There was panto magic in the air at the Mountmellick Macra annual panto which this year is Aladdin. Photographer Denis Byrne ...

Jonathan Rhys Meyers has said losing his Malibu home to wildfires in California last year was “cathartic”. Speaking on the ...

The Laois senior hurling team has been named for Saturday's Round 4 clash against Kerry in this year's Allianz Hurling League ...

Abandoned tents from Electric Picnic, recycled flower pots and repurposed fuel bags are some of the items Laois students have ...

“If you hang it on a wall or turn it into those crochet bunnies we made, people see it as an art. Craft by women can often ...

A review into the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs) should be completed within a month, the Tanaiste has said, after a minister said there was “no point” in setting a target date. Simon ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) said specific printings of Ladybird Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee books have been recalled following the discovery of a manufacturing fault ...

The sunken manholes in the N80 Mountmellick road in Portlaoise are causing a “significant inconvenience” to drivers says Cllr Tommy Mulligan. He tabled a motion to the February Portlaoise Municipal ...

Mountmellick United FC is reporting that scrambler bikes have "badly damaged" their training pitch at Smiths Field, a public sports ground owned by the parish. They say that the damage took place on ...

The independent TD said Laois school allocations cannot be cut under the guise of a "so-called" review and called for the Government and the Education Minister to go further and review the guidelines ...

Dick Mullins also won the M80 (50th O65+) at the National Masters Cross Country Championships ...

Dancing with the Stars’ Brian Redmond and Karen Byrne are swapping the judging panel for The Late Late Show couch this week.