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World class racers head to Laois for tough mountain stage of Rás na mBan

Rás na mBan international cycle race is getting set to visit county Laois for the first time this year when top international riders from all over the world head to The Cut in the Slieve Blooms on Friday, September 6th. Riders in the 14th edition of ...

29 Aug 2019 at 18:47

Local News

Good news is bad news for Slieve Blooms roads collapsed by trucks

An increase in jobs in the Slieve Bloom mountain area is also causing damage to roads, a local councillor says. Cllr James Kelly has asked Laois County Council to prevent a road from collapsing into a residence, at Coolrain. “This is all about ...

08 Jan 2021 at 19:12

Local News

Praise for Laois fire crews who battled Slieve Bloom Mountains fire

The fire across the Slieve Bloom mountains took over a week of dangerous work to fully extinguish, Laois County Council has confirmed. The CEO John Mulholland gave a report from Laois Fire & Rescue Service about the massive fire, at the July ...

13 Aug 2018 at 15:37

Local News

Gardaí and rescuers rush to Laois mountain as two people go missing

Gardaí and Civil Defence volunteers successfully located and helped two walkers who got lost in the Slieve Bloom Mountains yesterday evening. A total of 15 personnel made up of gardaí and rescuers from Laois and Offaly Civil Defence ...

03 Nov 2024 at 10:32

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Laois Civil Defence assist in two rescue operations this weekend

Laois Civil Defence took part in two rescue operations in the Slieve Bloom Mountains this weekend. The South East Mountain Rescue Association(SEMRA) said a walker suffered a head injury in a fall today. “Shortly before noon today ...

10 Sept 2023 at 16:09

Local News

Search operation under way for missing female hiker in Comeragh Mountains

A search operation has been underway in the Comeragh Mountains since yesterday (Sunday) afternoon for female hiker, aged in her 30s, from South Tipperary. The walker was last seen walking in the popular Coumshingaun area of the ...

19 Apr 2021 at 12:27

Local News

Laois Offaly mountain bike trail in Slieve Blooms gets major boost

The Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike trail in Laois and Offaly is part of a tourism project which is set to benefit from a €10 million cash injection. The project is part of a multi-county Coillte-led project to get a slice of the ...

14 Feb 2019 at 19:59

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Brakes put on Slieve Bloom Bike Trail with Failte Ireland's funding in doubt

Coillte's planned Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Trail, which Laois and Offaly communities are counting on to attract thousands of tourists a month, has been thrown into fresh doubt this week. The project that would install ...

18 May 2017 at 14:11

Local News

No Fáilte Ireland at the sod turning of Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Trail

Laois Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan has hit out at Fáilte Ireland over their no-show at the launch of a major €5 million tourism project for Laois and Offaly. The lack of presence by Fáilte Ireland at the sod ...

02 May 2018 at 13:23

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Wheels in motion to start Slieve Bloom mountain bike trail in Laois and Offaly

The sod has been turned on a 100km mountain bike trail across the Slieve Bloom Mountains that could bring €2 million a year in tourism to Laois and Offaly. A melodious blackbird in the stunning Monicknew valley in ...

02 May 2018 at 18:12

Local News

Slieve Bloom supporters hope Coillte bike trail will attract visitors and create jobs

There was a local Laois welcome for the start of construction the Slieve Bloom Bike Trail, with hopes that it will bring jobs, protect the mountains and boost fitness. Cllr Seamus McDonald is chairman of the ...

02 May 2018 at 17:46

Events & Listings

Laois village set to bloom on mountain festival day

All roads lead to the Slieve Blooms this weekend for the Rosenallis Festival of the Mountain. The event which incorporates a Vintage Rally, is set to take place on Sunday, August 20 1pm. The Rosenallis ...

13 Aug 2023 at 19:52

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