Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Fiona Pender have concluded a search operation in Co Laois, the second search since her case was formally upgraded from a missing persons case to a ...

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 ...

The search is being carried out on open grounds in the Slieve Bloom mountains area in Co Laois and will continue overnight. It follows the conclusion of an earlier search near Tullamore on Tuesday.

An investigation has been launched after gunshots were heard in a Lewisham park. Police were called to Ladywell Fields on Tuesday, May 14, just before 4pm after gunshots were heard. Officers ...

A man has been arrested after an attempted armed robbery of a commercial premises in Portlaoise, Co Laois. Shortly before noon, gardaí responded to a report of an individual who entered a ...

Sharon Shannon, Mary Coughlan, Nick Lowe and Paddy Casey are among 24 new acts added to the Forest Fest in Emo village, Co. Laois this July. They join previously announced acts Manic Street ...

Brendan Guinan, a free-range farmer from Co Laois, argues that housing orders are not the solution to avian flu Brendan Guinan, a free-range farmer from Co Laois, argues that housing orders are ...

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A CHILD has died after being hit by a car in Co Laois. The boy, aged five, was initially left in a serious condition after the incident at Kilminchy, Portlaoise on Saturday. But he died a short ...

A five-year-old boy has died in a crash in Co Laois. He was hit by a car in the Kilminchy area of Portlaoise at about 4.20pm this afternoon. He was rushed to Portlaoise Regional Hospital ...