AT Portlaoise District Court last week, garda Lisa Murray served a book of evidence on John Egan (44) from Cushina, Portarlington, who was sent forward on three charges to the present sitting of Portlaoise Criminal Circuit Court.

A LAOIS border town could be ‘the Budapest of Ireland’ with proper investment, according to a county councillor.

Qualifies for the vacant homes grant

AN ALERT has been issued following a report of a disturbing incident in a Laois village, when a jeep mounted a pavement at high speed and narrowly missed two terrified locals sitting in a parked car.

A BLOOD swab taken from a smashed window of a hospital worker’s car led to the arrest of a man who came before Portlaoise District Court last week on charges of criminal damage and theft.

LAOIS Libraries has officially launched this year’s Summer stars reading programme with special guest children’s author Sarah Webb in Portlaoise library.

It is with deep regret and sadness that the family of Fintan Fitzpatrick, Ballymacken, Portlaoise, Laois announce his passing on 28 June.

John Joseph (J. J. ) McDonald, Tankardstown, Athy, Kildare/Laois passed away peacefully at home on 27 June, surrounded by his loving family.

See more photos in our two-page feature on the opening in the next edition of the Laois Nationalist, in shops and online on Tuesday 1 July  A BEAUTIFUL artwork that will bloom permanently in Abbeyleix was unveiled at the opening ...

THE NAAS Roads Policing Unit (RPU) has issued a public road safety alert following a serious incident involving a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) observed driving dangerously around a roundabout.

A MAN who, allegedly, caused over €6,500 fire damage to his own apartment came before last week’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court.

IT was a day of great joy and sadness at Knock NS on Wednesday last when staff and pupils bid a fond farewell to one of their most cherished colleagues and friend.

A STUNNING mural made from 25,000 bottle caps has been unveiled in a Laois village, spreading wonder and good cheer among locals and visitors.

After a stellar 30-year career in An Garda Síochána former Garda Sergeant Brian Jacob – a Portlaoise native living in Naas – recently qualified as a barrister.

A MAN with a given address of no fixed abode in Newbridge, but now living in a golf lodge in Tullow was fined €500 for two counts of being drunk on the streets of Kildare towns.

PORTLAOISE Garda Superintendent Declan Dunne has said farewell to the force, after a 35-year career that included a special posting to Washington DC.

THE number of taxis in Laois has plunged by 12 per cent in the past six years, new figures from the National Transport Authority (NTA) reveal. There were 210 taxis in the county last year, down from 239 in pre-covid 2019.

FOR many Laois people, myself included, the annual Old Fort Quarter festival serves as the official launch of the summer festival season. The Quarter in question is the area of Portlaoise in which the original ‘Fort of Maryborough’ was situated.

FUNERAL arrangements have been announced for a young Laois man who tragically died in a crash near his home.

Sheila Bennett (née Byrne), Windsor, Coolrain, Laois passed away peacefully on 26 June in her 93rd year, surrounded by her loving family, in the wonderful care of the Sacred Heart Nursing Home, Crosspatrick.