Five Laois towns will receive new primary care centres and health care centres, following approval from the HSE. The HSE have confirmed that Rathdowney, Mountrath, Graiguecullen, Ballylinan and ...

A WEDDING expert who has been behind more than 2,000 celebrations has recalled some of the most memorable moments – including ...

Michael Sheppard, of Sheppard Auction House in Durrow, Co Laois, says their auction rooms ... With about 40 dealers from all over Ireland, there will be everything from Irish militaria, coins ...

A retail shop in a Laois village has been given approval to add an off-licence to their store. The Stores Daybreak shop at ...

Pat married Maire Ward and resided in Rahavaly, Redcross, Co. Wicklow until his death in ... Durrow Fianna Fail Cumann, Durrow Gun Club, Laois Fianna Fail, The Vintners Federation of Ireland and the ...

If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism ... Gathabawn is a scenic tranquil agricultural rural area less than three miles from Co. Laois and seven miles from Co Tipperary; ...

The seizure of more than €14 million worth of cocaine in Co Laois last night is linked to a drugs gang that stepped into a void left by the Kinahan Organised Crime Group in west Dublin.

On Tuesday, three men were arrested and around 182kg of cocaine and 4kg of cannabis was seized during searches by the Dublin Crime Response Team in Mountmellick, Co Laois and a number of other ...

Follow live coverage of Zimbabwe vs Ireland from the Ireland in Zimbabwe 2025 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final ...

71 mins: Driving maul from Scotland, but it breaks apart and Beirne is there to hold it up and win the scrum for Ireland. Scotland would be pretty happy to hear the final whistle now. Ireland win ...

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Panic within the Irish tourist sector is growing as the country’s tourism body, Fáilte Ireland, revealed that a huge percentage of businesses were hit with price hikes last year. Over two ...