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Laois Comhaltas Awards 2026 in Mountrath.

In PICTURES: Laois Comhaltas rewards rising Laois trad talent

Death notices for Laois - Monday, November 9

Mountrath woman and Newstalk radio broadcaster Claire Byrne to compere concert featuring The Three Tenors and Laois soprano Caoimhe Fitzpatrick.

Laois star Claire Byrne set for Christmas concert at home

12 September 2026; Krasimir, second from left, with Reese Holohan up, on their way to winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap during day one of the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Laois jockey among nominees for 2026 HRI Emerging Talent Award

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Plámásing with Fionn Phelan in Kavanagh’s Pub and Venue Portlaoise, during the Samhain Folk Festival 2026.

In PICTURES: Laois plámás centre stage in Portlaoise

Death notices for Laois - Monday, November 2

Garda badge on the side of a vehicle

Gardaí and emergency services at scene of Laois crash

Krasimir, right, with Reese Holohan up, on their way to winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap during day one of the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin.

Laois teenager chasing 2026 Apprentice Jockey Championship glory

Death notices for Laois - Friday, October 30

Laois County Council has been called on to take action.

‘Significant deterioration’ of Laois road causing safety concerns

St Canice's Credit Union in Durrow.

Credit union serving Laois announces merger

Memory Lane Laois 2007

In Pictures Memory Lane: Great days and nights in Laois

At the presentation in Trinty College Dublin were left: The Senior family Andrew, Robert, Miriam, Serena, Naomi and Eileen. Right: Miriam and Principal Kathryn O’Brien.

Great pride in young Laois woman’s prestigious scholarship

The incident happened on the motorway in Laois.

Woman (18) with no driving licence caught speeding on Laois motorway
Teenager stopped on motorway at Mountrath with four other people in the car
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Councillor wants first roundabout for Laois town to tackle congestion

File photo: Frosty roads

New map released of Laois road salting routes as icy weather begins

Meds Shed Laois Climate Action Festival 2026.

In PICTURES: Laois men get their toolkits out

PICTURES: Vintage Club holds memorial run in Laois

Death notices for Laois - Friday, October 16

PICTURES: Laois goes Wild for Climate Action

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Laois Memory Lane collage from the Leinster Express in 2004.

In Pictures Memory Lane: Reeling in the Laois years

Photo caption: L-R: Edel Heffernan, Library, Fiona Skehan, Healthy Laois Coordinator, Fiona Flanagan, Le Leche, Aoife Flanagan, Jackie Carroll, Laois Chamber Alliance.

Make Laois 'breastfeeding friendly' for local mums

Laois country star Trudi Lalor

Laois singer is part of The Late Late Show country special lineup

Park View House, in Mountrath, Laois.

PROPERTY: Gleaming Laois five bed home with own hair salon for €599k
Bright and airy Laois rural house includes a paddock on a large scenic site
Lynda Kiernan

In PICTURES: Golden celebration for Laois school

A sign warning of trail closures in the Slieve Bloom Mountains during the Laois Forest Rally.

Slieve Bloom mountain trails closed to hikers for Laois Forestry Rally

Rossa Bracken playing ice hockey and showing his SoBar van

Laois entrepreneur teen is on Ireland ice hockey team set for Canada

Ardlea, Mountrath.

PICTURES: The perfect riverside country escape in Laois

Council plan to build more homes in former Laois ghost estate

Laois timber company leads new European business alliance

Laois Memory Lane Collage 2004

In PICTURES Memory Lane: Lots of lively Laois events

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

The eight teams in action on a busy Saturday of Laois GAA club hurling action

PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS: Semi-final showdowns in IHC and Premier IHC

ESB networks repair underway.

Power cut in Laois as ESB pole snaps in Mountrath

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

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

Aidan Byrnes with his certificate as the Leinster Express Readers' Choice Best '99 in Laois 2026, with happy young customers Adam Powala and Lucy O'Brien.

'400 a day' Laois shopkeeper Aidan Byrnes serves the best '99 in Laois

Laois sports July 2005

In Pictures: Memory Lane Laois sports action captured on camera

Lucky lotto jackpot winner in big Laois parish draw

Volunteers from Turas Nua and Mountrath Tidy Towns with staff from Laois Volunteer Centre.

Volunteers take up spades for Laois Tidy Towns group

PICTURES: Lovely Laois Homecoming Festival returns

Planning permission approved for new housing development in Laois

Death notices for Laois - Thursday, September 3

Celebrity Gogglebox is returning

Laois TV star joins big line-up for celebrity Gogglebox

Eileen Dunne, Noel Fitzpatrick, Damian Bowe, Charlie McGettigan are among the stars confirmed for the Lovely Laois Homecoming Festival.

Lovely Laois Homecoming Festival returns!

House designs on the Centrepoint site in Portlaoise.

Appeal dropped on major Portlaoise housing development

Mountrath Golf Club Joint Captain’s Prize

IN PICTURES: Joint Captain's Prize at Laois Golf Club

Mark Sheeran, managing director at CJ Sheeran Group and chairperson of Forest Industries Ireland, Ashleigh Doyle, director at CJ Sheeran Group, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture Niall Collins TD, and Fergal Moran, business development director at CJ Sheeran Group.

Laois company creates new jobs with latest multimillion expansion

PICTURES: Crowds in Laois village as sign unveiled on heritage week

Managing Director of CJ Sheeran Group,Mark Sheeran

Jobs boost following multimillion investment by Laois company

Mountrath into Laois IHC semi-finals after Ballypickas victory

Plans to revitalise Laois town centre estimated to cost €7 million

Mountrath CS debs

PICTURES: Sunny send off for Laois debs

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