The lorry was towed away, while the driver faces a series of traffic charges

Pat’s Requiem Mass will be live-streamed on the church link

She was driving with children in her car and was known at the time to have been disqualified from driving.

'If it was not for the members, we would not have a club.'

The town is looking forward to a ‘heroic’ 2027, after a triumphant St Patrick’s Day parade this year

Seamus Fitzgibbon, Celbridge, Kildare and formerly of Portlaoise, Laois died suddenly at St James’s Hospital, Dublin on 17 April. Cherished husband of Phil, much-loved father of Claire, Kevin and Louise and adoring grandad of Myla and Beau.

Founded in 1976 by Portarlington natives, husband-and-wife team Tom and Susan Manley, the shop began as a leap of faith.

Electric Picnic received multiple wins at the IMRO Live Music Awards 2026, including the main prize.

The four men, including a Laois man, were sent forward for trial to the Special Criminal Court on terrorist related charges

The burglary happened shortly before 6pm yesterday

The family would like to thank you for your support and understanding at this sad and difficult time

The result will be known late tomorrow night

TWO talented Laois students have won top prizes in the renowned Texaco children’s art competition.

LAOIS Co Council should install additional bins at areas of heavy footfall throughout the county in order to better promote cleaner roads and provide greater convenience for walkers, the latest meeting of Portlaoise municipal district heard.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the ICU staff at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise for their wonderful care

"I’ve been paying to him for nearly the past year.”

Also assaulted another tenant and climbed out of a window but was apprehended in laneway

A shocking incident on the N7 motorway near Naas on Friday (17 April) has re-ignited urgent calls for stricter enforcement of road safety laws and stronger protections for animal welfare after footage of sulky racing was revealed to a local horse ...

The renowned family-run store has been a familiar feature on Main Street for decades

A Newbridge landscaper who defrauded an elderly woman out of over €50,000 for poor quality work in her garden will have to return to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in May for a psychiatric report and sentencing.