The new legislation came into effect on Thursday 27 March.

A SOLAR powered litter bin was stolen from an area that has been described as “a hidden gem,” in Portlaoise.

Death notice of Cyril Fitzpatrick, 1 St Patrick's Terrace, Castletown, Portlaoise and formerly Aughafan, Castletown, Laois.

A CAR with bald front tyres driven by an uninsured driver has been seized by Laois gardaí. Both front tyres were so worn that the internal wires were visible, according to the Laois Roads Policing Unit.

A TEENAGER who was reported missing from her home in Portlaoise has been found safe and well. Gardaí confirmed shortly after 4pm this afternoon that Ariana Jenkins (13), who was reported missing three days ago, has been located.

A HISTORIC building in Laois that captures the devastation of the Great Famine has been awarded €200,000 for restoration works.

GARDAÍ had to take evasive action in their squad car to avoid a collision when a vehicle came around a bend on the wrong side of a road in Mountmellick. Later that night, 4 August 2022, they encountered the same car they had observed earlier.

GARDAÍ are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Cristian Zeleniuc (18) who was reported missing from Portlaoise on Wednesday 26 March. Cristian was last seen at Station Road in Leixlip, Co.

EVIDENCE of hospital staff who treated a mentally ill patient at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise, who took his own life while he was meant to be under “continuous observation”, was halted at an inquest last week, following an ...

AN ANIMAL owner has been left distraught after two lurchers were set upon her little cat and destroyed it as it sat in her front garden.

THE Independent Republican TD in Laois Brian Stanley spoke in the Dáil last week on affordable and Social Housing.

A MAN who allegedly raped a woman in a cemetery car park has been sent forward for trial to the present sittings of the Central Criminal Court. The man, aged in his 20s, is charged with two counts of rape and one of sexual assault.

SEWAGE is boiling up after heavy rainfalls in some driveways along Colliers Lane in Portlaoise and councillors want Uisce Éireann to resolve the problems.

A PORTLAOISE man was given a two-month suspended sentence for damaging a taxi when he came before the local district court.

Josephine, better known as Josie Flynn (née Lakes), Vicarstown and formerly of Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow died unexpectedly on Monday 24 March at her residence in her 95th year.

A USED condom and the smell of cannabis from a family car is alleged to have landed a man in court for allegedly breaking a domestic violence safety order. The man is accused of putting his wife in fear by shouting at her.

The death occurred unexpectedly on 24 March of Josephine, better known as Josie, Flynn (née Lakes), Vicarstown, Laois and formerly Old Leighlin, Co Carlow, at her residence in her 95th year.

Mildred Ward (née Ray), Cullohill, Laois/ Nahanna, Rathangan, Offaly/ Rathangan, Kildare Formerly of Aughmacart, Cullohill, Laois, Mildred died peacefully at Naas Hospital.

A GARDA appeal has been launched for a 13-year-old girl who is missing from her home in Portlaoise. Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in locating Ariana Jenkins, who was reported missing on Monday, 24 March.

See more photos from the day in this week's Laois Nationalist newspaper THE children of Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix were delighted to lead the community in the national event, Walk for Water on Friday 21 March.