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. Although it was well known that Elizabeth O’Kelly was wealthy, the true extent of her wealth and kindness was not...
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...
AS work continues to conserve what is regarded as one of the most important heritage sites in Laois, Killabban Monastery...
A HUGE crowd turned out to remember a much-loved husband and dad on Sunday, raising thousands of euros for a...
AN “inspirational” Laois man, widely praised for speaking honestly about his recent suicide attempt, has attributed part of his recovery...
NOT for the first time has the catering department at Portlaoise hospital been recognised for excellence. And again this year,...
MORE than 90 community groups in Laois will share €284,032 that has been allocated under the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP),...
THE construction of a 35km mountain bike trail centre in the Slieve Blooms has reached the halfway mark, Coillte announced...
LAOIS County Council made history yesterday morning (Monday 24 September), when its councillors became the first in its 120-year history...
ABBEYLEIX retained its Tidy Towns gold medal for the fourth year in a row when the eagerly awaited national results...
FLOOD barriers for the front doors of homes and businesses hit by last winter’s floods in Mountmellick will cost €600...
TJ DOHENY was given a hero’s welcome in Portlaoise on Friday evening. The local boxer was paraded through the town...
