The Old Fort Festival 2025 is set to light up Portlaoise from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June, offering a weekend bursting ...

The Irish Red Cross has elected Charlie Flanagan as the new chair of the board to succeed Pat Carey, who has served with ...

A planning application is being made for a ‘critical’ multimillion euro upgrade for Portlaoise’s Waste Water Treatment Plant.

One of the most important surviving medieval manuscripts written in Irish goes on public display after a two-year long ...

Forecaster says cooler and wetter weather on the way, with major salmon fisheries having had to close due to rise in water ...

A total of 55 violinists from Scoil Bhríde Rathdowney and 11 violin players from Scoil Mhuire Fatima Timahoe, travelled to ...

Kilkenny Agricultural Show Society held its final bull sale of 2025 on Wednesday 14 May, writes Nevan McKiernan.

Five tonnes of Lego which was earmarked for a community in Africa has been stolen from Laois. The theft took place between ...

Brian Feeney from Ballymahon, Co Longford, a final-year student of the SETU Level 7 Horticulture degree, will use his award ...

A charity offering weekly horse-riding lessons for adults and children with additional needs is looking to attract new volunteers in Laois to help run the service.

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow thunderstorm warning for five counties for Monday afternoon and evening. The advisory ...

Peggy Meehan (née Moore), Dara Park, Newbridge, Co Kildare and formerly of Ballinakill, Ballickmoyler, Co Laois died ...