Laois News

Portlaoise to get first Daffodil Bench

A BRIGHT yellow Daffodil Bench that will spread some cheer as well as vital information will be installed in Portlaoise...

Former Laois Chamber chief is new director of The CUBE in Portlaoise

FORMER Laois Chamber Alliance chief executive Caroline Hofman has been appointed director of The CUBE, the new Low Carbon Centre...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 11:37am Read More

Laois primary school pupils are spelling bee champs

  By Joe Barrett   Seven primary schools in Laois sent out their top spellers to take part in this...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 8:51am Read More

Portlaoise Court: Cannabis stash found in local teenager’s bedroom

Gardaí stopped a young man smoking a cannabis joint as he was walking in Portlaoise. Later the same day, they...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 8:45am Read More

Laois councillor visits European Parliament

LAOIS councillor Aisling Moran was part of a delegation that visited the European Parliament this month as guests of Ireland...

Sunday, 26/03/23 - 4:58pm Read More

Public consultation on digital hub plan for old Laois courthouse

A PUBLIC consultation on plans for a digital hub at the former courthouse in Borris-in-Ossory will be held this week....

Sunday, 26/03/23 - 3:02pm Read More

Customers in the dark outside rural Laois pub

CUSTOMERS of a popular rural pub are literally in the dark when they leave the premises. That’s according to a...

Sunday, 26/03/23 - 2:04pm Read More

Laois gardaí seize car in the Slieve Blooms

A CAR was seized by gardaí and towed away from the Slieve Blooms last night during a special patrol to...

Sunday, 26/03/23 - 1:07pm Read More

Laois students snapped at SETU spring open evening

The South East Technological University (SETU) Waterford campus was bursting at the seams, as prospective students and their parents came...

Saturday, 25/03/23 - 7:30pm Read More

Ideal three-bed home in Laois for just €205k

37 Ard Erin, Mountrath, Laois €205,000  R32 V2P7  3 beds 3 baths Clement Herron Real Estate is pleased to welcome...

Saturday, 25/03/23 - 6:10pm Read More

National News

Ryanair forced to cancel 230 flights due to French ATC strike

James Cox Over 40,000 passengers were left stranded yesterday after Ryanair was forced to cancel 230 flights. The airline said...

Youth allegedly ‘endangered hundreds’ in Patrick’s Day pursuit on wrong side of M50

Tom Tuite A Dublin youth charged over a high-speed St Patrick’s Day car chase allegedly swerved between on-coming traffic on...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 2:50pm Read More

Call to consider including advice for over-40s in new sexual health strategy

By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA The sexual wellbeing of people aged over 40 and of transgender people should be considered...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 1:53pm Read More

‘Potholes ahead, Remove dentures, Tighten bra straps’, Co Donegal motorists warned

Stephen Maguire Locals in Co Donegal are so sick of the state of their local surface at Mill Road that...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 1:53pm Read More

Man charged with dangerous driving over death of GAA broadcaster Paudi Palmer

Noel Baker A man has been charged with dangerous driving causing the death of GAA broadcaster Paudie Palmer. Bohdan Bezverkhyi...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 1:41pm Read More

Aer Lingus begins Knock-Heathrow service, resumes direct flights to Connecticut

James Cox Aer Lingus this weekend began a new service connecting the west coast of Ireland to London Heathrow and...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 1:17pm Read More

Offaly man caught with child abuse material gets suspended sentence

Sonya McLean and Eimear Dodd A man who was caught with images of child abuse as gardaí were investigating him...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 12:51pm Read More

Date set for retrial of man accused of murdering wife Valerie French Kilroy

Alison O’Riordan James Kilroy, who is accused of the murder of his wife at their rural home in Co Mayo,...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 12:29pm Read More

Ricky Gervais adds Dublin date to Armageddon tour

James Cox Ricky Gervais has added a Dublin date to his Armageddon world tour at the 3Arena in Dublin on...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 11:58am Read More

First-time buyers dominate market as average house price exceeds €293,000 – REA

James Cox First-time buyers chasing a limited supply of homes have halted a slide in Dublin house prices, the Q1...

Monday, 27/03/23 - 11:43am Read More