A PORTLAOISE secondary school was named as Ireland’s An Taisce Sustainable Travel School of the Year at a ceremony in Dublin recently. The judging panel said that Scoil Chríost Rí, with its 850 students excelled and embraced the challenge.

Leinster Girls Schools Junior Cup Final Scoil Chríost Rí Portlaoise 12 St Mary’s College Arklow 5GIVEN that Scoil Chríost Rí in Portlaoise only began playing rugby competitively last September what ...

SCR Portlaoise 55 Oranmore 48 [AET] SCR Portlaoise 52 Pres Kilkenny 27 SCR Portlaoise 52 Teresian Dublin 32 SCOIL Chríost Rí have qualified for the All-Ireland U-14 ‘A’ Cup semi-final following a clean sweep of wins at the recent cup tournament.

WEDNESDAY 11 December will long be remembered in Portlaoise as pupils and students from 10 local schools took to the streets to launch the first ever Walk on Wednesdays (WOW) initiative.

It is hoped to see reduced congestion, emissions and happier, healthier students. 

'These parents are under severe stress and worry' - Cllr Tommy Mulligan.