Tag: Stradbally

Arles-Killeen 1-8 Stradbally 4-13 Senior Football Championship Round 1 Darragh Carolan and Gary Comerford combined to see off the challenge of Arles-Killeen in O'Moore Park on...

Women's Rugby League is a sport that is very much in its infancy here - but a young Laois player is already making waves. Anna...

This piece originally appeared on LaoisToday on May 2, 2021.  While we may not have the mountainous landscape of Kerry or Galway or quick access...

Irish Water has saved over 7.5 million litres of water across Laois since commencing the Leakage Reduction Programme in 2018. Irish Water has worked closely...

Melvin Benn, the Managing Director of Festival Republic, the organisers of Electric Picnic, says he "100% fully expects Electric Picnic to go ahead" this...

NPHET should provide an urgent recommendation to Laois County Council on whether Electric Picnic should be given a license to proceed in Stradbally at...

As James McKeon prepares to launch McKeon Memorials, he'll acknowledge that there's not much he doesn't know about memorial head stones. And why wouldn't he....

The beautiful Laois Arthouse Gallery in Stradbally, which is celebrating its 10th year this year, has re-opened with an exhibtion entitled Painting the Particular...

School may be out for summer but the Sonas Kids Wellness Workshop in St Colman's NS in Stradbally proved a popular and enjoyable attraction...

A talented Laois teenager has released a brand new single. Stradbally’s Ross Molloy, ‘Rossi M’, has released An Old Man's Wish, a cover of...

Stradbally Farmers market has been operating in Market Square since October 2020 where it takes place every Friday from 2pm to 5pm. Laois County Council...

€30,000 in funding under the Local Authorities Play and Recreation Grant to support outdoor play as part of the Summer of Play initiative has...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on May 15, 2017. Two viable explosive devices were found in a field near Stradbally which were intended...

Lockdown is easing and the SVT Activity and Wellness Hub is getting ready for a busy summer. The SVT Hub is based in Stradbally Vicarstown...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on May 29, 2017. The sign is still above the door but ‘Turning Point’ night club is no...

While we may not have the mountainous landscape of Kerry or Galway or quick access to the sea, there is no shortage of beautiful...

Stradbally native Dr Mary Louise Bowe sat down with Paul Downey on last week's LaoisToday Midweek Podcast to discuss her lifelong love of music,...

The seventh instalment of our Laois Abroad series for 2021 is here and a well-travelled Stradbally woman is up next. Sinead O'Brien's journey began back...

A free counselling service for people that have been affected by suicide and for people that struggle with poor mental health is set to...

Irish Water will undertake essential watermain improvement works to safeguard the water supply and increase water pressure to homes and businesses in Stradbally. From Monday...

Dramatic footage of a dangerous driving incident on a Laois road has been captured. Footage, shot from the vehicle behind, shows a van weaving dangerously...

Former Laois GAA chairman Gerry Kavanagh has been appointed to the GAA's national Central Appeals Committee (CAC). Kavanagh, who was Laois GAA chairman from 2013...

Pubs around the country are closed at present due to the Covid-19 pandemic - but one of them has announced that it will not...

This week we take a look at some of the properties in rural locations in Laois currently for sale for around €250,000. The properties range...

A Laois County Councillor has branded the lack of a footpath to a Laois cemetery a 'thundering disgrace' and an 'embarrassment' at a meeting...

Planning permission has been sought for the development of a quarry at Garrons near Stradbally, something that has led to concern among a number...

Stradbally is a picturesque little town at the best of times but this Christmas it's particularly magical. Thanks to hard-working efforts of a number of...

2003 was no normal year for Laois football. A Division 1 league final appearance in May, a Leinster title in July, an All Ireland...

A fundraiser has been launched in a bid to bring new Christmas lights to Stradbally. For many years, the Christmas tree has stood proudly in...

Dublin footballer Tomas 'Mossy' Quinn broke many Laois people's hearts in 2005 when he nailed a late 45 to deny the O'Moore county in...