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Left: Judge Vanessa Kiely O’Connor presents the award for Biodiversity Dairy Farmer of the Year Winner 2026 to Durrow woman Maria Phelan, Laois Organic. Right: Last year’s overall National Dairy Award Winner, Katie Gleeson, a dairy farmer from Tipperary, presented the Tech Innovator Dairy Farmer of the Year Winner 2026 to Cathal Fleming from The Swan.

Laois farmers celebrated at prestigious national awards

LIVE UPDATES: The Harps v Ballyhale Shamrocks Leinster Club

Vigilance urged as deer active on Laois roads

Deer on the move: Crossings and collisions reported on Laois roads

Events in Portlaoise and Durrow in 2007.

In Pictures Memory Lane: Hollywood legend unveils Laois plaque

Justin Duggan celebrates his goal in the Laois SHC final against Camross

PREVIEW: The Harps face Ballyhale Shamrocks in historic clash

REVEALED: The 2026 Leinster Express Laois SHC Team of the Year

REVEALED: The 2026 Leinster Express Laois SHC Team of the Year

Captains Mark Downey and Patrick O’Callaghan with referee Sean Higgins

The Harps’ U-20s hit top gear to see off Clann na Gael for second win

Lennon's Bar in Durrow.

Public meeting over Laois IPAS pub plans

St Canice's Credit Union in Durrow.

Credit union serving Laois announces merger

The Harps were crowned Laois Senior Hurling champions for the first time in the club's history

Who makes the 2026 Leinster Express Laois SHC Team of the Year?

Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town 2026 - Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, at the 2026 SuperValu TidyTowns awards ceremony: Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD; Robbie Quinn, Chair of Abbeyleix Tidy Towns and Margaret Barron, Chief Marketing Officer at Musgrave; along with committee members from Abbeyleix Tidy Towns.

See points scored by all Laois Tidy Towns groups as €35,000 announced

Abbeyleix TidyTowns collecting their 2026 award as Ireland's tidiest small town, from Minister Dara Colleary in Croke Park.

'Just stay plugging away' Laois win for Ireland's Tidiest Small Town

Death notices for Laois - Friday, October 23

Michael English at Forest Fest 2026

Country singer to perform at Laois church

‘Dream come true’ for Harps boss Ken Hogan after Laois SHC win

IN PICTURES: The Harps celebrate historic first Laois SHC title

The Church Of The Holy Trinity, Durrow

Restoration works commence on Laois church
A church restoration specialist will carry out works on the Church of the Holy Trinity in Durrow
Kiri O'Neill

The Harps Senior Team and Management celebrate their Laois County Championship win at Laois Hire O'Moore Park

The Harps ease past Camross to win first-ever Laois SHC

LIVE UPDATES: Camross v The Harps Laois Senior Hurling Final

LIVE UPDATES: Camross v The Harps Laois Senior Hurling Final

The Harps captain Padraic Dunne and Camross captain Cathal Cuddy

Camross and The Harps clash for Bob O’Keeffe Cup in Laois SHC Final

Emo-based jeweller Yvonne Bolger

Laois solicitor-turned-jeweller shares her journey to the job

The Harps Manager Ken Hogan

The Harps' Ken Hogan relishing chance to make history in SHC final

Lennon's Bar in Durrow

New plan to convert Laois village pub for IPAS use

Padraic Dunne, captain of The Harps

‘The job is not finished yet’- The Harps captain Padraic Dunne

O'Connell's pub, restaurant and guesthouse in Cullohill; owners Anne-Marie and John Scanlan and Marty Morrissey.

'It's amazing' Marty Morrissey to officially reopen stylish Laois pub

New Bishop of Ossory Ger Nash meeting clergy and parishioners in Camross parish, Laois.

PHOTOS: New bishop in Laois for 'brainstorming' over priest shortages

The N77 road junction to Curraghacronacon, Laois.

Prayer for 'exceptionally bad' rural Laois road to be strengthened

Dempsey's Gala, Portarlington - Ben McGinn (far left) and David O’Brien (far right) from Gala Retail with Roy Dempsey

A number of Laois Gala shops win national excellence awards
Shops in Portlaoise, Portarlington and Durrow
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The Harps end 28-year wait for a place in Laois SHC final

The winning Slieve Bloom team

Slieve Bloom blow The Harps away to claim Intermediate hurling crown

Conor Dunne (The Harps) coming with the ball against Mountrath

‘It’s great to be still hurling at this time of the year’-Conor Dunne

Official Laois stops on the 858 bus route

Laois councillors call for 'common sense' on unofficial bus stops

Four-point win ends The Harps’ long wait for SHC semi-final return

LIVE UPDATES: Abbeyleix v Rosenallis; Borris-Kilcotton v The Harps

Bishop Niall Coll presents a crosier to Bishop Ger Nash on Sunday during the ceremony in St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny, where Bishop Nash was installed as Bishop of Ossory.

Laois parish pastoral meetings after 'Bull McCabe' homily

Abbeyleix v Rosenallis at 2.15pm; Borris-Kilcotton v The Harps at 4pm

PREVIEWS: Who will book their place in the Laois SHC last four?

Jay Brophy stars as The Harps overcome Mountrath in IHC semi-final

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary officially opens the DARÚ HQ

Laois town unveils two new public amenities

‘Shocking’ rate of speeding violations on two Laois roads

Details of the planned one-way system in Laois town revealed

Laois recipients of grants from St Canice's Credit Union.

Five Laois recipients of €12,500 in awards from local credit union

Duggan brothers shine as The Harps seal second spot in Group B

Laois parishes to officially welcome new bishop this week

PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: Saturday's Laois SHC double-header

Camross Camogie up and running in quest for two in a row

A public meeting in Durrow and Lennon’s Bar, one of the two pubs earmarked for IPAS use

An Coimisiún Pleanála refuses Laois pub IPAS plans

Ciaran Comerford (The Harps) and Diarmuid Dooley (Rosenallis) collide at in their Senior Championship game at Laois Hire O'Moore Park

The Harps take giant step towards Laois GAA SHC quarter-finals

11 Carrigan Street, Durrow, County Laois.

PICTURES: What! Cute Laois cottage has a Mediterranean style surprise

Action from when the sides met at the same stage in last year's championship

PREVIEW AND PREDICTION: The Harps and Rosenallis meet in Round 4

Laois IHC Group A: Score difference decides top three

Glazing repairs underway on Timahoe Heritage Centre funded under the 2025 BHIS (Built Heritage Investment Scheme).

Funding announced for Laois historic buildings and structures

Andy Kinsella - Travella Solutions, Elaine Moore Tourism Officer Laois County Council, Emer O'Brien Durrow Development Forum /Durrow Tidy Towns, Sean Conroy - Heritage Trail Narrator

New self-guided walking trails launched in Laois

James Duggan runs away from Sean Luke Taylor

The Harps find another gear to down determined Portlaoise

The Harps GAA's pitch in the hot summer of 2022 (top) compared to July 2026 (bottom), following the installation of a new irrigation system

Laois GAA club enjoys green rewards from timely irrigation investment

Bishop Ger Nash, appointed by Pope Leo, was preceded by the now Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell, and Bishop Niall Coll of Raphoe.

'Amalgamation' for Laois Catholic Diocese as new Bishop installed

The site of the approved new filling station in Durrow, Laois.

Goahead for new Laois village filling station but not a supermarket

Ciaran Comerford (The Harps) looks for a receiver before playing this sliotar

The Harps bounce back with big win over neighbours Abbeyleix