PICTURED: Laois IFA members were among the many farmers to protest at Martin Heydon's constituency office in Newbridge over the Bord Bia chairman. The Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon was ...

The accused man was handed a sentence of seven years with the final 12 months suspended for three years on strict conditions ...

Gardaí are advising people to avoid a busy section of the N80 at Rossleighan where it’s understood three cars and a bus have ...

Laois manager Tommy Fitzgerald had a more relaxed aura about him coming off the back of his side’s victory over Westmeath on ...

Spring sprung over on February 28 when the Laois Ploughing match took place on the lands of the Duggan family in Durrow and ...

Works have started on extending the graveyard at Killasmeestia in County Laois, with over 120 new plots to be created and three columbarium walls installed. Last year, plans were approved by Laois ...

One thing that surprised Dr Loughman in his research was the role James Ryan's wife played in Ireland's revolutionary cause. "I never appreciated that his wife was a big part in the story as well, she ...

A long-running sit-in protest at Bord Bia has ended following a commitment for an independent review. The Irish Farmers’ ...

Seventeen year old Sean Ward from Portarlington just completed this gruelling challenge in aid of the Mater Hospital, aiming to raise funds for cardiovascular care. Sean's father Phillip (Chilly) Ward ...

Westmeath GAA football star Luke Loughlin chatted to host Tommy Tiernan on his RTE One show about his addiction ...

The Volkswagen Bora was observed leaving a trail of black smoke signals, which gardaí say screamed, 'Stop me!!!' ...

A volunteer-run private Laois housing development in Mountmellick is a shining example to all towns on how to provide safe, comfortable, sociable housing for older people. On Friday, February 27 the ...