Pizza chain seeking permission to locate in Portlaoise Shopping Centre

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.

Free legal aid was approved to both defendants.

John Kelly, Ballinalacken, Attanagh died suddenly at his residence on Sunday 6 July.

THE entire route from Abbeyleix to Portlaoise has been closed tonight following a serious road incident. The road will remain closed overnight while gardaí manage what they describe as ‘an ongoing incident’ on the N77 road between the two towns.

LAOIS will get its first taste of the world’s fastest-growing sport this August, with the launch of the Talbot Padel Club in Graiguecullen on the county border.

Entrants are required to produce a piece of writing (essay, short story, poem) on the theme of ‘The Most impactful Relationship in my life.’

“Whatever the outcome for housing completions in 2025, it will fall well short of the 50,000-60,000 units required," said the author of the report.

ALDI, the giant supermarket chain, has just completed a solar panel retrofit in its two stores in Laois.

The annual mattress disposal day takes place on Saturday 12 July.

John Kelly, Ballinalacken, Attanagh died suddenly at his residence on Sunday 6 July. John was predeceased by his wife Kathleen, mother Elizabeth, brother Pat and sister Betty.

Now entering its 61st year, the National Steam Rally is set to return on Sunday and Monday 3 and 4 August.

A MAN has been arrested following the death of a Laois father-of-two in a workplace tragedy. John Maher, originally from Rathevan, Portlaoise, lost his life while working on a construction site in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow last Wednesday.

May Mary rest in peace.

The teenager had been missing from Portlaoise since Tuesday 24 June.

The woman is alleged to have stolen €44 worth of decorations.

WORK on a €213,000 upgrade of Rathdowney is expected to start in August, in advance of a major makeover of the town’s Market Square.

"There’s definitely a need for a public nursing home in Portlaoise," said one councillor.

May Mary rest in peace.

Laois County Council tops the Irish league table for delivering social housing.