Tag: The Week that Was

1 - Buggie School of Irish Dancing bring home 41 world championship medals to Laois Dancers from the Buggie School of Irish Dancing competed at...

1 - Shock as Laois nursing home informs residents and their families that it is to close There is considerable shock among families and residents...

1 - Iarnród Éireann accused of ‘total lack of respect’ as Portlaoise Train Station left without toilets ‘for months’ Iarnród Éireann have come under fire...

1 - Major shock as Electric Picnic is set to move to a different Laois venue The biggest story of the week by fa broke...

1 - The full list of properties sold in Laois during February as local market sees huge upsurge There were 95 residential properties sold in...

1 - Laois cancer survivor tells her story as she encourages support for Daffodil Day A young Laois woman has opened up about her cancer...

1 - Huge shock as Laois priest’s horse romps to victory on Day 2 of Cheltenham There has been a huge shock and Laois success...

1 - Laois man selected to be Grand Marshal at San Francisco St Patrick’s Day parade When Mark Gorman left Mountrath for San Francisco in...

1 - Community in shock as tragic Portlaoise car collision victim (5) is named locally The five-year-old boy killed following a collision with a car...

1 - Sadness and tributes paid following the passing of the owner of Nino’s chipper There is sadness in Laois this week following the passing...

1 - ‘We bought a house in March and now we’re homeless’ – How a dream Laois home turned into a nightmare People in Laois...

1 - ‘Snowman Killer’ wreaking havoc across Portlaoise as children ‘left in tears’ A bizarre situation unfolded throughout Portlaoise recently as a man carried out...

1 - Shock and sadness following unexpected passing of Laois teenager There is widespread shock and sadness in Abbeyleix this week following the passing of...

1 - Small time Laois horse breeder makes it big with €700,000 sale in Newmarket A Laois farmer is celebrating this week after selling a...

1 - Full details of new wind farm and substation between Mountmellick and Portarlington Statkraft Ireland have been awarded provisional planning permission to construct a...

1 - Arrest made as man in his 60s found dead in Laois hotel It was the news on everybody's lips in Laois and the...

1 - Deep sadness in Emo following the passing of Ned Ryan There is deep sadness in Emo this week following the passing of Ned...

1 - Meet the retired Laois primary school teacher who has embarked on a new career as a guidance counsellor At a time when many...

1 - ‘In a second, your life is changed’: Abbeyleix man on his son’s leukaemia diagnosis and fundraising for Childhood Cancer Ireland Abbeyleix native Steven...

1 - In Pictures: Serious style as Heywood CS continue the 2024 Debs season There was serious style in Ballinakill last week as the students...

1 - Sadness at death of Portarlington auctioneer Kate O’Shea The death occurred this week of Kate O’Shea after a short illness, a Portarlington-based auctioneer,...

1 - Four Laois Gardai among 157 new recruits who pass out from Templemore 157 Gardaí were attested as sworn members of An Garda Síochána...

1 - 'I don’t need any lessons from a school teacher' – Sparks fly as Portlaoise Municipal District meets for the first time Willie Aird...

1 - Firearm, ammunition and drugs worth €285,000 seized following Garda raid in Laois Gardaí in Portlaoise seized €285,000 worth of various controlled drugs, a...

1 - Weekend Read: ‘Salud’ says Stapo Brown as Lanzarote bar venture shines “It’s a home away from home,” says Liam ‘Stapo’ Brown of his...

1 - Laois player scoops half a million euro in EuroMillions Plus Top Prize win A player in Laois has woken up half a millon...

1 - Death occurs of Hazel Allen, the Laois woman who was a leading figure in the renowned Ballymaloe House Hotel dynasty The death has...

1 - 30 homes to be constructed at historic Laois site described as an ‘eye-sore’ in ‘total state of dereliction’ A historic site in Laois,...

1 - Gardai make arrests after ‘sophisticated illicit pill making facility’ discovered in Laois Gardai made two arrests in the last few days following the...

1 - Shock and sadness as Laois dad tragically killed following workplace accident There was shock and sadness in Laois today following the news that...