The local TD said that over-reliance on agency staff is concerning. Over an11-month period last year €19.7 million was spent on Portlaoise Hospital employing agency staff, according to Deputy Brian ...

Rugby league great Ray French, who commentated on the sport for the BBC over four decades, has died at the age of 85.

U.S. Military Academy at West Point faces directive to return its crest to chapel Bibles, following a FOIA lawsuit from a conservative watchdog on the matter.

Alexandra Tessier will captain Canada's second-ranked squad when the 2025 Rugby World Cup kicks off in England.

Sport Rugby Liam Williams The Welsh rugby stars still searching for new clubs this summer There remain a handful of top Welsh players without contracts Comments 22 Sport ...

KCB Rugby Club has officially opened applications for the Team Manager position ahead of the 2025/26 season, coinciding with the start of the National 7s Circuit. The announcement follows the end of ...

Dunnes Stores Kyle Shopping Centre, Portlaoise was today revealed as the store to have the winning Daily Million top prize ticket worth €1,000,000.

Prisoners serving life sentences for murder now have access to kitchenettes to cook food while serving their time in the high-security Portlaoise Prison.

Rugby British and Irish Lions Today's rugby news as call for Jac Morgan made amid new twist and Owen Farrell dismissed The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world Comments 0 Sport Glen ...

The redevelopment of Gisborne’s home of rugby, Rugby Park, has been both a legacy project and one that has caused “many sleepless nights”. Hayden Swann, in ...

Wales' U20s rugby squad were staying in Rovigo for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship.

The second of two expansion teams in the NWSL now has a name, crest and logo before its 2026 launch.