000 in funding is being provided to the town of Rathdowney under a new Government initiative to tackle vacancy, combat dereliction and breathe new...

Gardai are investigating a fire that broke out in the early hours of this morning in Laois. Dramatic footage captured the blaze that occurred at...