A TEENAGE girl and her friend were subjected to a terrifying knifepoint robbery as they walked to the train station in Portlaoise at the weekend. The frightening ordeal shocked the teenagers and their families, who are appealing for information that...
THE extraordinary generosity of a Stradbally woman who left €30m to charities was the talk of the town last week....
A CHARITY auction in aid of little Mary-Claire Knowles and her family raised more than €15,000 on a night of...
A VERBAL skirmish erupted between two councillors at the recent meeting of Graiguecullen/Portarlington Municipal District Council. What began as a...
THE maternity section of Portlaoise hospital is set to become an affiliated clinical teaching centre for the Trinity College School...
URGENT building inspections went ahead at three Portlaoise primary schools at the weekend, amid concern over students’ safety. The surveys...
AN ambulance paramedic who gave up a full-time job when his young wife suffered a severe stroke has been named...
ACCORDING to cllr Pauline Madigan, most tourists who visit Laois do so over weekends. She made her comment at the...
THE cemetery at Stradbally Road in Portlaoise is filling up so quickly that a local councillor has called on the...
A PAIR of Killeshin food companies trumped competition nationwide to win gold at the Irish Food Awards. Dairy Village and...
