A POPULAR Laois hair salon that was due to close down on Easter Saturday was saved at the 11th hour.

Ellen (Lill) Maher, Harbour Street, Mountmellick passed away on Monday 21 April in the exceptional care of the staff in Saint Vincent’s Community Nursing Unit, Mountmellick, surrounded by her loving family.

Pupils from St Colman's NS, Stradbally and Scoil Mhuire Fatima, Timahoe recently received the sacrament of Confirmation at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Stradbally.

INDOOR bowling is fast becoming a popular sport in Laois with a growing number of clubs and members joining. Last week saw the indoor league finals takes place in Vicarstown Hall, which were hosted by Vicarstown Indoor Bowling Club.

A NOTORIOUS Laois junction where a driver was killed is 'as dangerous as ever' 16 years after the tragedy, according to a local councillor.

WITH the fine weather beginning to creep in, tractor and truck enthusiasts are busying themselves oiling up their machines in preparation for the seasonal runs across Laois to raise funds for local charities and good causes.

Ellen (Lill) Maher (née Goodwin), Mountmellick, Laois died on 21 April in the loving care of the staff of St Anne’s Ward, St Vincent’s Community Nursing Home, Mountmellick. Loving wife of the late Joe. Deeply regretted by her loving family.

MORE than 20 Laois groups will share almost €6,500 in physical activity funding for older people.

LAOIS Co Council staff are to keep on eye on the electric car charging parking spaces in the new car park at the railway station in Portlaoise to ensure motorists are not parking all day in the spaces.

HAVE you played tennis at home with your children? Have you ever thought about giving tennis a go or perhaps haven’t played in a while? Or are you new to Laois/Portlaoise and looking for an enjoyable sport to play and to meet new people?Well then, ...

HEBRON Mooncoin Limited said that it intends to apply to Laois County Council for permission to construct 74 new residential dwellings along the Mountmellick Road on the N80 in Portlaoise.

The 2025 Portlaoise Daffodil Collection for the Irish Cancer Society was a great success, yielding a total of €29,000. This was helped greatly by local schools' involvement.

In a statement Bishop Denis Nulty said it was with great sadness on hearing the news of the death of Pope Francis.

STREET lights are needed on a busy area in Abbeyleix. The area where they are needed is along Well Road between Main Street and the Ballacolla Road.

The death occurred on Monday 21 April of Anne (Anastasia) Moore-Mathews, Cardtown, Mountrath in her 92nd year peacefully at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise surrounded by her loving family.

LAST year’s bitter Sinn Féin split in Laois was reflected on Easter Sunday, when two 1916 commemoration ceremonies were held in the county.

Hughie (Hugh) Murphy, Knockiel Drive, Rathdowney, Laois/Borris-in-Ossory, Laois passed away peacefully on 18 April, after an illness bravely borne, surrounded by his loving and devoted family in the exceptional care of the staff at St Clare's Ward, ...

THE eleventh book by Laois poet and Beckett scholar Dr Arthur Broomfield entitled Rising Dust: A Collection of Short Stories will be launched in Portlaoise library on Thursday 22 May at 7pm by playwright and academic Frances Harney and the writer ...

35 new acts have been added to the already stacked line-up for his year’s Forest Fest, which is fast becoming one of Ireland’s favourite art and music festivals. The festival is taking place in the picturesque village of Emo, from July 25 - 27.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement, this morning, Monday 21 April. He was 88, and had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.