It happened during a busy school period as the boy, who was cycling across the pedestrian crossing

LA LECHE League (LLL), the international breastfeeding information and support organisation, recently celebrated 60 years in Ireland at its annual conference in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown. The conference took place between 6-8 March.

The total amount of goods taken amounted to €209.

“My client will say that there appears to be a vendetta against him.”

YOUNG Laois artists have joined students nationwide in having their works evaluated as judging for the 2026 Texaco Children’s Art Competition gets underway.

LAOIS students from Mountmellick Community School and Portlaoise College impressed attendees at the 2026 Certified Irish Angus Schools' Competition at Croke Park.

The reinstated service will be aligned with the Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin

CCTV coverage from Main Street on 26 January showed a man with a knife in his hand. He picked up a rock and smashed a window

‘He (Mr Whelehan) was worried about his wife and kids in his house at home’ – Judge Susan Fay

To that end, the regulator is asking the High Court to direct RTÉ to disclose footage gathered during the investigation. Such an order is known as a Norwich Pharmacal order

ADDITIONAL parking is urgently needed in Portlaoise town centre to cope with a rapidly expanding population and surging traffic.

A co accused in the case, Jovita Zakariene (42), Ballycarnan Lodge, Portlaoise also appeared before the court.

RATS are running rampant through the Esker Hills housing estate, which sits on Ridge Road near Portlaoise Leisure Centre.

‘I don’t agree with that. I wasn’t doing donuts’

Reflecting on the transformation in her life, Woods credited self-belief and authenticity as the foundations of her success.

A Laois man who was evicted from last year’s Electric Picnic by security staff over an issue with his wristband caused public order offences on Main Street in Stradbally.

CONVICTED murderer Robert Corbet has died in Mountjoy Prison. The news broke today, Monday, 25 January, shortly after a body was discovered around 6am.

A YOUNG MAN, who is currently in custody, pleaded guilty to making off without paying a €122. 90 bill from Eddie Rocket’s Restaurant in Portlaoise when he was 16 years of age.

TEN minutes outside Portlaoise, I pull up to the house of Richard Duff, who, alongside his daughter Aisling, has been running a successful hides business on his land for the past few years.

EMERGENCY departments in hospitals across the HSE Dublin and Midlands Region are experiencing a significant increase in the number of patients presenting for care, according to the HSE.