When planning a trip to Ireland, there are a number of place names that typically stick out, but very often, the lesser visited counties hold the most treasured hidden gems. Co Laois, a small ...

Abbeyleix in Co Laois was named Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2023 at the SuperValu TidyTown Awards which were hosted in Dublin’s Croke Park on Friday, October 6. As well as being named Ireland's ...

A Co Laois man and his 10-year-old son have died in a crash while holidaying in Turkey. Eoin Fitzpatrick, a 36-year-old father of two, and his youngest son Dylan, died after a moped they were ...

A pedestrian in his 70s has died following a road traffic collision in Co Laois on Sunday night. The incident involving a pedestrian and a car occurred shortly before 11pm on the N80 at Crannagh ...

Darren Kiely, The Scratch, Róisín O, Dea Matrona and Oscar Blue are among the acts performing at what is being styled "Ireland's first gender-balanced festival" in Cullohill, Co Laois this July.

A search on open ground in Co Laois has begun on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender. Gardaí announced last week that they would excavate ...