A NOSTALGIC walk through the centre of Portlaoise is promised next week with the premiere of a new film by award-winning broadcaster and documentary maker Ann Marie Kelly. Ann Marie’s second film Walking back to my heart will be screened at...
THE appointment of a vacant homes officer in Laois has been dismissed as “a Mickey Mouse sticking plaster” approach to homelessness. Cllr Aidan Mullins made the comment during a debate on derelict and vacant houses at the latest meeting of...
PORTLAOISE has a large surplus of water in the town’s reservoir, yet some residents have received ‘conserve water’ notices within...
CRIME writer Paul Williams will attend a special meeting of Laois Community Alert groups this Wednesday night, as frustration grows...
FORMER GAA president Liam O’Neill will line out for Fianna Fáil in the local election race next May, after receiving...
MOUNTMELLICK Development Association (MDA) has welcomed the allocation of €220,000 for a high-tech business park. The association’s chairperson Paul Dempsey...
THE final event of Laois Partnership’s network training series involving tourism, food and the creative sector took place recently. Guest...
“IF WE don’t stand up and make our voices heard, then nothing will change.” Those were the words of community...
CLONASLEE College was named as the top third-level feeder school in Laois when it was revealed last week that 91%...
A LAOIS pothole went viral at the weekend and it was no joke. Angry drivers took to social media on...
TWO schools from the Abbeyleix area emerged as county winners in a leading national art competition entitled Someone Like Me....
REPAIRS to the bridge at Bilboa are expected to go ahead early next year after a contract is awarded. Laois...
A SCHOOLGIRL has been crowned regional champion with a groundbreaking invention that’s a cut above the rest. Aisling Ramsbottom (12)...
TWO workplaces in Laois that promote employees’ health have received awards from the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF). St Vincent’s Hospital...
A SERIOUS crash outside The Rock NS has led to appeals for more road safety measures near the busy school....
TWO workmates from Portarlington have won €10,000 after breaking a code that drove radio listeners around the bend for weeks....
CHAIRPERSON of the Laois Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) cllr Paschal McEvoy has called on the O’Moore county to embrace...
IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Abbeyleix, with a series of weekend events to spread the festive...
A SCHOOL in Abbeyleix almost had to close twice because of a sickening smell of sewage outside the building. Scoil...
CONOR McGavin from Heywood Community School has won a prestigious third-level scholarship. Students from all 32 counties were fêted recently...
