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Elizabeth (Bess) O'Keeffe, The Swan, Wolfhill, Laois and formerly of Chatsworth, Clogh, Co Kilkenny died peacefully in ...
When Katelyn was selected to be the Laois Rose earlier this year, she saw it as a great opportunity to make friends with other women her age. "I don’t meet them in my workplace, ...
June 03, 2025 at 3:14pm BST. A PLACE among the elite is at stake this weekend at Croke Park as Kildare and Laois go head-to-head for the Joe McDonagh Cup.. The two Leinster sides came out on top ...
Classic car run. The Gordon Bennett Irish Classic Car run will begin in Laois this Bank Holiday weekend, running from Friday, May, 30 to Monday, June, 2.
Four years ago, the Cuchulainn and Setanta Laois hurling development programmes that were started by Pat Critchley and Cheddar Plunkett were reactivated.
In another version of the story, Laois hurling captain David Dooley could have traded a Joe McDonagh Cup final at Croke Park this Sunday to instead be playing in a United Rugby Championship ...
Westmeath answered that question in spectacular fashion this evening in Mullingar when they crushed Laois in a one-side midlands derby, marking themselves out as the form team in the Tailteann Cup ...
A search on open ground in Co Laois has begun on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender. Gardaí announced last week that they would excavate ...
Cormac O’Keeffe, Security Correspondent ... “Gardaí investigating alleged threats shared online have arrested one male in Abbeyleix, Co Laois this morning, Wednesday, May 28.
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) stopped admissions to one of two nursing homes featured in last night's RTÉ Investigates programme.
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An Garda Síochána continue to appeal for information regarding the 1996 disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender. A second search operation, this one in Co Laois, concluded on Thursday.