It’s well past closing time at O’Rourke’s Bar on Spa Street in Portarlington, Co Laois; a substantial former licensed premises and five-bedroom home close to the centre of a town which has ...

In a world where it is easy to replace and buy new items, the idea of mending your own clothes or flickering lamp can seem time consuming, but volunteers in Co. Laois believe in giving everything ...

The Heritage is 4-Star luxury in the heart of serene Laois countryside, just 45 minutes from Dublin, two hours from Cork or Galway and all you need in one place for a luxury escape this summer.

Whatever about the Joe McDonagh Cup winners getting a shot at the All-Ireland series, there is virtually no value in exposing the beaten finalists to a fixture like this. Last year Laois got out ...

Traditional Irish band Buíoch play the Forest Fleadh Stage at Forest Fest in Emo, Co. Laois on Sunday, 27 July. We asked them the BIG questions . . . We need your consent to load this Spotify ...

GARDAI are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager who was last seen on Monday. Jake Cunningham Burke, 16, was reported missing from Mountmellick, Co. Laois. Cops sa… ...

Jonathan Mayers, an innovative music festival creator known for co-founding Bonnaroo and Superfly Entertainment, died at the age of 51. “Our hearts are extremely heavy as we mourn the loss of ...

In the Dáil, Taoiseach Micheál Martin branded reports on care at The Residence Portlaoise, Co Laois, and Beneavin Manor in Glasnevin, Dublin, “disturbing” and said that shutting down nursing ...

Met Éireann said that the value at Mount Dillon this afternoon is the highest since 32.1 degrees was recorded at Durrow, Co Laois on August 13th, 2022.

Westmeath have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Tailteann Cup after a surprisingly facile win against an off-colour Laois side in Mullingar. Nigel Harte put the home team ahead after a mere ...

Westmeath answered that question in spectacular fashion this evening in Mullingar when they crushed Laois in a one-side midlands derby, marking themselves out as the form team in the Tailteann Cup ...

Brian Wilson, a founding member of the Beach Boys, has died at 82. The music icon helped define the 'California sound' with the American rock band he formed with his family members and a friend.