The N80 is closed due to a road traffic incident at Crannagh, Stradbally.Local diversions are in place.Road users are asked to take alternative routes if possible.

NOMINATED for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, The Brutalist is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Running at three hours and 35 minutes, this period drama is no ordinary film.

THE public lighting contractor in Laois should be sacked for providing a “disgraceful” service, according to angry county councillors. Complaints about broken street lights all over the county reached boiling point at two local authority meetings.

Eddy Hutchinson, Rathmoyle and Killamuck passed away peacefully in the excellent care of Droimnin Nursing Home, Stradbally on Sunday 23 February.

A PORTLAOISE family and community are devastated following the death of a little boy in a collision on Saturday. Five-year-old Aaron Hussain suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a car in Kilminchy at about 4. 20pm.

A LAOIS farming family was named among this year’s Tirlán Quality Grain Award winners.  Paul McDonald and his father JJ operate a mixed enterprise of tillage, suckler to beef and sheep farm at Tankardstown in Ballylinan.

OUR WORLD is indeed going through troubled times. In a time of turbulence, it is important to be reminded that Christian values such as faith, hope and love are deeply relevant. Kindness and compassion are qualities that will always prevail.

GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses following the death of a little boy in Portlaoise this afternoon. The five-year-old died after he was struck by a car in the Kilminchy area at about 4. 20pm.

A PUBLIC meeting in Portlaoise Parish Centre will discuss the absence of a Meals on Wheels service in the town since June 2023.The meeting, which is scheduled for Monday 3 March at 7.30pm, will discuss how to address the lack of this vital service ...

A CHILD has sadly died following a collision in Portlaoise this afternoon. Gardai and emergency services attended the tragic scene, after receiving reports during the late afternoon.

A WOMAN who reversed onto a roundabout when she was distracted because one of her cats was ill was convicted of driving without reasonable consideration.

The event takes place at Bloom HQ in Mountrath.

HORSE breeder Christopher Davis from Stradbally is growing vegetable and flower seeds to raise funds for the Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT). The Wicklow-based charity is close to Christopher’s heart because it rescues and rehomes horses.

THE National Museum of Ireland is undertaking a project on community midwives in the 19th and 20th century and are inviting people from Laois to submit their stories and memories on the subject.

SOME long-awaited progress has been made on the provision of a Primary Care Centre for Portlaoise and the surrounding district.

AN ELUSIVE stray that was dubbed the 'Laois Lap Hound' by an animal welfare group has been saved at last, after a concerted effort by volunteers. The speedy runaway, who did laps of the county for months, was finally brought to safety this week.

Rev. Thomas O'Shea, Ballylinan, Laois/ Borris, Carlow/Athy, Kildare Peacefully on 21 February. Predeceased by his parents James and Bridget, his brother Paddy and his sister Mary.

THREE musical Laois siblings will appear on national television, as they vie to be named the most talented family in Ireland. It will be a family affair for eight weeks at 8.30pm on Sunday nights, as entertainment show Réalta agus Gaolta returns to ...

MEMBERS of Portarlington Men’s Shed have launched their own podcast, broadcasting from their base in a 100-year-old former fire station.

A TEENAGER who was taught to steal by his family since childhood and became a father at the age of 13 was sentenced to six months’ detention for a series of thefts in Portlaoise and Mountrath.