Castletown, Co Laois, a village of some 300 people, has won this year's Tidy Towns Competition. The village, ... Co Clare, which was dubbed Ireland's Tidiest Large Town.

1. Farmer and massage therapist Patrick Kelly from Castletown, Co Laois is trying to set a Guinness World Record for driving his 60 year old Massey Ferguson tractor in reverse for 50 kilometres.

This year's winner Irish Tidy Town's competition has been named as Castletown in Co Laois, which also won the best kept village award. The list of winners was announced by the Junior Minister for ...

Mason is in 2nd class at Castletown Primary School, in Elderfield, Castletown, Co Laois, and loves hurling for Castletown GAA club. Siobhán who is from Rathdowney, and Oghogho who is from Nigeria ...

The village finalists were: Castletown, Co Laois, Keadue, Co Roscommon, Loughgall, Co Armagh, and Rathbarry, Co Cork. A village was defined as having a population of up to 1,000, a small town ...

Co Laois is home to a towering medieval fortress that allows visitors to experience a different chapter of Ireland's past when Vikings, Normans, and high kings ruled the land ...

In a statement to the Irish Mirror, a garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí are investigating a theft that occurred in Castletown, Co. Laois at approximately 2pm on Wednesday, 5th June 2024.