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Laois farm applies for planning permission to house overseas workers

A Mountrath farm has applied to Laois County Council to retain permission to house staff from overseas in their on-site accommodation. The applicants, Island Estates, own a 405ha farm in Doon, Mountrath which was previously farmed as a Simmental ...

02 Apr 2026 at 16:26

Local News

Farm contractors threaten M50 blockade at Laois meeting over green diesel costs

The spike in fuel prices caused by the Iran war is putting enormous financial pressure on farm contractors to the point where some will go out of business, according to Midlands-North-West MEP Ciaran Mullooly. Speaking following a packed ...

01 Apr 2026 at 07:30

On the Road

Hauliers, contractors and farmers gather for emergency fuel crisis meeting in Laois

Over 400 hauliers, contractors and farmers gathered for an emergency meeting in Portlaoise this past weekend to take action on the rising fuel costs. The meeting was organised by the Association of Farm Machinery Contractors in Ireland, ...

30 Mar 2026 at 13:23

Business

Farmers set to descend on Laois for beef trade summit

Experts in the beef trade are sure to be peppered with questions from many farmers from Laois and other counties at what looks set to be a summit in Abbeyleix on what factories are paying for cattle. Hosted by the Irish Farmers Journal ...

28 Mar 2026 at 15:00

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Laois farm hosting Ireland's first Farming For Nature summer festival

Laois is to welcome Ireland's first ever Farming for Nature Festival this summer, and local farmers are particularly welcome to come together for a day of practical learning, food and chat. The inaugural Farming for Nature Festival ...

29 Mar 2026 at 18:00

Local News

In PICTURES: Pedigree honoured at awards in Laois staged in Portlaoise

Awards for pedigree cattle breeding were presented recently when breeders assembled at the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise for the annual All-Star Awards. Each breed society nominated its chosen recipient. Josephine O’Neill, ...

22 Mar 2026 at 22:00

EcoLive

High profile environmentalist opposes Laois slurry tank and slatted shed

A Laois farmer's plan to build a slatted shed and slurry tank has been stalled, with an appeal lodged to An Coimisiún Pleanála by one of Ireland's most high-profile environmentalists. Laois County Council had approved an ...

19 Mar 2026 at 20:22

On the Road

Laois farmers and truckers welcome commitment to ease war hit on fuel prices

Organisations representing hauliers and tillage farmers in Laois and other counties have welcomed the Government's commitment to take steps to ease the pain caused by the spike in fuel prices caused by the Iran war. ...

19 Mar 2026 at 13:00

Schools

Laois students exhibit their expertise in Croke Park

Students from secondary schools in Portlaoise and Mountmellick have exhibited their projects in a national competition that aims to promote quality beef production on Irish farms. Now in its 12th year, the ...

11 Mar 2026 at 07:24

Home

PICTURES: South Laois ploughers swing into action

Laois ploughers were back in action for South Laois Ploughing match on the lands of the Duggan family in Durrow as spring sprung. Photographer Alf Harvey was there for the Leinster Express / Laois Live to ...

04 Mar 2026 at 20:30

EcoLive

Laois woman takes helm of River Barrow clean water project

A Laois woman is looking forward to leading a new group tasked with improving water quality in one of the two big rivers that flow through Laois. Siobhán Walsh, a Ratheniska tillage farmer, is the chair ...

04 Mar 2026 at 16:22

Business

'Heroes' - Laois president of IFA praises Bord Bia occupiers

Farmers who occupied the Bord Bia HQ are 'heroes' according to Laois man and IFA President Francie Gorman. The Ballinakill farmer was speaking in the wake of the conclusion of a nearly month-long ...

03 Mar 2026 at 11:30

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