Portlaoise is getting a new Mexican restaurant and you can win a tasty €75 voucher to enjoy a family meal out when it opens.

Business seems to be improving in a Laois town that was badly hit by the recession. In recent weeks, Rathdowney has seen the ...

SHOPPING fans are set to go wild over a major dupe that has just landed in Lidl stores – and it’s €40 cheaper. The Stanley ...

Cartel lieutenant McGovern's extradition will be causing Daniel Kinahan some sleepless nights Join the Irish Independent ...

KINAHAN gang member Sean McGovern appeared before the Special Criminal Court tonight on murder and organised crime charges ...

Reported fraud offences have increased by 61pc compared with the first quarter of last year, with a massive 200pc jump in ...

Ward’s brother Eric O’Driscoll (23) was given a 12 months suspended sentence for the same incident and given a six month ...

Ireland has 89 Blue Flag Beaches - a new record - and ten Blue Flag Marinas in 2025, An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, announced this week. An Taisce is responsible for the operation of ...

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There is shock after a pensioner died in a farming accident in Co Armagh, a local councillor has said. The incident happened in the Tassagh area on Tuesday evening. It is understood the incident ...

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported that ten Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses across Ireland during the month of April for breaches of food safety legislation.