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Gardaí apprehend four drivers allegedly under the influence on Laois roads

Laois Gardaí apprehended four drivers who were allegedly driving under the influence on Laois roads last weekend. On Friday March 27 on the Athy road, Gardaí stopped a driver at 10pm for a speed check. The driver tested positive for cocaine. On ...

01 Apr 2026 at 17:23

Crime & Court

Car and drugs seized on motorway in Laois

Gardaí seized a car and around €10,000 of drugs from a motorist they observed struggling to drive in a straight line on the M7 motorway. The drugs and Volkswagen Golf car were seized by Laois Roads Policing Unit(RPU) during a patrol of the ...

01 Apr 2026 at 16:23

Crime & Court

Laois Offaly Gardaí recover stolen case

A valuable case that was stolen in Offaly has been recovered by Gardaí in Laois. “A stall holder at the Clara Sunday Market was the victim of an opportunistic theft when she had a valuable cosmetic case stolen from her stall recently,” ...

31 Mar 2026 at 18:53

Crime & Court

Laois Gardaí seize drugs valued at €20,000

Laois Gardaí searched a house and seized drugs valued at an estimated €20,000. The seizure was made when Gardaí searched a house in Old Knockmay, Portlaoise on foot of a search warrant on Monday, March 30. Garda in Portlaoise said ...

31 Mar 2026 at 12:54

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Three released in Portlaoise murder probe

Three people who were arrested in connection with the murder of William Delaney have been released from custody. Gardaí said the two women, who are aged in their 20s and 30s, and the man, who is aged in his 30s, who were arrested ...

30 Mar 2026 at 23:18

Crime & Court

Laois Gardaí seize cocaine during roadside traffic stop

Laois gardaí have arrested a 45 year old man for the possession of cocaine during a roadside traffic stop. Garda Road Policing Unit stopped a vehicle in Ballyclider, Portlaoise on Sunday March 29 at 8pm, the Leinster Express / ...

30 Mar 2026 at 17:53

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BREAKING: Portlaoise Gardaí arrest three people over murder

Gardaí arrested three people in connection with the murder of William Delaney who went missing from his Portlaoise home in 2019. Portlaoise Gardaí investigating his murder arrested a further three people (two women and a man) ...

30 Mar 2026 at 10:50

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In case you missed it: top five stories in Laois this week

This past week, the Leinster Express / Laois Live reporters covered a wide range of stories, bringing updates to Laois locals as they happened. In case you missed it, here's a weekly roundup of our top five stories in Laois ...

29 Mar 2026 at 10:37

Newsletter Laois Live

€20,000 reward announced to solve the Laois Lego heist a year on

A €20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of a stolen container of Lego in Laois. It is a year since a shipping container filled with Lego, estimated to be worth over €50,000, was stolen ...

27 Mar 2026 at 17:27

Newsletter Laois Live

Portlaoise man remanded in custody as €1.2 million in cash forfeited to the State

A Laois man was remanded in custody as €1,203,555 in cash was forfeited to the State at a sitting of Portlaoise Circuit Court. A jury found Portlaoise man Eugene Doyle (51) of Ardan Glas, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, ...

27 Mar 2026 at 16:20

Crime & Court

Site of Laois's largest drug haul was 'a one stop shop for drug trafficking'

Circuit Court Judge Keenan Johnson said two men caught with the largest ever drug seizure in Laois could expect a ten year prison sentence at a minimum. Detective Inspector Ken Houlihan of the Dublin Crime Response ...

25 Mar 2026 at 19:22

Crime & Court

Laois man on alleged child pornography charge to be tried in circuit court

Garda Lisa Murray served a book of evidence on a man accused of possessing child pornography when he came before last week’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court. The 51-year-old who cannot be named due to the ...

25 Mar 2026 at 12:52

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