A 35-YEAR-OLD man who fled from gardaí while driving under disqualification received a suspended sentence at Carlow District Court.

LOIS Down Syndrome is currently holding its annual Saint Patrick’s Shamrock fundraiser. Shamrocks are available in small skillet pots costing €6 each as well as lapels for €4 each.

A NEW €16m factory in Portlaoise will bring more than 60 skilled jobs over the next three years.

The last of the 200 or so staff pulled the door behind them. 

ADHD Ireland are hosting a Parents ADHD Information Evening,19th March 7-9pm in Portlaoise Parish Centre to support children with ADHD whether diagnosed or not, come along on the night to find out about future support groups and OT sessions coming ...

Laois PPN in collaboration with Portlaoise Tidy Towns, is offering people from across Laois to attend a ‘Free Native Irish Tree Give Away’ event which will be held during National Tree Week 2025 as part of our Climate Action Project.

The prosecuting garda said that the motorist was not wearing a top and was sweating profusely

A DRAMATIC garda pursuit of a stolen JCB through the rural roads of Co Carlow is now the subject of a GSOC investigation following the discharge of a “less-lethal” device.

Robert (Bobby) Young, Killenny, The Heath, Portlaoise died peacefully on 6 March, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Catherine, dearly loved father to Paul, Mary, Mark, Ann and Brenda.

Kathleen Margaret McDonagh (née McDonagh), Mountmellick, Laois and 11 Riverside Park, Queensferry, UK died peacefully on 23 February, surrounded by her loving family.

LAOIS will get only €50,000 from a national €67 million fund for greenways and active travel infrastructure this year.

The death occurred on 5 March of Tony (Anthony) Lacey, Main Street, Ballylinan, Laois/Athy, Kildare, peacefully in the wonderful care of The Holy Family Ward, St Vincent's Hospital, Athy, surrounded by his loving family.

Pat Mahon, Rynn, Rosenallis, Laois died peacefully at home on 5 March. Loving husband of Marie and adored father of Amanda, Glen and Charlene. Predeceased by his dear parents Denis and Rose, and his brothers Charlie and Ned.

A woman who hit a garda sergeant with a car on the Athy bypass, to a degree that he still needs further surgery, will return to court in July for sentencing after admitting the offence.

Heywood Community School has been selected to participate in this year’s Lidl #SeriousSupport programme.

A PORTLAOISE store will close its doors this month, after nearly three years in business. The Elfie shop on Lyster Lane will shut down at the end of March, following the owner’s difficult decision to move the business online.

THE Laois Business Awards 2025 were officially launched recently promising an unforgettable evening of celebration, networking, and entertainment.

A SINGER/SONGWRITE from close to the Laois border wrote an impassioned poem about the recent Trump/Zelensky meeting which has been shared on social media and read out by Clem Ryan on KFM.

THE stage is set for a wonderful week in Mountmellick, as the countdown begins to the town’s renowned annual drama festival.

A MAN asked Judge Andrew Cody not to send him to the Midlands Prison because prisoners in there are fighting with him.