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No public bins in scenic Laois village popular with tourists

The increasingly popular Laois tourist destination Vicarstown has no public bins but it's time some were installed. That's according to Cllr Paschal McEvoy who raised the issue with council officials at a recent meeting. He said he had made previous ...

19 Mar 2022 at 11:53

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Vicarstowns Youth Club celebrates 40 years of achievement for generations of Laois children

Vicarstown Youth Club is running for over 40 years in this small village on the banks of the canal. At present there are 80 members from Vicarstown and Stradbally aged 6-12 years. The club also boasts a great bunch of 20 volunteers who organise the ...

11 May 2017 at 10:59

St Patrick's Day

In Pictures: Vibrant Laois community celebrates St Patrick's Day in style

Vicarstown was vibrant on St Patrick's Day as the Laois community gathered to celebrate Ireland's national day on Sunday, March 17. Photographer Michael Scully went along for the Leinster Express / Laois Live. To see more of his pictures from the ...

17 Mar 2024 at 20:22

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Catch the busy final weekend of the Laois Walks Festival

Laois is famed for its lovely walks, and the annual Laois Walks Festival is serving up a busy final weekend of their month long festival, with something for everyone, including tasty fraughans on the Midland's highest peak. Six walks will be ...

22 Jul 2025 at 18:52

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IN PICTURES: 2024 Laois GAA U-20 Football champions celebrate in style

TAP NEXT OR ARROWS TO SEE MORE PICTURES Stradbally Parish Gaels came together at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Saturday evening as the amalgamated club of Stradbally, Timahoe, and Annanough celebrated their 2024 Laois Shopping Centre U-20 ...

28 Apr 2025 at 20:22

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Return of anti-dumping CCTV cameras to Laois to catch offenders

Anti-dumping CCTV cameras are coming back to Laois, after a five year holdup, but it takes a lot of red tape to get each one up and running. Laois County Council is starting off with four of the county's dumping blackspots and they are ...

17 Jun 2025 at 07:52

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Laois parents in Vicarstown/Emo area granted 52 seater school bus for children

After a long running saga of parents in the Vicarstown and Emo areas asking for a bigger school bus service with more seats for their children going to secondary schools in Portlaoise, they have now been granted a 52 seater bus. The ...

01 Sept 2017 at 13:50

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Sport and activity hub set gets the green light for Stradbally parish

Laois Sports Partnership in association with Sport Ireland have received funding for a Community Sports and Physical Activity Hub to serve Stradbally and surrounding areas. The Partnership received the funding following from an ...

23 Oct 2016 at 13:40

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Stradbally, Vicarstown, Timahoe Operation Transformation leaders hit the half way point

The Stradbally Vicarstown and Timahoe (SVT) community Hub crossed the half-way line of its six week combined weight-loss challenge at Timahoe GAA grounds last Saturday morning following leader fun competitions. Each area has a ...

31 Jan 2017 at 18:00

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Laois clubs to receive €282,360 funding for Sport and Physical Activity Measures

Over 280,000 euro of funding has been allocated to clubs across Laois in a bid to promote participation initiatives in Sport and Physical Activity in Laois. This funding is to promote physical activity, making sport and ...

08 Jun 2021 at 16:25

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Antiques Roadshow for historic Vicarstown school

In the year 1780 the Patriot MP Henry Grattan was given the princely sum of £50,000 by the Irish house of commons “in testimony of the gratitude of this nation for his eminent and unequalled services to this kingdom.” ...

15 Feb 2017 at 10:00

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Traffic is speeding through this picturesque canal village in Laois, and residents want action

Drivers are speeding through a Laois village that has two dangerous bends and said to be “hopping” over the canal bridge in the village centre. Vicarstown village in Laois is built around the Grand Canal, a regular ...

14 Nov 2017 at 12:00

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