A LOCAL TD has called for traffic calming measures to be installed in a number of locations along the N80 that runs through Laois.

A PORTLAOISE man who was injured in the Liverpool parade horror crash has spoken of the distressing scenes he witnessed on the day.

FESTIVAL organisers received a welcome grant aid to hold their events.

MEMBERS from the Laois branch of the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) travelled to Leinster House to call on the Government to address the cost of disability in Budget 2026.

A ROAD with two different speed limits outside a Laois primary school was described as a ‘death trap’ at a council meeting.

Phyllis Graham (née Flynn), Ballydavis, Portlaoise, Laois died peacefully on 31 May, surrounded by her loving family. Beloved mother of Caroline, Enda, Kevin, Anthony, Brian, Diarmuid and Sinéad.

AN 87-year-old charged with sexually assaulting a man with Down Syndrome in a supermarket bathroom appeared before Naas District Court last week.

A NAIL SALON owner and her husband were both sentenced last week in Carlow Circuit Court after almost €230,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine were discovered at their home and business.

Formerly of Killanure. Marian passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family. Pre-deceased by her brother Michael and sister Kathleen.

A RUGBY player was last week given a three-year prison sentence in Carlow Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a couple in a local bar, knocking the man out and beating the woman so badly that she didn’t recognise her own face in the ...

THE most popular visitor attraction in Laois will reopen to the public this weekend, following a major restoration project.

John Carey, Portarlington, Laois and formerly of Tymon North, Dublin 24 died peacefully on 28 May, in the dignified and respectful care of the staff of St James’s Hospital, Dublin, in the presence of his loving family, following the wonderful care ...

A SEARCH of open ground near a Laois village, as part of an ongoing investigation into Fiona Pender’s murder, was concluded on Thursday afternoon.

The funding will support young people become engaged and competent in the use of ICT.

HARD hats and high-vis vests were all the rage when pupils from the Doonane and Crettyard areas of Laois who attend Newtown National School were given a guided tour of the Breedon Ireland quarry site in Spink as part of Biodiversity Week.

PORTLAOISE has ‘about 100’ roundabouts while Portarlington has only four, including one that drivers can go straight through without steering.

A 27-YEAR-OLD man who targeted elderly residents in bogus house calls was remanded in custody for sentencing, after pleading guilty to two counts of deception.

Charles Miller, Boveen House, Sharavogue, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42YD45 and Vicarstown died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday 28 May.

Liam Quigley, Dairyhill, Ballacolla, Laois died peacefully at his home on 28 May, surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his wife Mary, son Colm, parents Mary and Bill, sisters Mary and Lilly and grandchild Karl.

A LAOIS village is “dying on its feet” due to dangerous speeding, which has forced some parents to send their children to schools elsewhere.