St Fintan of Clonenagh, also known as Fintan of Laois, is the saint most closely associated with Co Laois,

The elderly man is charged with 117 counts of marital rape

A Laois man was sent forward for trial to the upcoming sitting of Portlaoise Circuit Criminal Court on a charge of money laundering.

I will admit I do not know what Shakespeare looked like as a young man, but I know all too well exactly what Paul Mescal looks like because he appears with the same haircut and beard in nearly every role

AROUND the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, families across Ireland began noticing something sinister – strange marks appearing on garden fences and footpaths outside their homes. Days later, their beloved pets would vanish without a trace.

PLASTIC flowerpots have been transformed into fabulous fashion by students at Heywood CS, which has two entries in the upcoming Junk Kouture regional finals.

LAOIS woman Kathleen Culliton has been growing her hair since 1990. “It was shoulder length at that stage, and now I can sit on it”, she says. She was living in Saudi Arabia at the time.

Ena Campion (née O'Rourke), Rushin, Mountrath, Laois passed away peacefully on Thursday 12 February, in her 99th year, in the loving care of the nursing staff at The Residence Nursing Home, Portlaoise and previously at Ballard Lodge Nursing Home, ...

A MAN who was so drunk on Christmas night, unable to stand and who wanted to fight had to be arrested. While in custody, he got sick in the holding cell.

Laois Co Council does not have a budget to install an automatic sluice gate, which would cost between €80,000 and €100,000

Bernadette (Bernie) Kinsella (née O'Gorman), Cabra, Dublin and formerly Aghaboe, Laois passed away peacefully on 11 February, surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her beloved husband Tim.

Eugene Lacey, Craydon Court, Portlaoise, Laois and late of Oulart Co Wexford, passed away peacefully on 12 February, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of Christine and loving father to Thomas and Eoin.

The death has occurred of Tomás Raftery, Whitefields, Portarlington, Laois and formerly of Monalea Road, Dublin.

ALL roads will lead to Castletown on Sunday 22 February, when the eagerly awaited Road to Recovery run returns in aid of the Friends of Portlaoise Hospital.

THE case of two men with alleged links to a right-wing extremist group was once again adjourned when it came before last week’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court.

‘He felt the traffic in Portlaoise needed directing’

Aidan O'Donnell, Main Street, Portarlington, Laois died peacefully at his residence on Tuesday 10 February. Beloved husband of the late Frances (née Mullany).

A LONG-LOST bell that once summoned workers to Mass across the fields has been unearthed near a ruined Laois church and graveyard.

TWO Co. Laois-based apprentices celebrated their graduation from Teagasc’s higher education apprenticeship programmes on Wednesday, 4 February.

TWO Laois farms have harvested top honours at the Tirlán quality grain awards, including the overall national title.